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The Quest for a Quality Fractional Instrument: Reviewing Shar's New York Phil...
By Laurie Niles: As a longtime violin teacher, I have become somewhat obsessed with procuring decent fractional-sized instruments for my youngest students. The quest for excellence in fractional...
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Because of COVID-19... The Impact of the Pandemic on My Music School Experience
By Stacey Sharpe: Lets set the stage. It was the first week of March 2020. I walked onto the stage to perform the third movement of Mendelssohns Violin Concerto and it could not have been any worse....
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V.com weekend vote: Do you put your bow thumb on the leather, or 'in the...
By Laurie Niles: An interesting discussion came up this week on the Violinist.com discussion board, about where to place the thumb on the bow. Do you place it actually on the thumb leather, or below...
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Paganini's 24th Caprice - Inspiring Composers for 200 Years
By Michael Brittan: There is something to be said for old technology. Take our landline phone, for example. The handsets must be all of twenty years old. Although their screens are fading and the...
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How We Breathe Matters!
By Stephen Brivati: What is the one topic almost never discussed by violinists that is the essence of being alive? Breathing! Recently I have been undergoing a life-changing process which I will now...
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Interview with Violinist Augustin Hadelich: Bach Sonatas and Partitas
By Laurie Niles: I'm continually moved by the artistry, attention to detail and sheer beauty in Augustin Hadelich's violin playing, so when I learned he was releasing a recording of the entire J.S....
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Violin Practice: Using Both Hands to Connect the Technical and the Musical
By Paul Stein: Mutual enrichment, when both hands encourage each other, is a mainstay of violin playing. Nothing stays still in music, so it's essential to be alert to the pace and the direction of...
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Juilliard Announces 2021 Starling-DeLay Violin Symposium Details
By Laurie Niles: The Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies, typically a five-day celebration of violin performance and teaching that takes place biennially at New York's Juilliard School, will...
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V.com weekend vote: Have you ever taken a hiatus from violin practice and...
By Laurie Niles: This week violinist Hilary Hahn revealed something that really made me think: "Between September 2019 and December 2020, I took a total of a year off from practicing," she wrote Monday...
View ArticleLivestream: Watch Violinist Aisslinn Nosky Perform Baroque Favorites
By Laurie Niles: Watch below: one of today's finest Baroque violinists, Aisslinn Nosky, performs works by Handel, Vivaldi, Bach, Corelli, Telemann and Schmeltzer, in collaboration with viola de gamba...
View ArticleMenuhin Violin Competition Richmond 2021 Begins This Week with First Round
By Laurie Niles: The first round of the virtual Menuhin Violin Competition is under way this week, and it is providing some compelling listening! The Junior First Rounds started yesterday and will...
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Junior Semi-Finalists Named in 2021 Menuhin Violin Competition
By Laurie Niles: Congratulations to the 10 Junior Semi-Finalists announced Tuesday in the Menuhin Violin Competition, which held its virtual First Round for 22 Juniors Competitors (ages 15 and under)...
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For the Record, Op. 153: James Ehnes' Ysaÿe: Boulanger Legacy; Ensemble Diderot
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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Senior Semi-Finalists Named in 2021 Menuhin Violin Competition
By Laurie Niles: Congratulations to the nine Senior Semi-Finalists announced Tuesday in the Menuhin Violin Competition, which held its virtual First Round for 22 Junior Competitors (ages 15 and under)...
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2020 Shanghai Violin Competition Names 36 Contestants and Relaunches after...
By Laurie Niles: The Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition has announced 36 contestants that will participate in its delayed 2020 edition, which is now scheduled to begin online this...
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V.com weekend vote: Can you speak, or sing, while playing?
By Laurie Niles: Can you sing, or speak, while playing your instrument? String players have the freedom to use our voices, since we don't have to use them to blow into, say, a trumpet or flute. But...
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Violin Practice: A Little Instant-Gratification Goes a Long Way
By Stephen Brivati: The great psycho-linguist George Lakoff once said something to the effect that any time he came across anything that was regarded as common sense he knew there was something to be...
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Klezmer Fidl Blog: Klezmer Violin Ornamentation
By Steven Greenman: Dear String Friends and Enthusiasts, Thank you for your interest and kind comments regarding the first posting of my Klezmer Fidl Blog! This means a lot to me as teaching,...
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How Good Bow Distribution Can Free the Bow Arm
By Paul Stein: Watching the string players in an orchestra manage the exact movement of their bows is a beautiful sight. The bows travel great distances, followed by sudden shifts from the frog to the...
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For the Record, Op. 154: Vadim Gluzman's Beethoven/Schnittke; Alina...
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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