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 ...

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

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, ...

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

October 8, 2025, 3:48 PM · Canadian violinist Timothy Chooi has been awarded the use of the 1714 "Dolphin" Stradivari violin, loaned to him earlier this month by the Tokyo-based Nippon Music ...

These days the best place to find world-class violinist <a href=" Gluzman just might be in the mountains of Colorado. Last ...

February 7, 2026, 6:08 PM · Violinist Hilary Hahn announced on her social media platforms that she will "shortly return to the stage" after surgery to replace a cervical spinal disc. Violinist Hilary ...

July 14, 2025, 12:00 PM · On Monday the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) announced that its 12th Quadrennial Competition will take place Sept. 17 – Oct. 4, 2026. Applications ...

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 ...

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