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Interview with Joshua Bell: Creating 'The Elements' Violin Concerto with 5...
By Laurie Niles: When Joshua Bell started thinking about commissioning a big new violin concerto, he thought about one of the most popular pieces of music ever written: the "Four Seasons." "Whenever I...
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Violinists Invited to Apply for Rachel Podger Online Masterclass
By Laurie Niles: The Benedetti Foundation - Nicola Benedetti's educational foundation - is offering the chance for violinists to apply to play in an online masterclass, to be given by Rachel Podger as...
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For the Record, Op. 255: Renaud Capuçon; Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective;...
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 (software) do you use for music notation?
By Laurie Niles: What software do you use for music notation? This was a question that came up during an online teacher enrichment course I've been taking on music literacy for string players, taught...
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Performance Anxiety: Learning from Theater Improv's 'Freedom to Fail'
By Holly Mulcahy: An interesting article is circulating from BBC Music Magazine examining stage fright or performance anxiety. The article touches on several musicians antidotes, philosophies, and...
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Teaching the Youngest Violin Students: Crystal Boyack's New 'Wee Violin'...
By Laurie Niles: Teaching violin to a three-year-old beginner certainly is a lot different from teaching a nine-year-old, or a teenager, or an adult. For one, they need simple tasks, broken down. They...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 419: Joshua Bell, Two-Set Violin, Clara-Jumi Kang
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 Joshua...
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Applications Open for Classic Violin Olympus International Competition
By Laurie Niles: Applications are open for the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition, a new competition involving six separate pre-selection competitions during 2024 in Tokyo, Vienna, New...
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'Train Training': Practicing Away from the Violin
By Stephen Brivati: In response to a recent thread, I have decided to call any useful practice done minus violin Train-Training. This can be either physical (somewhat limited, apart from the...
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For the Record, Op. 256: Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff; 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: Do you practice away from the violin?
By Laurie Niles: You can do a lot of practicing, away from your instrument - and in fact, sometimes it's better than actually playing. This was the topic of a blog earlier this week by Buri (Stephen...
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Interview with Augustin Hadelich: A Lifetime with the Mendelssohn Violin...
By Laurie Niles: If you could spend the afternoon with just one of history's great composers, who would you choose? For German-American violinist Augustin Hadelich, "Mendelssohn would be at the top of...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 420: Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Mark Wood; Tianwa Yang
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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For the Record, Op. 257: Ulysses Quartet; Feininger Trio; YuEun Kim; KayCee...
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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Violinist James Ehnes to Join the Indiana University Jacobs School Faculty
By Laurie Niles: Violinist James Ehnes will join the faculty of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, effective August 2024.Violinist James Ehnes. Photo by Benjamin Ealovega. "Im deeply...
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V.com weekend vote: What is your favorite movement of the Bach Double?
By Laurie Niles: Wait, the Bach Double has three movements? Yes it does! I remember having this revelation as a student - having learned both parts for the first movement of Bach's Concerto in D minor...
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The Problem with Elitist Attitudes and Music Education
By Elizabeth Faidley: Last spring, my studio had the wonderful honor of having the inimitable Ray Chen come give a masterclass. After the masterclass, he generously answered our 100 questions and met...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 421: Benjamin Beilman; Pekka Kuusisto; Stella Chen
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 Benjamin...
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Violin Technique: Whatever We Practice, We Learn. (For Better or Worse)
By Stephen Brivati: Perhaps the most important thing to teach our students is how to practice. Adult students in particular, are very passionate about the instrument and can be motivated to practice...
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For the Record, Op. 258: Sybarite5; Isabelle Faust; Rachel Podger; Andre Rieu
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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