Performers from the rock and folk worlds regularly try their hands at classical music, and the results are typically superficial, derivative or just plain hokey. But Chris Thile’s “Mandolin Concerto ...

Chris Thile does not try to hide his nervousness about tonight’s world premiere of his first orchestral work. The star mandolinist is all too aware of the scores of schmaltzy, if not downright failed, ...

At 28, Chris Thile has already had a long and storied career. At the tender age of nine, Thile served as mandolinist and vocalist for now-defunct progressive acoustic three-piece outfit Nickel Creek.

Back in the formative days of the kibbutz movement, the mandolin was perceived to be a “non-dangerous” instrument. Unlike allowing their children to learn the violin which would raise the specter of ...

Etc.: Jeff Midkiff and Michael Butterman join eTown’s Nick Forster for an intimate evening of music, conversation and refreshments, 7-10 p.m. Wednesday at eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St. Tickets are $15 ...

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 ...

The Romeros, the "Royal Family of the Guitar," have collectively and individually recorded much of the Spanish guitar literature, but they have also delved into related music as well. They recorded an ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Famed mandolinists Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg present the World ...

Mike Marshall will give the Northwest premiere of his new mandolin concerto, accompanied by the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra, in a concert Monday in Edmonds. “This concert is a rare opportunity to hear ...

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 ...