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Martin Chalifour Demonstrates 50 Modern Violins
By Laurie Niles: We have heard that violin-making has reached a new "Golden Period," but what do modern violins actually sound like? Below are several videos from an event last Friday in which Los...
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Cremonus In Italy
By Scott Slapin: I just got back from working with the Penn State Viola Ensemble on an upcoming recording of several pieces I've written for them, and I thought I'd put together this short YouTube...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 19: Josef Gingold interview; Rostropovich Collection;...
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 prefer gut, synthetic core, or steel strings?
By Laurie Niles: Let's just say there are a lot of different kinds of violin strings out there, and choosing which kind to use can be a little overwhelming. One factor that can be helpful is knowing...
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Ysaÿes transcription of Chopin's Ballade No. 1 op. 23
By jacob niederhoffer: The music of Eugène Ysaÿe has always been one of my great loves. The aspect of his music that I find most appealing as both a listener and a violinist is the tension resulting...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 177: Joseph Puglia, Janine Jansen, Marc Rovetti
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. Joseph Puglia...
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The Stradivari Society: Connecting Performing Artists with Highly-Valued...
By Laurie Niles: On a brisk but sunny Wednesday in March, violinist Kristóf Baráti carefully unpacked the 1703 "Lady Harmsworth" Stradivari, a violin from Stradivari's Golden Period worth millions of...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 20: Emerson String Quartet 40th Anniversary; Tim Fain...
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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Demonstration of 33 Modern Violas at Metzler Violin Shop
By Laurie Niles: Buying a rare, antique Italian instrument is prohibitively difficult and expensive -- even more so for violas than for violins. Why? Because antique violas are actually even more rare...
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V.com weekend vote: How did you come to possess your current primary violin...
By Laurie Niles: Procuring a violin can be tricky business. This week on Violinist.com we've explored several different ways that people do it, from securing the loan of a 300-year-old fine instrument,...
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By Special Arrangement
By Dorian Bandy: A recent post on Violinist.com announced the rediscovery and publication of Eugène Ysaÿe's violin transcription of Chopin's First Ballade. Not long after, a Twitter discussion ensued...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 178: Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Anne Akiko Meyers
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. Itzhak Perlman...
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More on Ysaÿe...
By Nandor Szederkenyi: Actually, I wanted to reply to the blog Ysaÿe's transcription of Chopin's Ballade by Jacob Niederhoffer, but because I am new here I had to wait after registration for 48 hours...
View ArticleCrescent Bow Path, Planes and String Crossings
By Drew Lecher: Hi Everyone It has been a while Please join this journey of violin/viola technique. It is my hope that all will benefit. This video lesson excerpt explains why, and how to accomplish...
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10 Ways to Avoid Excessive Student Debt
By Gerald Klickstein: As I write this, countless aspiring college and graduate students are mulling over financial aid offers from US schools. And a great many of those aid packages include sizable...
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2018 Menuhin Competition Geneva Now Accepting Applications
By Laurie Niles: The Menuhin Competition is now accepting applications for its next competition, which will take place in Geneva, Switzerland on April 12-22, 2018. The competition is open to violinists...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 21: Mazas Etudes; Renaud Capucon Brahms + Glass/Bernstein
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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Which Performance Did NOT Happen?
By Laurie Niles: A game is going around Facebook, where you name concerts you've been to, but then one is a LIE, and everyone has to guess which one. I decided to do a variation, which was to list...
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V.com weekend vote: Besides the violin, with what other instruments have you...
By Laurie Niles: People who seek to play the violin tend to be music-lovers, so it's not surprising that some violinists are also proficient in other instruments. I'm curious about which instruments,...
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Continuing the tradition of Bach's transcriptions
By Nandor Szederkenyi: Since I very much enjoyed reading a couple of blogs here (by Jacob Niederhoffer and Dorian Bandy) about transcriptions and being an enthusiastic "transcriber" myself, having done...
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