What is your favorite orchestra these days, and has that changed in over time? And what makes it your favorite orchestra? And ...

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The seasoned symphony musician knows one thing for sure: that if a symphony or concerto ends "fast and loud," the audience ...

August 22, 2025, 12:25 PM · After returning to the concert stage in February, violinist Hilary Hahn has cancelled all of her performances through November, as she continues her recovery from a double ...

Happy Mother's Day! I thought it would be fun to do a mother-related vote, and so here it goes: Does/Did your mother play a ...

January 18, 2023, 3:40 AM · [Please see also the second blog post on 27 Sets of Violin Strings Compared] Last year, I became addicted to buying new sets of strings for investigating how they fit my ...

May 11, 2026, 2:44 PM · Congratulations to the winners in the 53rd annual Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, in which 59 ensembles from around the world competed last weekend (May 8-10) at the ...

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

Spanish violinist <a href=" Dueñas was a dynamo, clearly in her element performing Erich Korngold's made-in-Hollywood Violin ...

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The Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City has a new name: it now will be known as the <a href=" and Joel Peterson School of ...