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My Wedding Was a Disaster (but Ida Kavafian was great!)
By Diana Skinner: Ive been married almost 35 years, but it occurred to me only recently that my wedding was a bit of a disaster. Simply put, if things could go wrong, they did. So why does that...
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Why The Alexander Technique Worked
By Paul Stein: I was eight years old, sitting in a large schoolroom (everythings bigger in Texas) in Dallas in 1959. Mrs. Cook told us how to hold the bow and we looked at the four quarter- notes on...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 202: Jennifer Frautschi; Sarah Chang; Ray 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.Jennifer Frautschi...
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Violin and Yoga in Jail
By Alexander Strachan: Youre lucky to play the violin. I paused from playing Edelweiss and laid my violin in my lap. I sat in a chair by the bedside of the veteran at Walter Reed Medical Center....
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Demonstration of 30 Modern Violins Made in Cremona
By Laurie Niles: Cremona, Italy, which gave the world the great violin maker Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737), has re-emerged in the 21st century as a bustling hub of violin-making. Last week I had the...
View Article'Five-Minute Warm-up,' Part 2: Lesson in lower positions.
By Drew Lecher: Here are some aspects and methods to improve your practice efficiency and thereby outcome, with eight general areas of concentration. This video lesson blog is in response to an...
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Young Frankenstein for Violin and Organ
By Darwin Shen: The violin seems to be an instrument that is associated with the devil, so it seems like a natural instrument to use for Halloween. Obviously works by Bazzini, Paganini and Saint-Saëns...
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For the Record, Op. 33: James Ehnes; Brooklyn Rider; Z.E.N Trio
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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Why Do So Many Music Fans Love Violinist André Rieu? (Interview)
By Laurie Niles: When my daughter, Natalie, age 20, announced that she'd be studying abroad this fall at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, I wanted to learn all I could about this southern city...
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Jacob Szekely, Mike Block and Charley Sabatino Are Named Yamaha Artists
By Laurie Niles: Yamaha has announced that cellists Jacob Szekely and Mike Block and bassist Charley Sabatino will join their roster of Yamaha Artists this fall.LR: Cellists Jacob Szekely and Mike...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 203: Gidon Kremer; Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Maxim...
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.Gidon Kremer...
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Here's How to See Hilary Hahn on a Prairie Home Companion This Weekend
By Laurie Niles: Suddenly the radio show A Prairie Home Companion got a whole lot more interesting to me -- Hilary Hahn will be performing in this week's show, along with mandolinist Chris Thile, who...
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Is It Real, or Is It Joshua Bell Virtual Violin?
By Laurie Niles: Good news for composers who prefer a digital audio workstation: now for just $199, you can access the sound of a Stradivari with the new Joshua Bell Virtual Violin library, released...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 34: Amanda Maier works; Amit Peled; Christmas albums by...
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: When was your violin made?
By Laurie Niles: As an object, the violin is one of mankind's great accomplishments. Despite radical changes in society and technology, the design of the violin has changed very little since it was...
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Hilary Hahn on A Prairie Home Companion: A Win for Classical Music
By Laurie Niles: An interesting thing happened Saturday in Pasadena, Calif. at the taping of the public radio show A Prairie Home Companion, which featured violinist Hilary Hahn as one of the guest...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 204: Patricia Kopatchinskaja; James Ehnes; 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.Patricia...
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Proofreading Paganini: Fixing Two Centuries of Errors in the 24 Caprices
By Laurie Niles: The reason why violinist Endre Granat decided to create his own edition of the 24 Caprices by Niccolo Paganini was very simple: "Every time I had a student come and play a Paganini...
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To be: Ivry Gitlis going strong at 95
By Heather Kurzbauer: Step into the ever-invigorating world of Ivry Gitlis, one of the last poets of the bow whose legacy reaches back to Thibaut and Enescu and forward to Grappelli and the Rolling...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 35: Anne-Sophie Mutter; Janine Jansen; Robyn Bollinger
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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