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V.com weekend vote: How often do you play your backup instrument(s)?
By Laurie Niles: Certain situations call for a "backup" instrument. A backup can be an old instrument that took a back seat when you got a nicer one, or it can be an instrument that you purchased or...
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Interview with Augustin Hadelich: Recording Suzuki Violin Books 4-6
By Laurie Niles: I've never listened to Suzuki book recordings just for pleasure - not until now. If I'm honest, the old recordings sounded a bit to me like "March of the Method Book." Very pedagogical...
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How Violin Sound is Like Luxurious Fabric
By Paul Stein: No matter how you hold the bow, its what happens at the moment the hair touches the string that determines the texture, lightness, and fluffiness of the sound. Technical advice, by...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 357: Maxim Vengerov; Benjamin Beilman; Vadim Gluzman
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.Violinist Maxim...
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Violinist Anthea Kreston Launches Online Book Club for Music Lovers
By Laurie Niles: You may know violinist Anthea Kreston for her online teaching during the pandemic or her Inside Music Academy, or as a former member of the Artemis Quartett in Berlin, or a sometimes...
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For the Record, Op. 202: PUBLIQuartet; cellist Johannes Moser; Sarah Plum;...
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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Board of Directors Votes to Dissolve San Antonio Symphony
By Laurie Niles: On Thursday the Board of Directors of the Symphony Society of San Antonio, Texas announced the dissolution of the San Antonio Symphony, an arts organization that had been in existence...
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Stolen 1758 Nicolas Gagliano Violin Returned to Chicago Violinist
By Laurie Niles: A 1758 Nicolas Gagliano violin that was reported stolen in a Chicago home burglary in May has been returned to violinist MingHuan Xu, along with two other instruments that had been...
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To My Father, With Love
By Diana Skinner: My father instilled in me that it was vital to have a purpose in life that I believed was important. He stressed the significance of living in a way that would support and contribute...
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V.com weekend vote: What was your father's favorite music?
By Laurie Niles: The music of our parents tends to make a big impression on us as children, since it often serves as our introduction to all music. So since today is Father's Day, I wanted to ask in...
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Interview with Charles Avsharian: The Story of Shar Music
By Laurie Niles: When I was a teenager living in Aurora, Colorado in the late 70s and early 80s, I looked for inspiration in my teachers, my youth orchestra, my local hero Eugene Fodor and also...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 358: Anne-Sophie Mutter; Augustin Hadelich; Black...
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.Violinist...
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Gary Ginstling to Succeed Deborah Borda in Summer 2023 as CEO of NY Phil
By Laurie Niles: The New York Philharmonic has announced a succession plan in which Gary Ginstling, currently executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, will succeed Deborah...
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For the Record, Op. 203: Sebastian Bohren; cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras;...
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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40 Violinists Selected to Participate in the 2022 International Violin...
By Laurie Niles: On Friday the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis announced 40 violinists who have been invited to participate in the 11th Quadrennial Violin Competition, which will take...
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V.com weekend vote: What inspired you to start playing the violin (or other...
By Laurie Niles: What inspired you to start playing the violin - or other instrument? A few things inspired me - first, we didn't actually have a piano. If we had, I'm pretty sure I'd have been all...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 359: Richard Lin; Simone Lamsma; Pekka Kuusisto
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.Violinist Richard...
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The Value of Playful Practice
By Susanna Klein: How did we get so serious? In classical music, it seems to come with the territory. All black clothing, expensive equipment, analytical studies, and some very serious practice....
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Finding, Not Forcing, the Bows Path
By Paul Stein: When it comes to guiding the movement of the bow, it's not necessary to exaggerate the bending of the wrist to allow the bow to travel freely. Teachers often advise violin students to...
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V.com weekend vote: Are you taking a vacation this summer? With fiddle or no?
By Laurie Niles: With the last few years being a pandemic roller coaster, it's been a long time since I've taken a vacation and truly let go of everything. This summer I finally got to do that. Thanks...
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