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Academy of St Martin in the Fields founder Sir Neville Marriner, 92, has died
By Laurie Niles: Conductor and Academy of St Martin in the Fields founder Sir Neville Marriner has died at the age of 92, according to the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He peacefully in his sleep...
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A Year of Technique Only -- Why it's madness
By Simon Fischer: I am very interested by this idea of teachers who want to teach their students only scales for a whole year. This blog was triggered by a recent discussion here: A Year of Scales. My...
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World Premiere of Solo Violin Works by Franz Schubert
By Tomas Cotik: During the research for my recording of Schubert's complete works for violin and piano, I discovered his Ländlers for violin. It was an immense joy for me to record these largely...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 151: Kristóf Baráti, James Ehnes, Movses Pogossian
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. Kristóf Baráti...
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Lead Story: There Is No Beat
By Paul Stein: The first time you play chamber music stays in your memory forever. For me, it was playing duets at the age of eight with a boy named Jody Tallal in suburban Dallas. Very little about...
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Symbolism in Solo Bach: Just An Old Legend?
By Ben Shute: The idea that J. S. Bach's Sei Solo (Six Solos) for unaccompanied violin have a religious meaning, in one form or another, is an old one. Perhaps it's because something about the music...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 3: New Recordings by Kyung Wha Chung, James Ehnes, Nora...
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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V.com weekend vote: Where was your violin or stringed instrument made?
By Laurie Niles: I find it amazing to think about where my violins were made -- and how far they traveled to wind up in my hands! Under my roof, I have violins made in Italy, Germany and Japan. I used...
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'Ohm' in the Midst of Music: Syncing the Arts of Meditation and Performance
By Clara Fuhrman: Do you get nervous before a performance? More generally speaking, do you get nervous before an event that matters to you? I can definitively say yes to both of these questions. I...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 152: Anne Akiko Meyers, Gil Shaham, Hilary Hahn,...
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. Anne Akiko Meyers...
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Stop Being Late to Your Lesson
By Laurie Niles: "Sorry I'm late!" It seems harmless enough, occasionally being five minutes late to your violin (or viola or cello) lesson. But 25 years of private teaching has shown me that running...
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Daniel Hope Teams Up with New Century Chamber Orchestra
By Laurie Niles: British violinist Daniel Hope will help direct the New Century Chamber Orchestra as the orchestra searches for a permanent replacement for Music Director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, who...
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Finding the Beat and Everything Between: Ictus, Ouktus and Anacrusis
By Paul Stein: Talent is often not obvious. A young violinist vibrates with the correct path of the arm, but cant keep his finger on the correct pitch. Another plays beautifully, with technique to...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 4: Gil Shaham, Elena Urioste, Scott Slapin, Roman Mints
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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V.com weekend vote: How recently have you attended a live musical performance?
By Laurie Niles: Want to get your mind off the Internet and your eyeballs off the computer screen? Go to a concert! With the explosion of music available at the push of a button through Spotify,...
View ArticleWatch the 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition
By Laurie Niles: Enjoy the live stream from Poland of the 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition:Find the archived performances here. The 15th Wieniawski Competition began on October...
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Review: Joshua Bell Performs Brahms Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
By Laurie Niles: Superstar violinist Joshua Bell was in top form in his first of four performances of the Brahms Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert...
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The OK Misconception
By Krista Moyer: One of the most challenging things for me has been playing the way I want to when it counts. In rehearsals, it is often hard to resign myself to playing only the first note of each...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 153: Julian Rachlin, Karen Gomyo, Joshua Bell
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. Julian Rachlin...
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Multiple Stops, Multiple Headaches
By Paul Stein: The harmonic world of the violin doesnt come easy. Chords in first position require an advanced technique of blended intonation and blended sound. While wind players breathe, blow and...
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