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 ...

Back in the late 20th century, when I was young, there was a weekly show on television called "American Bandstand," on which ...

Violinist Nemanja Radulovic. Photo by Misha Obradovic.

I'm an adult amateur violinist living in the Washington DC area. I enjoy orchestral playing, chamber music, and being a pit musician, in addition to working on the solo repertoire. I've done some ...

October 31, 2024, 12:15 AM · The music of Saint-Saëns has inspired a new theme park ride in The Netherlands. Just in time for Halloween, Efteling today has opened its new haunted house ride, Danse ...

October 29, 2024, 12:49 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.

I am a clarinetist who runs CAYO ((Cuban American Youth Orchestra), a Minneapolis-based non-profit organization dedicated to US-Cuba cultural diplomacy. We run 3-4 programs a year in Cuba for students ...

Oh my aching muscles! I just had one of those weeks with a lot of playing, then two performances in one day of a concert that ...

October 25, 2024, 4:04 PM · Want to get some positive vibes going on Election Day in the United States? Consider bringing your instrument to a polling location and making some live music - you can ...

Although I am not really a violin player,(I'm a clavichord and harpsichord player)I run a violin restoration workshop, called Taylor's Fine Violins, out of my house in Redlands. I have invested buying ...