The viola is the middle voice of the string family. It is slightly larger than a violin and has a lower and deeper sound than a violin. Since the 18th century it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

Garth Knox was born to play the viola. As a youngster, he already had two sisters who played violin and a brother who played cello. "So for the family string quartet," Knox says, "it was very clear ...

“UW Music,” the University of Washington School of Music’s concert season, is in full swing and is offering two unusual events this week. First up is a joint concert by violist Melia Watras with her ...

At the Library of Congress last month, Roberto Díaz was playing on an exceedingly rare viola. What didn’t cross his mind, he says, is just how much the hunk of maple and spruce clutched beneath his ...

A 300-year-old viola is expected to be sold for £27m ($45m) - making it the world's most expensive musical instrument in history. Sotheby's and Ingles and Hayday will be holding a sealed bid auction ...

A German violist has had his entire collection of string instruments and bows stolen from his home in Gröbenzell, near Munich ...

In May, Roberto Díaz performed at the US Library of Congress using a rare viola made by Antonio Stradivari in 1690. Called the Tuscan-Medici viola, it is now valued at $30 million, possibly the ...

A rare Stradivarius viola valued at $45 million (€32.6 million) could become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it is auctioned later this year. Watch Carla O'Brien's report on the ...