For the Record, Op. 25: Joshua Bell Collection; Baroque Cellist Juliana...
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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Airlines Keep Up the Fight Against String Instruments
By Laurie Niles: Apparently, buying a ticket to fly your cello on American Airlines isn't enough to ensure that you won't have your cello snatched away while everyone argues about whether you actually...
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A Different Kind of Eclipse?
By Karen Allendoerfer: My daughter's future alma mater, Willamette University in Salem OR, is indirectly responsible for my being here in the path of totality for the total solar eclipse on August...
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Remembering Longtime Houston Violinist and Professor Fredell Lack (1922-2017)
By Laurie Niles: American violinist and teacher Fredell Lack, who taught many students including current New York Philharmonic concertmaster Frank Huang, died Sunday at her home in Houston at the age...
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Playlist for a Total Eclipse of the Sun
By Laurie Niles: The moon will pass over the sun in North America Monday, treating much of the country to a full solar eclipse. Since I didn't travel to Oregon, I'll witness a partial eclipse from my...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 194: Jennifer Koh; Christian Tetzlaff; Nikolaj Znaider
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. Jennifer Koh...
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Kronos Makes New Quartet Music Available for Students
By Laurie Niles: Looking to play more modern music? The Kronos Quartet, one of the most inventive and pioneering string quartets to grace the planet, and their nonprofit Kronos Performing Arts...
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Grit and Mindset and Disposition, Oh My!
By Amy Beth Horman: I have been doing a lot of reading lately, engaging in discussions with other teachers and players about the key ingredients to success for a young musician. There is such a surplus...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 26: Del Sol Quartet Records Terry Riley; Cellist Antonio...
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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Extraordinary Ordinary People: Six Scientists Discuss Benefits of Violin Study
By Diana Skinner: Im not quite sure what I expected as I drove through the first security portal at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Sure, I knew this was where the bulk of the atomic bomb was created...
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V.com weekend vote: What has helped you most, in learning to read violin music?
By Laurie Niles: Learning to read music takes time, patience and practice, and it can cause a lot of frustration along the way. Ironically, a good ear can hold back one's reading progress, when the...
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Andragogy vs. Pedagogy: Teaching Adults Is Different
By Jim Durack: At 65 I have been a viola player all my life - albeit with a day job in non music education most of that time! In retirement I am challenging myself to improve my playing and have a...
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10 Good Teaching Habits for an Effective Group Lesson
By Thomas Gregory: Having taught whole classes of instrumentalists for many years, several patterns emerge that allow me to establish certain rules of engagement that might be useful for readers to...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 195: Leila Josefowicz; Pekka Kuusisto; InMo 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. Leila Josefowicz...
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Rarities: Nathan Milstein's arrangement of 'The Seamstress'
By Darwin Shen: I was in high school and was playing a recital when after a long and demanding concert I played a quiet encore: the Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor arranged by Nathan Milstein. In the...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 27: Isabelle Faust's Mendelssohn; Alina Ibragimova's...
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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Bow Speed and Unity: the Cleveland Orchestra under Boulez
By Paul Stein: There is something quietly humiliating about running out of bow when youre in an orchestra. No one but you knows it, but its frustrating nevertheless. I dont remember an exercise...
View ArticleV.com weekend vote: What would be the scariest part of skydiving naked,...
By Laurie Niles: Imagine your worst performance-nerve nightmare: You have to go out on stage to play a rather difficult piece, but NO! You actually have to jump from a airplane with your fiddle - and,...
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#TexasStrong: Playing Viola Through the Storm
By Mendy Smith: There's a saying going around on social media that Houstonians don't know what day it is anymore. It's true. Before the storm (was it Thursday or Friday? I don't know anymore), I headed...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 196: Andrew Wan, Leonidas Kavakos, Joshua Bell
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. Andrew Wan...
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