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The Week in Reviews, Op. 571: Guy Braunstein, Nicola Benedetti, Siqing Lu
By Laurie Niles: In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world. Click on the...
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Interview with Noah Bendix-Balgley: a Klezmer Concerto in Germany
By Laurie Niles: Violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley has a fascinating perspective, between his American roots, his Jewish heritage and his 12 years in Germany as First Concertmaster of the Berlin...
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Remembering Violin Maker Berl Mendenhall (1948-2026)
By Bruce Babbitt: When traveling south out of Zanesville, Ohio, the road predictably and historically takes you along the wide banks of the Muskingum River. One can see the present and the past all at...
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For the Record, Op. 402: Geneva Lewis, Noah Bendix-Balgley, David Garrett,...
By Laurie Niles: Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep...
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Violinist.com Interview with Karisa Chiu, Winner of the 2026 Indianapolis...
By Laurie Niles: For 27-year-old violinist Karisa Chiu, winning the Gold Medal in the 2026 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis is deeply personal.Violinist Karisa Chiu in Indianapolis....
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 570: Indianapolis Finals; Stefan Jackiw; Time for Three
By Laurie Niles: In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world. Click on the...
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REVIEW: 2026 Indianapolis Competition Concerto Finals Day 2: Aozhe Zhang,...
By Laurie Niles: INDIANAPOLIS - Just before the announcement of the award winners in the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (which you can find here), there were three more performances...
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Karisa Chiu of the U.S. Wins Gold Medal in Indianapolis Competition 2026
By Laurie Niles: INDIANAPOLIS - Violinist Karisa Chiu has won the Gold Medal in the 2026 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. The jury announced the laureates following the Finals concert...
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REVIEW: 2026 Indianapolis Competition Concerto Finals Day 1: Yesong Sophie...
By Laurie Niles: On Friday night the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis moved downtown to Hilbert Circle Theatre, the home of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, which would be...
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REVIEW: 2026 Indianapolis Competition Classical Finals Day 2: Aozhe Zhang,...
By Laurie Niles: INDIANAPOLIS - The Classical Finals concluded on Thursday night in the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis with performances by two violinists from China, Aozhe Zhang and...
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REVIEW: 2026 Indianapolis Competition Classical Finals Day 1: Yesong Sophie...
By Laurie Niles: INDIANAPOLIS - Back in Mozart's day, it was customary for a violinist - whether soloist or concertmaster - to lead the ensemble. And in fact, the modern conductor-with-a-baton evolved...
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Review: Sirena Huang in Recital at Indianapolis 2026
By Laurie Niles: The Indianapolis competition provides a wonderful opportunity to see some of the most talented violinists in the world, right on the cusp of a promising career. But how about those...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 569: Bomsori Kim, Hilary Hahn, Stella Chen
By Laurie Niles: In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world. Click on the...
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Finalists announced in 2026 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
By Laurie Niles: INDIANAPOLIS Six violinists were named as Finalists in the 2026 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) on Monday, after four days of semi-final rounds, in which each...
View ArticleDitch the Phone, Get a Metronome!
By Laurie Niles: I often ask students to use a metronome in their practice - it's an important tool. I also ask them to use a tuner so that they are training on an in-tune fiddle. These two tools -- a...
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For the Record, Op. 401: Himari, Soojin Han
By Laurie Niles: Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep...
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2027 Primrose International Viola Competition Details Announced
By Laurie Niles: Attention violists: Applications will open on Dec. 1 for the 18th triennial Primrose International Viola Competition, which will place October 28-31, 2027 at the Colburn School in Los...
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Composer Jessie Montgomery: Inside The Indianapolis 2026 Commissioned Violin...
By Laurie Niles: "Who is writing the new violin work for The Indianapolis this year?" It's Jessie Montgomery, you may know her from.... "PERFECT!" This is a variation on many such exchanges I've had in...
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16 Semi-Finalists announced in 2026 International Violin Competition of...
By Laurie Niles: Sixteen violinists were named as semi-finalists in the 2026 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, IVCI) on Wednesday, after four days of preliminary rounds, in which each...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 568: Yevgeny Kutik, Hilary Hahn, Yo-Yo Ma
By Laurie Niles: In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world. Click on the...
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