Laurie Niles: October 2015

V.com weekend vote: Did a parent attend your violin lessons for a period of time?

When Music Damages Your Hearing: a Cautionary Tale and Advice for Prevention

Master Class with Ray Chen

The Week in Reviews, Op. 104: Paul Huang, Lara St. John, Pinchas Zukerman

Luthiers Team Up to Create Viola to be Auctioned for Violinmaking Scholarships

V.com weekend vote: Are any of us really tempted to throw our violins out the window?

Eliminating Pain with the Alexander Technique, with Wendy Waggener

The Week in Reviews, Op. 103: Isabelle Faust, Gil Shaham, Jinjoo Cho

Augustin Hadelich Wins Inaugural Warner Music Prize

V.com weekend vote: Does it work to have more than one teacher at a time?

Letter said to be written by Mozart sells for $217,000

University of Michigan Announces M-Prize International Chamber Competition, with $100,000 Grand Prize

The Week in Reviews, Op. 102: Vilde Frang, Renaud Capucon, James Ehnes

Vuillaume played by Josef Špacek seized by Russian customs officials

Student, Have Patience With Yourself

Sergei Dogadin wins first prize in the 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover

V.com weekend vote: Have you ever played on a scordatura (cross-tuned) instrument?

Rachel Barton Pine's Love Affair with the Viola d'Amore

Six Finalists announced in the 9th Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Hannover

The Week in Reviews, Op. 101: Philippe Quint, Anne Akiko Meyers, Kenneth Renshaw

12 Semi-Finalists Named in the 9th Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition, Hannover

British Violinist Leia Zhu, 8, Keeps Winning, as 'Youngest Ever.'

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