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Exploring 2024 NAMM Show's Offerings for Violin and Stringed Instruments
By Laurie Niles: The NAMM Show - the four-day gathering of the National Association of Music Merchants that just took place in Southern California last Thursday through Sunday - feels like it is...
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REVIEW: Anne-Sophie Mutter and Pablo Ferrández Perform Brahms with LA Phil
By Laurie Niles: The Brahms Double Concerto is a conversation, a collaboration, and at times even a conscious collision between two instruments: the violin and the cello. When two soloists perform it...
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Colorado Piano Trio: Echoes of Romany
By Diana Skinner: There are many things I love about my home state of Colorado. The majestic mountains, the kind-hearted people, the fact that you can get a great steak just about anywhere. And now I...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 434: Gil Shaham; Anne-Sophie Mutter; Christian Tetzlaff
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 Gil...
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Disabilities Advocate Annie Ray Wins 2024 GRAMMY Music Educator Award
By Laurie Niles: "Music can come from anyone, anywhere, you just have to be willing to give them a voice." Those are words from music teacher Annie Ray, who will receive the 2024 Music Educator Award...
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For the Record, Op. 270: Daniel Hope; Neave Trio; bassist Mikyung Sung
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 is your favorite Jascha Heifetz violin transcription?
By Laurie Niles: This week - on Feb. 2 - marked the birthday of the great violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987), who was revered during his lifetime and beyond, for his prowess on the violin.Violinist...
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Harlem Quartet, Jessie Montgomery Win 2024 Grammys
By Laurie Niles: Congratulations to the Harlem Quartet, composer and violinist Jessie Montgomery and to all winners of 2024 Grammy Awards, which were announced Sunday at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards...
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Conversations with Violinist David Chan: Opening Musical Doors
By Heather Kurzbauer: A cursory reading of David Chan's resume leaves the reader breathless. A seasoned soloist and consummate chamber musician, he has led the storied Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 435: Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas; Alexi Kenney;...
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.Conductor Michael...
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Remembering Conductor Seiji Ozawa (1935-2024)
By Laurie Niles: Longtime Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Seiji Ozawa has passed away. He was 88.Conductor Seiji-Ozawa in 1983. Photo by Akira-Kinoshita, courtesy Boston Symphony Orchestra. Born in...
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For the Record, Op. 271: Philippe Graffin Records Ysaÿe Violin Concerto
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 use an app or separate device for tuning and/or...
By Laurie Niles: It's true: if you need to tune your fiddle or use a metronome, all you really need is your phone - you can get an app for just about anything and everything! This is wonderful - and I...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 436: Vadim Gluzman, Esther Yoo, Hilary Hahn
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...
View ArticleA Conversation About Pirastro Strings
By Laurie Niles: Did you know that the storied virtuoso Niccolò Paganini was actually the first violinist to endorse Pirastro strings, back in the early 19th century? This was just one thing that I...
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For the Record, Op. 272: Théotime Langlois de Swarte; Lucile Boulanger
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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Remembering Violinist and Pedagogue Sally Thomas (1931-2024)
By Laurie Niles: Violinist Sally Thomas passed away on Saturday at the age of 92, according to a post by her former student Steven Rochen on the Meadowmount Alumni Facebook page. Born in Minot, North...
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Violin Master Class with Christian Tetzlaff at the Colburn School
By Laurie Niles: We violinists tend to focus on playing 100 percent "correctly," but when it is time to perform, "our job is completely different," said violinist Christian Tetzlaff. At that point -...
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Colburn School Begins $335 million Frank Gehry-Designed Campus Expansion
By Laurie Niles: The Colburn School in Los Angeles announced this week that it will break ground April 5 on a $335 million 100,000-square-foot expansion designed by the celebrated architect Frank...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 437: Thomas Lee Cooper, Joshua Bell, Beo String Quartet
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 by Thomas...
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