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Violinist David Bernat to Join Formosa Quartet
By Laurie Niles: The Formosa Quartet announced Friday the appointment of violinist David Bernat, replacing violinist Wayne Lee, who joined in 2012 and is retiring from the quartet.The Formosa Quartet,...
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For the Record, Op. 292: Violist Rose Wollman's 'Breaking Glass Ceilings'
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: Who is older, you, or your violin?
By Laurie Niles: The older the violin, the sweeter the sound. It's an old proverb, often said to help older people feel better - but there is truth in it - for both instruments and people! Of course,...
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Diary of a Recording: Mozarts Duos for Violin and Viola
By Dorian Bandy: I've been a Mozart fanatic for as long as I can remember, and his music is absolutely central to my life -- outside my career as a violinist, that is. I've conducted his operas,...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 459: Handel and Haydn Society; Julia Fischer;...
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.Baroque violinist...
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Violinist Odin Rathnam Charged with Felony Sexual Abuse of a Child
By Laurie Niles: Violinist Odin J. Rathnam, 58, was arrested earlier this month and charged with multiple felony counts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 10, according to the Lower Paxton...
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Community Orchestra: How to Keep or Lose Members
By Louise Jones: Playing in a community orchestra can run the gamut from fun and fulfilling to frustrating and disappointing. One can look forward to rehearsal or take it or leave it. What makes the...
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Pirastro Releases KorfkerRest Luna Shoulder Rest for Viola
By Laurie Niles: On Thursday Pirastro announced the release of its KorfkerRest Luna shoulder rest for viola, following the release of the violin version in March 2023. The Korfkerrest Luna is a newer...
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Margaret Batjer Appointed Director of Colburn Schools Music Academy
By Laurie Niles: Violinist Margaret Batjer has been appointed Director of Colburn Schools Music Academy, Colburn announced on Friday. She will also join Colburn's Conservatory of Music Violin Faculty....
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For the Record, Op. 293: Charles Yang; Jasper String Quartet; Juilliard...
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 Week in Reviews, Op. 460: Stella Chen, Benjamin Beilman, James Ehnes
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 Stella...
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Violinist Hilary Hahn Withdraws from Concerts Due to Pinched Nerve
By Laurie Niles: Last weekend violinist Hilary Hahn took to Instagram to let everyone know that she would be extending her absence from the concert stage through September 8 in order to heal from a...
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Song of Redemption: U.S. Olympic Gymnast Sunisa Lee Performs to Lindsey...
By Laurie Niles: I was watching the women's gymnastic routines over the last week at the Paris Olympics, and one caught my attention more than the others: American gymnast Sunisa ("Suni") Lee's floor...
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V.com weekend vote: Do you make faces when you perform?
By Laurie Niles: "You make such funny faces onstage!" This was an early review of my playing from my family. It was true, when I was a kid, I grimaced and made all kinds of funny faces that I could not...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 461: Leila Josefowicz, Blake Pouliot, Black Violin
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 Leila...
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The Well Aging Fiddler: Summer Reading Recommendations, Outside the Fiddle Box
By Michael Kennedy: Lets step out of our collective fiddle-focused boxes and look at what else is going on in the world. I offer six books and a video. You will notice none of these directly address...
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For the Record, Op. 294: Sitkovetsky Trio, Patrick Yim, Mana Music 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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Violinist William Shaub Brings the Grit & the Glitz
By Diana Skinner: Who would have thought you could get 500 people to come out on a hot and sticky Friday night to hear string trios and quartets? Violinist William Shaub, clearly. Shaub, Concertmaster...
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Seven User-Friendly Ways of Healing Stage Fright
By Rupert Guenther: Playing music is the one thing which we as string players love the most. Yet we so often live in terrible fear of performing in front of our colleagues and beloved audiences! So how...
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V.com weekend vote: What 'A' do you tune to (440, etc.)?
By Laurie Niles: Today I was helping a student learn to tune her violin, and I realized that I needed to explain to her some rather esoteric details about pitch: what does "A-440" mean? Here's what I...
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