I took close to two weeks mostly off over the holidays. I played a little here and there – enough to teach, or record something – but there were stretches of several days where I didn’t touch the ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Amateur player - retired, having earned living as an English teacher. I play in amateur orchestra, chamber music with friends, join in high school music.

I teach online. I have found this to be quite effective. By the way, I am a graduate of the Royal College of music and London University. You can learn about the way I teach and approach the violin by ...

Bruce Berg is Professor Emeritus of Violin Baylor University. He earned his BS, MM, and DMA degrees from The Juilliard school studying with Ivan Galamian, Paul Makanowitsky, and Dorothy Delay.

“Sords’s affecting playing of the gorgeous melodies, soaring into the stratosphere, was a perfect match [for Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy”]…he displayed his impressive technique and made the rousing ...

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

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