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Happy Birthday, Samuel Barber -- Curtis Institute of Music pays tribute

By Laurie Niles: Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Samuel Barber, and his alma mater, the Curtis Institute, has been celebrating the late composer with a series of concerts al[...]

Ysaye the 6 sonates

By Bram Heemskerk: Here the score of the 6 sonates opus 27 of Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931)

International Klezmer Festival Fürth 2010

By Juergen L. Hemm: Saturday and Sunday, I attended some workshops held as part of the International Klezmer Festival Fürth. They took place in the town's music school, right in the middle of what us[...]

Why I Love Bach A Minor Concerto 2nd. mvt

By Anna Meyer: The Bach A Minor concerto is a very special concerto to me. It's one of the best pieces I have ever played and it's also the first major concerto I worked on. I love all 3 mvt. but the [...]

V.com weekend vote: Have you ever been to a summer music camp?

By The Weekend Vote: It's time to apply to summer music camps and festivals, and as my students send out their applications, I'm getting nostalgic about my childhood days at music camp. My camp memori[...]

Violinist.com interview with Simon Fischer

By Laurie Niles: Violin playing is a basic matter of proportion and balance. Hah! With all the bowings, fingerings, pitch, tone, rhythm, phrasing and sheer agony that goes into it, just how does one b[...]