There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put together, and they are very often at the heart of the music. The double bass is the biggest string instrument in the ...

The last concert raised £26,000. John started his musical career as the youngest double bass player in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. While at school, he was a founder member of ...

The double bass or simply the bass (and numerous other names) is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is ...