"Are things getting better?" A well-meaning young student asked me this question, referring to January fires that burned down ...

Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists ...

How many of you have heard again and again from people you meet, "Oh, I wish I hadn’t stopped playing"? The truth is that ...

I've always wanted to go to Cremona, Italy - birthplace of the great violin maker Antonio Stradivarius (1644-1737). It's a ...

When your bridge starts leaning this way or that, do you adjust it yourself, or do you take it to the shop? The bridge of a violin - that decorative-looking piece of wood that supports the strings - ...

I am Cho-Liang Lin, a violinist, educator, and advocate for classical music. My journey with the violin began at the age of five in Taiwan, leading me to study at The Juilliard School 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 ...