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Violinist Gabriela Peña-Kim Named LA Phil Resident Fellow
By Laurie Niles: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced Monday that violinist Gabriela Peña-Kim has been selected as a fellow in the new LA Phil Resident Fellowship program.Violinist...
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The Engagement - The Beauty of a Vibrating String
By Paul Stein: Ive had my share of squeaky tones. The whistling open E string has made me more than once consider giving up the violin. There was one benefit to the bone-chilling, music-killing...
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Musicians Rally around Family of Violinist Who Died During Performance
By Laurie Niles: Members of the Symphony of Southeast Texas are rallying around the family of Yu Zhao Gu, 60, who suffered a heart attack and died during a performance last Saturday in Beaumont, Texas....
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V.com weekend vote: Should symphony orchestra concerts be more formal, or...
By Laurie Niles: I've certainly heard the complaint that symphony orchestra concerts can be intimidating to the newcomer, but is the answer to make concerts more casual, or to actually make them more...
View ArticleRachel Barton Pine: Young Students Thrive in Early Music and Baroque Ensembles
By Laurie Niles: With all the Baroque music that we teach beginning violinists, doesn't it make sense to teach them something about Baroque performance practice? Violinist Rachel Barton Pine thought...
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Three Centuries: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on the road
By Heather Kurzbauer: AMSTERDAM - Muziekgebouw aant IJ, Amsterdams 15-year-old architectural gem perched picturesquely on the capitals harbor, is a wonderful foil to Alice Tully Hall, the...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 267: James Ehnes; Itzhak Perlman; 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.James Ehnes. Photo...
View ArticleAndré Rieu Pledges 700 Tons Steel from Stage Set toward Notre Dame Restoration
By Laurie Niles: Popular violinist André Rieu is known for his lavish and larger-than-life stage sets; here's one thing to do with all that infrastructure, after the show is over: "Deeply shocked by...
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Violin Practice: The Discipline in Incremental Progress
By Laurie Niles: Lately I've been trying to get back into shape with my running, and it's reminding me how much discipline it takes to get back in shape with anything, violin included. Let me start...
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For the Record, Op. 83: Itamar Zorman; Roman Mints; Renaud Capuçon; Emerson...
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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Interview with Renaud Capuçon: Bach Sonatas, del Gesú Violins and Cinema Music
By Laurie Niles: When French violinist Renaud Capuçon listens to music, he listens to Bach. "I listen to Bach, much more than I play Bach. I listen to Bach all of the time," said Capuçon, speaking to...
View ArticleA new collection of fiddle tunes - The Lorry Driver's Lunch!
By Rupert Kirby: I have been busy over the last few months writing a collection of hornpipes, jigs, reels and other fiddle tunes that commenced with the first half a dozen written whilst going on...
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Rhythmic Potholes-Violinists Explore Phrasing
By Paul Stein: It starts so innocently and simply. One half note equals two quarters. The eighth notes just continue to blend into this mathematic formula. Sometimes triplets dont show up until Book...
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The Week in Reviews, Op. 268: Lisa Batiashvili; Daniel Hope; Jerusalem Quartet
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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For the Record, Op. 84: Rachel Podger; Ittai Shapira; Janet Sung; Mi-Sa Yang
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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The Four Seasons of New England -- Violinists Need Not Apply
By Scott Slapin: We just finished recording an album of viola quartets called The Seasons--- after the main piece on the program, the Four Seasons of New England. Bird calls in Spring (you don't have...
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V.com weekend vote: Who learns violin faster, adults or children?
By Laurie Niles: Children have open minds, and by their nature are quick to learn new ideas and skills. Adults have already achieved a level of coordination and can draw on experience and advanced...
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The Well Aging Fiddler: Into the Labyrinth of Learning the Violin
By Michael Kennedy: Have you ever been in a real labyrinth? I mean the real thing where you go to someones farm, pay a few dollars, and dive into a huge corn stalk maze. If not, give it a try but know...
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Dedicated: Beethoven's Op. 18 String Quartets
By Karen Allendoerfer: Many of us violinists, violists, and cellists have played quartets from Beethovens Op. 18. These quartets are early Beethoven, composed in Vienna while the string quartet as...
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Interview with Anne Akiko Meyers and Adam Schoenberg: 'Orchard in Fog' Violin...
By Laurie Niles: When violinist Anne Akiko Meyers started getting the music for a new violin concerto that she had commissioned from composer Adam Schoenberg, she was in for a rather major surprise....
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