Congratulations to the nominees announced Friday for the Recording Academy's 2026 Grammy Awards, which will be presented Feb.

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November 6, 2025, 2:03 PM · 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 ...

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

On Thursday the Elevar Foundation announced 20 violinists who were selected to participate in the Preliminary Round of the <a ...

This week Pirastro announced its newest strings for double bass: Perpetual 'Stark.' "Mainly developed for pizzicato, the new ...

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

I've been teaching violin for more than 25 years and many of my students have been complete beginners. What teaching beginners has taught me is that the first steps on the violin are never just about ...

A few weeks ago I was visiting the violin shop to get my bow re-haired, and they asked if I wanted to have my violin checked.

October 18, 2025, 6:47 AM · Has it ever happened to you that you could hardly control your bow in a concert or some other challenging situation? That you tried to fight the bow's shaking by holding it ...