Grace Park gracefully slid her bow across the strings of her violin, sitting poised with a straight back between the other dozen violinists and the conductor before them. Her eyes darted from the ...
Manitowoc was the home of Guila Bustabo, once considered the “greatest woman violinist in the world,” according to an advertisement for one of her performances in the 1930s. Bustabo’s story begins ...
Holiday greetings from Violinist.com headquarters in Pasadena, Calif.! As 2025 comes to an end, I'm taking a little time to ...
Elli Choi of Tenafly, NJ earned Third Prize in Brussels, Belgium over the weekend at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, considered the most formidable violin competition in the world, not only for its ...
Marthe Adler dreams of making history as a great violinist. But in 1905 Germany, tradition and deep-seated prejudice against women musicians stand in her way. To make matters worse, her beloved father ...
World-renowned violinist and artist Damien Escobar attended a spring violin concert for Bronx students. Escobar was the special guest for the concert for the Bronx Continuous Learners, as they ...
"What are the odds," asks the incurably curious Tyler Cowen, "that the best chess player in the world has never played chess?" Is there a would-be Yo-Yo Ma out there who will never lay hands on a ...