The 20-Year Evolution of Yamaha’s Silent Violin

By Patrick Sullivan It hardly made a sound when it entered the Japanese market 20 years ago. But when Yamaha’s Silent Violin came to America, things got noisy. Yamaha poured some two years and a lot of technical expertise into…

Elisa Citterio

Meet Elisa Citterio: Tafelmusik’s New Music Director

Toronto-based Baroque orchestra and chamber choir Tafelmusik is preparing for a huge change: its first new music director in 35 years. After a remarkable run with violinist Jeanne Lamon, the ensemble is poised to welcome Italian violinist Elisa Citterio as…


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Scroggins & Rose

Strings Sessions Presents: Scroggins & Rose

Violin-mandolin duo Scroggins & Rose, made up of violinist Alisa Rose and mandolinist Tristan Scroggins, stopped by the Strings studio to share some tunes off of their latest Baroque-meets-bluegrass album Grana. Watch the pair perform “Wyoming” and the album’s title…

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter Wows with Dvorak at the Proms

By Inge Kjemtrup Diva. There is really no other word to describe the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, whose perfectionist playing, glamorous style, and commanding presence inspires the kind of devotion usually reserved for operatic stars like Renée Fleming (who has also…


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Cellist Matt Haimovitz

Strings Sessions Presents: Matt Haimovitz

Cellist Matt Haimovitz stopped by the Strings studio to perform three pieces. His partner of choice for his solo rep was a a three-century-old Grancino that the Quebec-based Canimex Inc. agreed to lend him while his 1710 “Matteo” Goffriller cello…

Singapore Violin Competition

Singapore Violin Competition Deadline Approaching

The triennial Singapore International Violin Competition is accepting applications for its second-ever event, with a deadline of September 30. The jury will pre-screen submitted recordings through a blind-listening process, and the live rounds, all of which are open to the…

Luis and Clark: The Sage Choice for College

Sponsored Story by Luis and Clark The $10,000 to $25,000 range is often cited as the price point to start getting high quality craftsmanship and tone from an instrument. This is the price range frequently suggested to serious students in…


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Strings Sessions Presents: Hanneke Cassel Band

The Hanneke Cassel Band, made up of fiddler Hanneke Cassel, cellist, Mike Block, and guitarist Christopher Lewis, stopped by the Strings studio for a recent Strings Session. Watch the trio perform “Passing Place/Silver Special,” an original reel composed by Cassel…

Charm from the Chineke! Orchestra at the BBC Proms

By Inge Kjemtrup Two years ago, double-bass player Chi-chi Nwanoku—a founder-member of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, teacher, and chamber musician—realized a dream. In 2015, this distinguished British performer, the daughter of Nigerian and Irish parents, launched an…


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Win An Instrument, Give An Opportunity!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. Enter to win a La Scala violin outfit from Johnson String Instrument and Eastman Strings! For every La Scala instrument purchased, Eastman Strings donates one comparable instrument to the Johnson String Project for a student in…


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