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Weekend vote: What does playing violin, viola or cello cost you per month?
By Laurie Niles: Is playing violin an activity for the rich? It's a legitimate question, once you start adding up the costs of the instrument itself, instrument upkeep and repair, lessons and school...
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Review: Augustin Hadelich Plays Sibelius Violin Concerto at the Hollywood Bowl
By Laurie Niles: When I returned to Los Angeles from the Aspen Music Festival last week, I was somewhat surprised to learn that the featured violinist at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday was Augustin...
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Flipping a Bach Partita- Flamenco (Split Screen Video)
By christian howes: A shared reference point can make all the difference in getting a point across. A piece of repertoire, in this case a Bach Partita, is often chosen as a reference point exactly for...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 232: Robert McDuffie; Gil Shaham; Augustin Hadelich
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.Robert McDuffie...
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Concertmaster William Preucil Is Suspended from Cleveland Orchestra; Resigns...
By Laurie Niles: Longtime Cleveland Orchestra concertmaster William Preucil has resigned from his teaching position Cleveland Institute and has been suspended from the Cleveland Orchestra following the...
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Music for the Dead Violist
By Scott Slapin: While I've written all sorts of violacentric music for different occasions, and while there are memorial pieces that feature the viola (Hindemith's Trauermusik, Partos' Yizkor, and...
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For the Record, Op. 61: PatKop plays Michael Hersch; Mario Hossen's Rare...
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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Singing the #metoo Classical Music Blues
By Heather Kurzbauer: The announcement that Bill Preucil, a leading pedagogue and the Cleveland Orchestra's consummate concertmaster since 1996, renowned worldwide for his impeccable performances,...
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V.com weekend vote: When do you consider yourself 'finished' enough with a...
By Laurie Niles: When asked why he continued to play Bach cello suites on a daily basis when he was well into his 90s, the great cellist Pablo Casals famously responded, "Because I think IÂ’m making...
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Fully Committed to the Violin in My Late 60s
By Michael Kennedy: Well, IÂ’m into my second year of lessons. IÂ’d say IÂ’m very committed to learning violin. As a retired adult learner, I have the time to play and it is a rare day when I donÂ’t get in...
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What Artificial Harmonics Teach Violinists
By Paul Stein: If anything seems like a comedy of errors, itÂ’s what a violinist experiences when he or she first tries to play artificial harmonics: those harmonics that generally involve placing the...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 233: Hilary Hahn; Nathan Cole; Philippe Quint
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.Hilary Hahn...
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What, more Telemann? Discovering the Double Viola Concerto
By Karen Allendoerfer: Do you ever get a sense of deja vu in music? Like you've been down this road before? And not just because of the repeats! Much of my spring was occupied with preparing the...
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For the Record, Op. 62: Hilary Hahn's Bach vinyl re-release; Vadim Repin...
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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$100,000 Cello Stolen from LA Opera Principal Cellist
By Laurie Niles: On Thursday LA Opera principal cellist John Walz announced on Facebook that his 2010 Mario Miralles cello, valued at about $100,000, had been stolen from his room at the Town and...
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Bridging Four Decades and Five Octaves
By Diana Skinner: What do a 28-year-old engineer, 43-year-old symphony executive director, 50-year-old climate change scientist, and 61-year-old HR consultant have in common? We play in the same flute...
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V.com weekend vote: When you go on vacation, do you bring your violin or...
By Laurie Niles: This can be a difficult decision: To take the violin (or viola or cello) on vacation, or not to? Depending on your instrument, the logistics of bringing the instrument can be...
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Second-Ever Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition Begins
By Laurie Niles: The second-ever Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition began last week in China, with 27 violinists ages 16-32 from 11 countries and regions competing for a top prize of...
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The Virtual Musician: A Guide to Using Apps, Tablets and Technology for...
By Laurie Niles: Technology in the 21st century has opened all kinds of possibilities for classical musicians. Symphony music, solos, and new music from all over the globe can be bought or found for...
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Twelve Semi-Finalists Named in the 2018 Shanghai Competition
By Laurie Niles: Congratulations to the 12 semi-finalists announced today in the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition! They are: Diana Tishchenko, UkraineAlex Zhou, United...
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