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

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 ...

I have been an amateur violinist since the 1960's (violist since 1980) and have played in many, many orchestras first in Cambridge (UK), later in London and most recently in Maidstone where I was ...

I am a modern violinist steeped in the world of modern string playing - so when the opportunity came up in 2024 to do a period recording of the two Mozart violin and viola duets, I was excited. And ...

My day job has never been music. As far as the music goes, I'm on an increasingly long sabbatical from an excellent semi-pro orchestra, but enjoying the resulting chance to practice and study solo ...

Some 100,000 scores by Arnold Schoenberg were lost in the Palisades fire last week in Los Angeles. The fire destroyed the ...

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

January 14, 2025, 10:08 PM · People are shy about asking for help, but they certainly need it right now. I have assembled this list of fundraisers for orchestral musicians, string players and teachers ...

Violinist Catherine Cosbey leads a varied career as a chamber musician and educator. She has been a member of the Cavani String Quartet since 2019, and has performed with the Cecilia String Quartet ...