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Demand for Live Music is High; What It Means for You
By christian howes: A recent New York Times article reported a boom in attendance for big concert acts and a high current demand for live music. I've noticed high turnout and engagement at my own...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 412: Vadim Gluzman; Hilary Hahn; Joshua Bell; David Kim
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 Vadim...
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Violin Lessons: Engaging the Adult Learner, with Megan Healy at ASTA 2023
By Laurie Niles: Adult students tend to have different motivations for learning violin than children, and they also require a different approach. But what exactly does that mean for a teacher, who...
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For the Record, Op. 248: Rachel Barton Pine; Francisco Fullana; violist...
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: As a classical musician, were you taught stage deportment?
By Laurie Niles: Last week, a Violinist.com reader brought to my attention this picture in a recent review of the Boston Symphony - "Disgraceful!" he said. At first I couldn't understand the problem -...
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Young Classical Musicians Are 'Clone-Like'? I Disagree
By Laurie Niles: "Classical musicians are clone-like these days, says Nigel Kennedy" - reads the headline for an article over the weekend in The Guardian's magazine, The Observer. This certainly...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 413: Anne Akiko Meyers, Augustin Hadelich, Gil...
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 Anne...
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Aleksey Igudesmans The Music Critic with John Malkovich To Tour U.S.
By Laurie Niles: If "writing about music is like dancing about architecture" - then what is "performing a show about music criticism"? Perhaps it looks a little like "The Music Critic," a show written...
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For the Record, Op. 249: Dorian Bandy; Trio Casals; Cuarteto Soltango
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 to practice?
By Laurie Niles: This weekend I was counting stickers with a very young student, who had presented a practice chart fully loaded with them. "I'm very proud, you practiced every day," I said. "I can't...
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Violin Practice and Your Brain, with Rebecca Roesler ASTA 2023
By Laurie Niles: A violin student named Hannah was learning shifting, and she was very discouraged. She felt like she just couldn't do it. Not having a private teacher, she went to her school orchestra...
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Remembering Miles (Mike) Hoffman (1952-2023), Violist, Writer and NPR...
By Heather Kurzbauer: Just over two years ago, in the midst of the splendors of the Perseid meteor showers that flashed over the high mountains of the Grand Teton range, I penned an obituary for the...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 414: Leonidas Kavakos; Patricia Kopatchinskaja;...
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 Leonidas...
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For the Record, Op. 250: Sitkovetsky Trio; Telegraph Quartet; Aline Homzy
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: Do you enjoy playing scales, or find them a necessary evil?
By Laurie Niles: Call me a little crazy, but I actually enjoy playing scales. I usually play acceleration scales, and I find them to be a perfect way to warm up both the muscles and the ears, and to...
View ArticleStradivarius and Beyond: The Italian Violin Maker Lorenzo Storioni
By Laurie Niles: People all over the globe - not just violinists - associate the name "Stradivarius" with arguably "the greatest violin maker who ever lived," Antonio Stradivari, who lived from 1644 to...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 415: Christian Tetzlaff; Simone Lamsma; Tessa Lark
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 Christian...
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What Size Violin Does My Child Need?
By Laurie Niles: It's fall, and that means students are starting violin lessons for the first time - or coming back to their violin studies after summer, possibly after a summer growth spurt! So what...
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The Well Aging Fiddler Busking at Friday Rush Hour
By Michael Kennedy: Busking: (Noun) The activity of playing music in the street or another public place for voluntary donations. Ive always been one of those people who goes through a variety of...
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For the Record, Op. 251: Johan Dalene, Trio Dichter, Dallas 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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