What an honor it is, to try the beautifully crafted, brand-new violins and bows featured this week at the <a href=" American Violin Makers Exhibition and Sale by <a href=" Violin Shop in Glendale, ...

In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world. Click on the highlighted links to ...

Maybe you've seen it: it's a short clip of the famous young actor Timothée Chalamet trashing ballet and opera, saying quite unequivocally that "no one cares any more" about these art forms. I mean, ...

One of the most interesting things about last week's ASTA/SAA Conference (for the <a href=" String Teachers Association (ASTA ...

On February 6, I had the pleasure of attending the premiere of the documentary film <a href=" Lara at the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The film, by world-class violinist <a href=" ...

Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your ...

How do you get to the future? Practice, practice, practice! This is an idea that <a href=" Laing explored in his opening keynote address to the thousands of teachers, students and string industry ...

In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world. Click on the highlighted links to ...

String teachers from all over the Americas are gathering this week in San Francisco for a conference of two of the profession's largest associations: the <a href=" String Teachers Association (ASTA) ...

February 17, 2026, 1:08 PM · In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world. Click ...

“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 ...