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V.com weekend vote: Has your local orchestra ever had a female conductor?
By Laurie Niles: Lately the topic of female conductors have been in the news. Female conductors: Marin Alsop left, then clockwise from top, Susanna Mälkki, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, JoAnn Falletta, and...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 383: Nemanja Radulovic; Isabelle Faust and Antoine...
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 Nemanja...
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12 Sets of Violin Strings Compared
By Valentin Amrhein: Last year, I became addicted to buying new sets of strings for investigating how they fit my violin. I now tried to end this expensive adventure by recording a short string...
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Remembering Violinist Charles Treger (1935-2023), First American to Win the...
By Laurie Niles: Violinist Charles Treger, the first American to win the Wieniawski Competition and a founding member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, died on Jan. 12 at age 87 at his...
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For the Record, Op. 222: Anne Battegay; Alexander Kerr; Muir String Quartet
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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Semi-finalists Named in 2023 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
By Laurie Niles: Eight violinists have been named semi-finalists in the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition, which started on Jan. 15 at Lynn University Conservatory of Music in Boca Raton,...
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V.com weekend vote: What is the important supplementary musical skill for...
By Laurie Niles: Let's face it, not every skill that we learn on the violin is something taught in a violin lesson. A lot of that skill can be transferred from other musical activities - such as...
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Violinist Michaela Paetsch (1961-2023), First Woman to Record 24 Paganini...
By Laurie Niles: Violinist Michaela Paetsch, the first female to have recorded the Paganini 24 Caprices, died on Jan. 20 after a long battle with cancer. Born in 1961, Paetsch was one of seven...
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Interview with Yura Lee: Letting the Viola Shine
By Laurie Niles: "I've never felt lonely playing viola, under any circumstance, whether it's on my own, as part of a chamber group, as a soloist with an orchestra or as part of an orchestra," said Yura...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 384: Nicola Benedetti; Alina Ibragimova; Lisa...
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 Nicola...
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Finalists Named in 2023 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
By Laurie Niles: The Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition (EOIVC) announced today that the following four competitors have advanced to the final round:Zachary Brandon, 24, of the United...
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For the Record, Op. 223: Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Amaro Dubois; Clarissa...
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 much have you spent, over a lifetime, on violins and...
By Laurie Niles: So how much have you spent, over a lifetime, on your violin (or viola or cello) habit? More specifically, how much have you spent on instruments and other instrument equipment? (For...
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Hina Khuong-Huu Wins the 2023 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
By Laurie Niles: Violinist Hina Khuong-Huu has been named the First Prize Winner in the 2023 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition (EOIVC). Here are all of the prizewinners:Violinist Hina...
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2023 Sphinx Competition Laureates Announced
By Samuel Thompson: Congratulations to the laureates in the 2023 Sphinx Competition! The competition started on Jan. 26 at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit, Michigan and...
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Interview: Joshua Bell and Larisa Martínez Bring Together Voice and Violin
By Laurie Niles: The last time I saw Joshua Bell perform with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, it was downright magical - their performance together of Bernstein's "Serenade" was just riveting. On...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 385: Janine Jansen; William Shaub; Lisa Batiashvili
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 Janine...
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Interview: Musical Journey to the Arctic with Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing
By Laurie Niles: Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing was born into music, born into a love for nature, and born into the far North - it's no wonder that she calls her new album Arctic a long-time...
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For the Record, Op. 224: Eldbjørg Hemsing; Calidore String Quartet; Catalyst...
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 important is it to start a concert on time?
By Laurie Niles: Recently I attended a symphony concert, as an audience member, and it started noticably late - 20 minutes late. That meant that the musicians were sitting on stage for 20 minutes,...
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