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Self-care for Studio Teachers: Some Tips
By Susanna Klein: The year 2020 is stretching all of us to the limit. Political turmoil combined with online teaching have made me feel as if taking part in a very strange and macabre experiment....
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Missing Live Music: the Isolation in Virtual Music-Making
By Laurie Niles: I miss live music. I do value the virtual and recorded music that I can still access -- through my various devices and a few good speakers. And of course, I have continued to "make...
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Black Violin, Augustin Hadelich, Richard O'Neill nominated for 2021 Grammys
By Laurie Niles: Congratulations to violinist Augustin Hadelich, violist Richard O'Neill, the group Black Violin, as well as all the nominees announced Tuesday for the Recording Academy's 63nd Grammy...
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Orchestra Playing: Flying as One with the Flock
By Paul Stein: An interesting phenomenon happened to my technique when I first started playing in an orchestra. The cohesion and cushion from my section, supplemented by the conductor and all the...
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V.com weekend vote: What musical event will you most miss this season?
By Laurie Niles: As I started thinking about turning the calendar page, I realized that this December looks entirely different than any December I've ever experienced. There are no live musical events...
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Remembering Violinist Camilla Wicks (1928-2020)
By Laurie Niles: Violinist Camilla Wicks has died at age 92, and violinists around the world are remembering her artistry as well as her soloist career, which reached its peak in the decade following...
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The 2020 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 gear, books, recordings, and other offerings from violinists...
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The Well Aging Fiddler - Closed Christmas Eve
By Michael Kennedy: All of this really happened. With the pandemic raging even more than any of us imagined, with the darkness of winter tossing long shadows on the streets at three in the afternoon,...
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For the Record, Op. 140: Charlie Siem; Alexandra Conunova; Michael Barenboim;...
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: Are you playing more than you listen to violin music, or...
By Laurie Niles: At one point in the past, I was playing so many rehearsals, gigs, etc. that I barely had time to listen to violin-related music. In fact, I reached a point of saturation, where I did...
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Vibrating With Zero Tension in the Wrist and Elbow
By Paul Stein: A few weeks ago, a tiny thought came up while I was vibrating with the fourth finger. It was simply that, rather than be focused on the finger itself, all I needed to do was shake any...
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U.S.-China Festival Celebrates Music and Cultural Influence of Beethoven
By Laurie Niles: Composer Ludwig van Beethoven's birthday -- 250 years ago this week -- has inspired an entire year of celebrations around the world, with recordings of his works, special concerts,...
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Violin/Viola Maintenance Checklist for Mid-Pandemic Instrument Health
By Laurie Niles: With music-related routines disrupted this year, you might have missed some of your normal cues for maintaining your instrument. Nonetheless, you need to take care of your fiddle! I've...
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For the Record, Op. 141: Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun; Yo-Yo Ma
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: Which is your favorite Beethoven Symphony?
By Laurie Niles: Which is your favorite Beethoven Symphony? This question is a little like "Which is your favorite child?" What, pick one? I love them all, and for different reasons. There is of course...
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A Holiday ABC: Ariel Quartet, Babka, and Chanukah
By Diana Skinner: Three of my favorite things will unite Sunday, December 13 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time: The Ariel Quartet, Chanukah, and Chocolate Babka. Packaged as a "delicious and musical...
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Yee Composition Competition at Virginia Tech
By Paul Deck: Are you a composer? Would you like to earn a commission for your work? My colleague, Dr. Gordon T. Yee, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Virginia Tech, has created the first annual Yee...
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A Tale of Two Yehudis
By Paul Stein: Ive always been fascinated by the way Yehudi Menuhin evolved as an artist, starting with mastery and maturity from a very early age. He was eleven when he made his debut in Paris, and...
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Interview with Hilary Hahn: New DeepMusic.ai Project Pairs Composers'...
By Laurie Niles: Artificial intelligence, or "AI," has made its way into many corners of our lives - from GPS, to autocorrect, to "Alexa, play something I'd like!" But what does that mean for the...
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TwoSet Violin Takes a Break for Health Reasons
By Laurie Niles: Earlier this week TwoSet Violin's Eddy Chen announced via YouTube that his partner in comedy, Brett Yang, has been feeling unwell and that as a result, the two will take a break from...
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