Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers Nov. 28-Dec. 4. Jimmy Lim, an assistant professor at Berklee College of Music, ...

They’ve got the beet. A touring orchestra using instruments entirely of vegetables just earned itself a world record. The Vegetable Orchestra, which only plays instruments that are carved out of ...

Some instruments are crafted for playing. Others? They’re destined for museums, billionaires’ vaults, or the hands of legends. From centuries-old violins to guitars once strummed by rock gods, the ...

If you have a trained ear—or just a strong sense of music and tone—it’s easy to hear the difference between a cheap instrument and a well-made model built to resonate across the world's greatest ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with David Harrington, Gabriela Díaz, Ayane Kozasa, and Paul Wiancko about being the Kronos Quartet.