January 18, 2023, 3:40 AM · [Please see also the second blog post on 27 Sets of Violin Strings Compared] Last year, I became addicted to buying new sets of strings for investigating how they fit my ...

May 11, 2026, 2:44 PM · Congratulations to the winners in the 53rd annual Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, in which 59 ensembles from around the world competed last weekend (May 8-10) at the ...

Happy Mother's Day! I thought it would be fun to do a mother-related vote, and so here it goes: Does/Did your mother play a ...

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The Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City has a new name: it now will be known as the <a href=" and Joel Peterson School of ...

Spanish violinist <a href=" Dueñas was a dynamo, clearly in her element performing Erich Korngold's made-in-Hollywood Violin ...

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On May 1, around 40 friends, colleagues and former students gathered at the Royal College of Music in London to celebrate the ...

November 7, 2017, 10:41 PM · The first time I picked up Nathan Milstein’s violin, three years ago, all I could think about was my shoulder rest. I had been toying for the past few days with the idea ...

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August 27, 2024, 3:45 PM · On Monday, users of the music notation software Finale experienced an unwelcome surprise: after 35 years, its development was abruptly discontinued. "Today, Finale is no ...

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