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Stolen $100,000 Cello Found on San Diego Street Corner
By Laurie Niles: Good news! The 2010 Mario Miralles cello that was stolen from the San Diego hotel room of LA Opera principal cellist John Walz was returned to its owner on Monday. The instrument,...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 234: Joshua Bell; Ray Chen; Celeste Golden Boyer; La...
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.Joshua Bell...
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Cleveland Orchestra to Investigate William Preucil Sexual Misconduct Allegations
By Laurie Niles: The Cleveland Orchestra's Board of Trustees announced today that it has formed a special committee to conduct an independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by...
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This Fiddler's Fear of the Fourth Finger
By Paul Stein: The best advice I was ever given by a violin teacher about the dreaded pinkie, the little fourth finger that rarely reached far enough, was Dont give it a second thought. Its too late...
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Shanghai Competition 2018: Semi-Finals Day 1 with Shanghai String Quartet
By Laurie Niles: Today was my first day in Shanghai, and I arrived just in time to miss the monsoon that blew through earlier in the week but to catch quite a lot of Haydn quartet-playing for the first...
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Shanghai Competition 2018 Semi-Finals: First Day of Sonatas and Kreisler
By Laurie Niles: The 12 violinists who remain in the Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition are mid-way through a rather long semi-final round that focuses not so much on virtuosity but more on their...
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Regina Carter, Jazz Violinist: In Her Own Words - Creative Strings Podcast...
By christian howes: A recipient of the MacArthur (AKA genius) Award, Regina Carter has had a profound impact both on the worlds of violin and jazz. It was my honor to sit down Regina for this rare,...
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Shanghai Competition 2018 Semi-Finals: Second Day of Sonatas and Kreisler
By Laurie Niles: The level is high and the playing is worth hearing this week at the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition in China, and after watching all the semi-final rounds (so...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 235: Lisa Batiashvili, Joshua Bell, Baiba Skride
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.Lisa Batiashvili...
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Shanghai Competition 2018 Semi-Finals: First Day of Mozart Concertos
By Laurie Niles: In some ways, performing a Mozart concerto can be more difficult than performing a Paganini caprice. Don't get me wrong - certainly the acrobatics required for Paganini are more...
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Six Finalists Named in the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin...
By Laurie Niles: Congratulations to the six finalists announced Friday in the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition! They are:Jia Yi Chen, 22, of ChinaOlga roubková, 25, of Czech...
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V.com weekend vote: Have you ever written your own cadenza(s)?
By Laurie Niles: A "cadenza" is meant to be a fancy improvisation -- a way to show off a little -- that is done at certain cadences in a piece of music, such as a violin concerto. But for a long time,...
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Shanghai competition opts for 'radical transparency' in dealing with...
By Laurie Niles: It is no secret that the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition officially allows a wide degree of latitude when it comes to jury members having students in the...
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Shanghai Competition 2018 Semi-Finals: Second Day of Mozart Concertos
By Laurie Niles: On Friday the semi-finals concluded in the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition with six of the 12 semi-finalists performing Mozart's Concerto No. 5 in A minor with...
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Close, But Not in Tune: Creating the Habit of 100 Percent Accurate Intonation
By Laurie Niles: "About what percentage of notes would you say is acceptable, to play out of tune on the violin?" I asked in the most earnest tone I have in my repertoire as an actor, though I suspect...
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Back to School: Orchestra Audition Prep Tips
By Clara Fuhrman: Its that time of year again! Time to kiss those summer festivals goodbye and focus on the excerpts for those school orchestra seating auditions. Im starting my doctoral program this...
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Recipients of 2018 Isaac Stern Human Spirit Award Named
By Laurie Niles: SHANGHAI -- On Tuesday the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition announced the recipients of the 2018 Isaac Stern Human Spirit Award: Iranian kamancheh player and...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 235: Elizabeth Pitcairn; Itzhak Perlman; Alina...
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.Elizabeth Pitcairn...
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Review: Shanghai Competition Day 1 Finals: Nancy Zhou and Yun Tang
By Laurie Niles: SHANGHAI -- The first night of finals at the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition highlighted a promising new piece for the violin by Chinese composer Qigang Chen...
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Interview with Composer Qigang Chen: 'La Joie de la souffrance' Violin Concerto
By Laurie Niles: SHANGHAI -- Of all the instruments, the violin has perhaps the widest capacity to express human emotion, said France-based Chinese composer Qigang Chen. "The violin's expressive...
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