The Utah violinist who was detained for 17 days by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spoke at length on Friday ...

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

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony - eye roll. How many times have I heard this piece? Played it? Written about it? Enough times to wonder if I really need to hear it again. Yet on Saturday night the music ...

This blog is the follow-up to the one entitled <a href=" Fitness for the Aging Violinist, which discussed how violinists ...

Ahh, the lovely Hollywood Bowl on a torrid evening in late summer. A picnic, a light breeze, the sun setting over the hill - and music. Listening to the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform Tuesday night ...

Music can do so many things. Inspire. Heal. Move us to be courageous. It can make us laugh, dance, and sing. And, as I’ve recently realized through <a href=" Torke’s newest composition, it can allow ...

I'm a violinist who's been playing for 12 years studying at Southern Methodist University for my Master's degree under Alexander Sitkovetsky. I earned my BM at the University of North Texas under the ...

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 started violin lessons and piano lessons at the age of 5. When I left home for college in 1983, I kept up with piano as a staff accompanist in the Music Department at Hope College, and as a jazz ...

Bruce Berg is Professor Emeritus of Violin Baylor University. He earned his BS, MM, and DMA degrees from The Juilliard school studying with Ivan Galamian, Paul Makanowitsky, and Dorothy Delay.