We've heard the horror stories: a violin soloist forced to miss a flight - and to miss a concert appearance - because the ...

Learning to sight read music takes a long time - and even an element of devil-may-care risk. It's rather complex. First, one ...

Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists ...

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. Click on the highlighted links to ...

It's been about a year since Pirastro came out with its newest violin string set, the <a href=" Pirazzi Neo, and after living ...

Laurie Niles founded Violinist.com with her husband, Robert, in 1996. The website offered Laurie the perfect opportunity to blend her skills as a formally trained professional violinist and a former ...

Today the <a href=" School announced a new recording partnership called the Colburn Collection with the label <a href=" <a href=" is the U.S. flagship label for the Brussels-based <a href=" Music, ...

The concepts illustrated in this short paper have been expressed by fine teachers for many years. However, many players still struggle with incorrect posture and a lack of ease of playing. By ...

Chamber Music Festival has been on my radar for six years now, and its growth in both size and stature has been remarkable.

Success comes about when you set your own standards at a very high level. And you don't let someone else set those standards, ...

I'm an adult amateur violinist living in the Washington DC area. I enjoy orchestral playing, chamber music, and being a pit musician, in addition to working on the solo repertoire. I've done some ...

January 7, 2012, 2:16 PM · In a blind taste test, violinists can't tell the difference between old violins and new ones, according all the hype surrounding a recent study about player preferences ...