The <a href=" Oliveira International Violin Competition (EOIVC) announced today that the following four competitors have ...

In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable ...

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

Playing on an instrument that is highly prone to losing its pitch, we string players must tune our violins, violas, cellos ...

In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable ...

The 2026 <a href=" Oliveira International Violin Competition (EOIVC) officially begins Thursday at Lynn University in Boca ...

Eight violinists have been named semi-finalists in the <a href=" Oliveira International Violin Competition, which started on ...

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 ...

The beginner has two options, either to rent an instrument or make a purchase. While violin rental may be viewed by some as an opportunity to grow acclimated to the instrument, be aware that these are ...

Which violin strings are the best? There are no one-size-fits-all answers. Each violin reacts differently to different brands of strings. One type of string may sound amazing on one instruments but ...

If you are new to the violin, you might be tempted to buy one of the low-priced violins advertised all over the Internet – by low-priced I mean anything under about $300. Don't do it. Having a cheap ...

Violinist.com editor Laurie Niles' coverage of the biennial symposium for advanced violin pedagogy, held at The Juilliard School in New York. Coverage below includes the 2007-2025 events. This week at ...