AMES, Iowa – Paul Lasley still remembers how he felt playing the only conspicuously silver-colored metal clarinet in the elementary school band. Lasley’s parents couldn’t afford an instrument when the ...

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Leonidas Kavakos walks onstage, a presence unlike any other superstar violinist. Over 6 feet tall, fashionably dressed in black and sporting a wry smile, he nevertheless looks a bit awkward, carrying ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ray Ushikubo started playing a $20 violin when he was 6. Now, at 24, he’s playing a rare one worth more than eight ...

Ray Ushikubo holds the 1741 Guarneri "del Gesù" violin. At first, playing the Playfair violin took some getting used to, but now the musician and instrument feel as one. For years, Colin Maki and his ...