The Emmy-winning performer of a 16-string Vietnamese zither will perform at San Francisco’s Aug. 2 Yerba Buena Gardens ...

Award-winning performer-composer-instrumentalist Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ’s Stanford Live “Harps of Asia” concerts with three renowned Asian zither masters this week represent the culmination ...

The zither family of instruments may have given way to the electric guitars of today — it’s always neat to see new tech leveraged to embrace some old world charm.

The many types of musical instruments found in Vietnam include "monochord zither", "moon-shaped two-string lute", and “pear-shaped lute with four strings”. One of the best-known musical instruments is ...

Three years ago, Mr. Temerson was hosted by the Chicago Zither Club for a round of workshops and a concert. The Chicago Club’s support of the now five year old GAHC Davenport Zither Ensemble has ...

For most of British history, Englishmen have been able to take zither music—or leave it to the Tyrolese. Last week, nonetheless, the humble, lap-sized stringed instrument was the musical rage ...

Hammered dulcimer and pianos are also loosely classified as zither instruments. People often assume épinette des Vosges and Appalachian/Mountain dulcimer are the only form a zither may take.

The instrument is actually a “fretless chord-zither.” The years from about 1885 to 1930 represent the height of fretless zither production and it became a staple of the American parlor.