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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It's all about connecting generations at this year's <a href=" Shore Chamber Music Festival (NSCMF), with young stars 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 ...

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 ...

What are the Parts of a Violin? The violin is a stringed instrument, played with a bow. It is the "soprano" voice of the orchestra, and one of the world's most popular and enduring instruments. Please ...

I am a luthier specializing in violas. I have - or had - my violas played in the Gewandhaus Leipzig (Immo Schaar and Konrad Lepetit), Royal Phil Orchestra, with about 20 principals in 6 Continents.

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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 ...

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