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Bow Physics Ain't Rocket Science
By Paul Stein: For each strength that you may possess as a musician, you can count on at least two weaknesses. Before you think that sounds like negativity talking, consider that I didnt say ten...
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Playing Stradivari, Amati and Vuillaume Violins from Florian Leonhard
By Laurie Niles: Last week I went to a reception with some seriously classy guests - I'll drop a few of their names: Stradivari, Amati, Guadagnini, Vuillaume, Antoniazzi... You guessed it - the...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 207: David Kim; Janine Jansen; Vilde Frang
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.David Kim performed...
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Practicing Out Built-In Mistakes
By Laurie Niles: "Practice makes perfect." The saying is meant to inspire us to practice more; unfortunately, it's a lie. A whopper! "Practice makes permanent," a piano teacher once admonished my son,...
View ArticleLivestream: Henning Kraggerud with the Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
By Laurie Niles: We have a special treat for today, an exclusive live stream of a concert Thursday called "Polar Night Baroque," led by violinist Henning Kraggerud with the Arctic Philharmonic Chamber...
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V.com weekend vote: What do you use to tune your violin?
By Laurie Niles: A violin, by nature, loses its pitch pretty fast, due to changing variables such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, etc. That means we are constantly tuning our instruments....
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Shaken and Stirred - Learning to Rest the Twitchy Fiddle
By Paul Stein: Here is my report card after one year of violin study, age nine, Dallas Independent School District (out of 100%)Posture while holding the violin 60% Pizzicato 52% Bow sound 60% Holding...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 208: Frank Huang, Yevgeny Kutik; 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.Frank Huang...
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Augustin Hadelich, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Frank Peter Zimmermann and...
By Laurie Niles: Congratulations to violinists Augustin Hadelich, Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Frank Peter Zimmermann, as well as cellist Steven Isserlis, violist Roberto Díaz and composer Jennifer...
View ArticleMendelssohn violin concerto in E Minor: Thinking Aloud with Leia Zhu
By LEIA ZHU: In this episode, I talk about one of my favourite violin concertos, the Mendelssohn violin concerto Op.64 in E Minor. In particular, I was interested in exploring what Mendelssohn intended...
View ArticleFor the Record, Op. 37: Hyejin Chung's Seitz Concertos; Vilde Frang Homage;...
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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Repairing 1,500 School Instruments with a 'Symphony for a Broken Orchestra'
By Laurie Niles: What can a school district do with all its hopelessly broken musical instruments? Here's one option: collect all the instruments and then ask a Pulitzer and Grammy award-winning...
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The 2017 Violinist.com Holiday Gift Guide
By Laurie Niles: Gift-giving is one of the great joys of the holiday season, and each year we compile a list of some of the year's best new offerings from violinists for you to consider in your holiday...
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Review: Hilary Hahn Performs Bernstein Serenade with LA Phil
By Laurie Niles: 'Tis the season - for Leonard Bernstein. This subscription season, orchestras around the country are celebrating the centennial of the birth (Aug. 25, 1918) of Bernstein, the great...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 209: Leonidas Kavakos; Hilary Hahn; Gil Shaham; Lisa...
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.Leonidas Kavakos...
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Handel's 'Messiah' Unites Musicians from 108 Churches across Southern California
By Laurie Niles: Musicians across the world will perform Handel's "Messiah" this holiday season - for many it's a deeply spiritual experience and cherished tradition. Certainly, it is a testament to...
View ArticleOn Visibility and Invisibility: How Music Mirrors our Human Experience
By christian howes: There are many reasons why I advocate for expanding classical music education to include the study of music from traditions beyond the European canon. In this post I will focus on...
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Wishing You a Baroque and Klezmer Holiday Season!
By Scott Slapin: Happy Holidays from the Slapin-Solomon Duo! Having arranged more than fifty standard works for viola duo and violin-viola duo (and having written seven albums of string-centered...
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New LA Orchestra Fellowship aims to bridge gaps between orchestras and their...
By Laurie Niles: As recently as a few decades ago, the roster of just about any major symphony orchestra consisted almost solely of white male musicians. While the classical music world has made...
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For the Record, Op. 38: New York Phil Historic Broadcasts; Christian Howes Jazz
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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