Classical violinists turned YouTubers Brett Yang and Eddy Chen (aka TwoSet Violin) collaborated with the virtual platform Moment House to broadcast a world tour virtually on December 28. Image: ...

The cool breeze off the Potomac River convinced the crowds at this year’s D.C. Jazz Festival from June 9-18 to dance – even as the temperatures crossed 90 degrees – as soon as “Kev Marcus” Sylvester ...

When you think of classical music, chances are you don’t often think of an underlying hip-hop beat. That's where two musicians, Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus come in. The pair has been blending hip-hop ...

With sparkly hula-hoops circling their waists, Brett Yang and Eddy Chen started their energetic rendition of the Bach Double Violin Concerto’s first movement. The piece is normally stoic and ...

ASPEN Bobby Yang’s years of studying classical violin, including three summers in the mid-’90s at the Aspen Music School, are the subject of a love-hate relationship. Though sometimes it’s hard to ...

The members of Black Violin want to change perceptions about who can play what kind of music. Wil Baptiste on viola and Kev Marcus on violin met as high school orchestra nerds. Today they play ...

What do you get when classical music meets hip-hop, plus a little R&B, funk and rock? The answer is Black Violin, playing at the Charleston Gaillard Center at 7 p.m. March 8. They'll be joined on ...

When you hear the term “classical music” sounds of Mozart or Beethoven may be ringing through your head. It’s a style of music many generations do not fully appreciate, especially younger generations.

In a way, Black Violin owes its existence to a golf game. Wil Baptiste, who cofounded and plays viola in the Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin, wanted to play the saxophone when he was in junior high.

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Feb. 18, 2021. Find that audio here. When violinist Kev Marcus and violist Wil B met on the first day of their high school orchestra class, they decided ...