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V.com weekend vote: Do you enjoy listening to recordings of yourself?
By Laurie Niles: A few weeks ago, V.com member and teacher Erik Williams initiated this discussion thread, "Is it Possible to Enjoy Recordings of Yourself?" He said that "even if I perfect something,...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 372: Stefan Jackiw; Blake Pouliot; Nicola Benedetti;...
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 Stefan...
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Violinist.com Interview with Sirena Huang, Winner of the 2022 Indianapolis...
By Laurie Niles: At age 28, this was Sirena Huang's last opportunity to enter the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Violinist Sirena Huang. Photo by Violinist.com. "This competition...
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For the Record, Op. 214: Hilary Hahn; Lindsey Stirling; Black Violin; Dallas...
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: What motivates you most to go to a live concert, the...
By Laurie Niles: What motivates you to get tickets, set aside an evening, and get yourself to a live concert? Is it the program, or the featured performer(s)? And if that is too hard to think about as...
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'Cannone' Guarneri Copy Signed by 27 Famous Violinists to Raise Funds for...
By Laurie Niles: Philippe Quint signed his name on the "heart" of the violin; Augustin Hadelich signed it below where the tailpiece will go. Near that is the signature of Joshua Bell, by the right...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 373: Randall Goosby; Cho-Liang Lin; Roberts Balanas;...
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 Randall...
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Violin Technique: Centering and Simplifying Vibrato
By Paul Stein: A popular discussion about vibratos direction has always confused me. Its the debate as to whether you vibrate up to the pitch from below, or starting at the pitch and vibrating below...
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Violinist.com Interview with Hilary Hahn: 'Eclipse'
By Laurie Niles: Did the sun really just go away, right in the middle of the day? That's what seems to happen during a solar eclipse. Ancient peoples thought it portended the end of the world, or the...
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REVIEW: Anne Akiko Meyers Performs Arturo Márquez Violin Concerto with...
By Laurie Niles: Beautiful melodies, exciting technical challenges for the soloist, lush interludes in the orchestra, and an ever-changing pulse that dances and stomps and even slows down to pray - the...
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For the Record, Op. 214: Vilde Frang; ARC Ensemble; Violist Rose Wollman
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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REVIEW: Sphinx Virtuosi Concert and 25th Anniversary Gala: Songs for Our Times
By Samuel Thompson: An 18-member string chamber orchestra comprised of some of the most accomplished young Black and Latin diaspora musicians currently working in the United States, the Sphinx Virtuosi...
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Just How Much Practice Is Enough?
By Stephen Brivati: While violinist Jascha Heifetz and the "Heifetz sound" may no longer be as well known or even considered the gold standard by a huge number of professionals (as it was for my...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 374: María Dueñas; Anne Akiko Meyers; Augustin Hadelich
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 Maria...
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Hina Maeda of Japan Wins the 2022 Wieniawski Competition; Wieniawski Wins the...
By Heather Kurzbauer: Upon arriving at the Poznan (Poland) airport, a traveler with a love for classical music cannot help but notice a name emblazoned in large letters on the aerodrome: Henryk...
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For the Record, Op. 215: Renaud Capuçon; Alina Ibragimova; Frank Peter...
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: Did your parents force you to practice?
By Laurie Niles: As a violin teacher with very young students, I definitely see a role for parents, when it comes to getting a child to practice. For example, if a child is younger than about nine...
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Remembering Violinist Harold Wippler (1928-2022), Denver Concertmaster and...
By Laurie Niles: "With gratitude to the man who taught me all I know about violin technique." That is how violinist Eugene Fodor signed a photo that he gave to his teacher, Harold Wippler - a photo...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 375: Philippe Quint; Rachel Barton Pine; Elina Vähälä
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 Philippe...
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Video Gaming With My Violin: The Art of Virtual Collaboration
By Joshua Iyer: I recently played violin on a collaborative musical project for a video gaming event called vgmtogether. The event brings together various musicians and arrangers who play a set of...
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