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

It takes some 300 hours to hand-craft a violin - if everything goes to plan. "...and of course, it never goes to plan!" said ...

One interesting thing about classical music is that we continue to play things that people played hundreds of years ago, and ...

On Monday the <a href=" Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) announced the appointment of German-born conductor-composer <a href=" Pintscher as its next Music Director, starting in the 2027-28 season with ...

August 3, 2026, 1:52 AM · One nice thing about violins is that they come in a lot of sizes. A four-year-old who begins piano lessons will have to wait for years until his or her hand grows large ...

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

July 25, 2026, 7:20 PM · This week the German-based string company Pirastro announced the release of a string set aimed at affordability, selecting some of its most popular strings for set that ...

July 22, 2026, 2:35 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. Click on ...

July 31, 2026, 9:46 PM · With this week's release by Interlochen Center for the Arts of an exhaustive, 97-page report documenting reported sexual abuse at its educational institution in the past, the ...

July 22, 2026, 5:02 PM · With global inflation pushing the price of strings higher and higher industry-wide, Pirastro has selected from its most popular strings to offer a new violin string set that ...