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October 3, 2025, 3:42 PM · On Monday I was invited on a "hard hat tour" of the Colburn School's new 1,100-seat concert hall that is currently under construction, located in downtown Los Angeles just ...

June 26, 2025, 12:16 AM · Beyond his lifetime achievements and place of honor in the world of classical music, superstar violinist Itzhak Perlman, 79, is known for...well, his comic delivery.

February 14, 2018, 11:49 AM · This year's Sphinx Competition winner Rubén Rengel, 22, grew up in a home filled with music - Venezuelan music, that is. "I started kind of young, because my dad is a ...

April 8, 2026, 12:29 AM · 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. Click on ...

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

November 9, 2025, 3:11 PM · Congratulations to the nominees announced Friday for the Recording Academy's 2026 Grammy Awards, which will be presented Feb. 1., at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

We've heard the horror stories: a violin soloist forced to miss a flight - and to miss a concert appearance - because the ...

Learning to sight read music takes a long time - and even an element of devil-may-care risk. It's rather complex. First, one ...

July 1, 2026, 11:28 AM · 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. Click on ...

March 12, 2026, 5:39 PM · What an honor it is, to try the beautifully crafted, brand-new violins and bows featured this week at the Contemporary American Violin Makers Exhibition and Sale by Metzler ...

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 you keep track of your ...