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Joshua Bell Postpones Carnegie Hall Recital Due to COVID
By Laurie Niles: Get better soon Josh! Carnegie Hall today announced that violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Daniil Trifonov will postpone their Carnegie Hall recital that was scheduled for Tuesday...
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Review: Violinist Simone Lamsma Plays Bruch with the LA Phil
By Laurie Niles: By all rights, we ought to be sick and tired of Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1, a piece played with great frequency by violin soloists across the globe, not to mention its presence...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 389: Julia Fischer, Simone Lamsma, Blake Pouliot
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 Julia...
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Violin Bowing Exercise: Practicing Solo Bach on Open Strings
By Laurie Niles: Recently I was puzzling over why a student was playing in tune, doing all the written bowings, but still sounding pretty untidy. We were working on the violin version of Bach's...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 228: Luka Faulisi; Harlem Quartet; Isabelle Faust; Pekka...
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...
View ArticleReview: The New KorfkerRest Luna Shoulder Rest by Pirastro
By Laurie Niles: Just last month Pirastro came out with its KorfkerRest Luna shoulder rest - a new and less-expensive take on its popular KorfkerRest - and I've been dying to try it out, wondering, is...
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Exploring 2023 NAMM Show's Offerings for Violin and Stringed Instruments
By Laurie Niles: On Friday I went to the 2023 NAMM Show, a four-day gathering of the National Association of Music Merchants at Anaheim Convention Center, right next to Disneyland, and I've got quite a...
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For the Record, Op. 234: Daniel Lozakovich; Ragazze Quartet's works by Garth...
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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The Violist, the Composer and the Viola Concerto About Their Shared Childhood...
By Laurie Niles: When violist Masumi Per Rostad describes his childhood on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, he points to one central truth: "Music was life for us." Among his childhood friends was the...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 396: Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Hilary Hahn, Emerson...
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 Patricia...
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Review: Melissa White Plays Florence Price Violin Concerto No. 2 with NatPhil
By Samuel Thompson: Since Er-Gene Kahngs groundbreaking 2018 recording of Florence Prices violin concertos, it is incredibly heartening to see that these works are becoming regular concert hall...
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Interview: Noah Bendix-Balgley, on Recording Jonathan Leshnoff's Violin...
By Laurie Niles: Here's some music that goes straight to the soul: It's the second movement of Jonathan Leshnoff's Violin Concerto No. 2, in a new recording by violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley, the...
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For the Record, Op. 235: Noah Bendix-Balgley; Sibbi Bernhardsson; George...
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: Is your favorite violinist contemporary, or historical?
By Laurie Niles: When you think about the violinist you most admire, who is it, and what is it that you admire about that musician? And for the sake of our vote this week, is that person contemporary,...
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Interview with Violinist Tai Murray: The Joy of Touring and Teaching
By Laurie Niles: Violinist Tai Murray loves the immediacy of Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, Op. 14. The soloist begins with no introduction, entering along with the orchestra, riding atop a long-held...
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Apply By May 1 for In-Person Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at...
By Laurie Niles: The biennial Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies will take place May 23-27 at The Juilliard School in New York - the first time the event has been in-person since 2019.Violinist...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 397: Rachel Barton Pine and Jessie Montgomery; Paul...
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 Rachel...
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2023 Montreal International Music Competition Violin Edition Begins This Week
By Laurie Niles: The Concours musical international de Montréal (Montreal International Music Competition) has begun its 2023 Violin edition this week, with three rounds that will conclude with the...
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2023 Montreal International Music Competition-Violin Announces 12 Semi-Finalists
By Laurie Niles: The Concours musical international de Montréal (Montreal International Music Competition) has announced 12 semi-finalists for its 2023 Violin Edition, chosen from 24 violinists between...
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V.com weekend vote: Is classical music culture generally more positive, or...
By Laurie Niles: I was inspired for this week's vote by a recent Violinist.com discussion post posted by Gracie Hayes, asking for thoughts about the negative/positive culture of classical music...
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