The Top Stories of 2014 on Violinist.com

Written by Laurie Niles
Published: January 1, 2015 at 5:04 AM [UTC]

What a year! A lot happened in 2014: a stolen Strad, international competitions, new difficulties in air travel, and our every-day efforts to improve the art of violin in our own lives and in the world. At Violinist.com we covered a lot of events, interviewed many people, posted many stories and remembered those who have passed away. Here are the top events, interviews and stories of 2014:

EVENTS from 2014

• Menuhin Competition in March in Austin, Texas
• The Primrose International Viola Competition in June in Los Angeles
• 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in Sept.
• 2014 Violin Society of America Convention and Competition in Sept.

In March, we also celebrated the publication of our first book, The Violinist.com Interviews: Volume 1, by Violinist.com editor Laurie Niles.

2014 INTERVIEWS

• Frank Almond, on the "Lipinski" Strad Theft and Recovery
• Nigel Armstrong
• Gordon Back and the history of the Mehuhin Competition
• Terry Borman, violin maker
• Jinjoo Cho, 2014 Indianapolis Gold Medal Laureate
• The Clemens Quartet
• Rennosuke Fukuda, Menuhin Competition Junior Division winner
• Ilya Gringolts: Paganini 24 Caprices
• Jason Hurwitz: Fiddler on the Roof, Then and Now
• Daishin Kashimoto, Concertmaster of Berlin Philharmonic
• Jennifer Koh
• Alexander Markov
• Midori -- Part 1: Performing, Recording and Global Outreach and Part 2: Teaching
• Stephen Waarts, Menuhin Competition Senior Division winner
• Anne Akiko Meyers, on the "Four Seasons"
• Aisslinn Nosky
• Philippe Quint: The Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
• Aaron Rosand -- Part 1 and Part 2
• Jonah Sirota of The Chiara String Quartet
• Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
• Lindsey Stirling
• Samuel Thompson
• Time for Three
• Martha Yasuda: Duet Arrangements of Suzuki Books 1-8 and More
• Zhanbo Zheng
• Kevin Zhu, former Menuhin Competition winner

...and the one where I get interviewed: Radio Interview with Laurie Niles

IN MEMORIUM:

• David Nadien (1926-2014)
• William Salchow, Bow Maker (1926-2014)
• Stephen Clapp, Juilliard Dean Emeritus (1939-2014)
• Lorin Maazel, Conductor, Violinist and Composer (1930-2014)

OTHER TOP POSTS of 2014 on VIOLINIST.COM

1. Time for Three Violinists Denied on U.S. Airways Flight
2. Air Travel with your Violin and Bow: Getting the Documents You Need
3. Joshua Bell at an orchestra audition?
4. Stolen 'Lipinski' Strad Found in a Suitcase in Attic, Bridge Still Standing
5. Discovering the Heifetz-Handel-Halvorsen for Two Violins
6. The Science and Art of Practicing: with Molly Gebrian and Shelly Tramposh
7. Joyce DiDonato: Four Truths for Young Artists
8. Top Modern Violin Makers Honored in the 2014 Violin Society of America Competition
9. How Giora Schmidt found his modern violin
10. High-Tech Exercises for Viola and Violin: Eun Hwan Bai Says, Stretch Your Limits!

Thank you for joining us in 2014, and we look forward to another wonderful year with you in 2015!

Tweet