Much as Andres Segovia brought the classical guitar into the concert hall, the Israeli virtuoso Avi Avital is doing the same with the mandolin. On Thursday, Avital makes his Los Angeles Philharmonic ...

Josh Feinberg, left, will play bass in the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra at the upcoming Classical Mandolin Society of America convention. The orchestra was co-founded by Brian Oberlin, right. (Courtesy ...

The Classical Mandolin Society of America will convene in Kansas City Nov. 8 to 12, with some free concerts included. Casey Toth Raleigh News & Observer It’s hard to imagine, but there was a time when ...

The strings of the mandolin stretch across a century, and across an ocean, linking Kalamazoo to Italy. So mandolin virtuoso Carlo Aonzo can’t help but to have an affection for our town. Aonzo spoke ...

If the sound of “quartetto romantico” strikes an appealing chord within, then the combined richness of bowl-back mandolins, mandola and classical guitar is sure to please aficionados of string ...

More than virtually any other instrument, the mandolin stands for different things depending on time and place. In the 18th century it was the preserve of the wealthy in salons across Europe; by the ...

will pluck tangos, rags, marches, polkas and some light European classical from the 1880s-1920s era of the mandolin orchestra craze. “Mandolin orchestras, like brass bands, were extremely popular a ...

The 2014 San Diego Classical Mandolin Camp, led by classical mandolinist and educator Chris Acquavella, will include Italian virtuoso, Fabio Gallucci, as the SDCMC guest artist from Europe. Also ...