Weekend Journal

March 20, 2021
Weekend Journal

Weekend vote: Have you ever auditioned for an orchestra?

With orchestras revving back up, auditions may be just around the corner - what are you experiences with auditions?

Hear It and Play It: Singing with Your Instrument

It helps to connect what you play with what you hear: to listen to music and to internalize it. If you can sing it, whistle it, or carry it around as an 'ear worm,' all the better. By Laurie Niles, from our archives.

Kirov Academy Podcast: Emil Chudnovsky Interviews V.com's Laurie Niles

Violinist Emil Chudnovsky interviews V.com's Laurie Niles about the intersection of Internet and classical music, the early days of the Violinist.com, and what the future might look like for today's violinists. From Friday's Kirov Academy of Washington DC's Classical Music Podcast.

Sponsor Spotlight: Juilliard's Starling-DeLay Symposium
Starling-DeLay will take place online this year, June 22-25, 2021. Apply now for this 4-day online seminar for professional violinists, teachers, post-graduate, and college students. Participants observe all master classes, attend recitals, and participate in workshops designed to help teachers refine their pedagogical skills.

Violin Technique: Straightening a Concave Wrist

Ahhh, the pesky concave wrist problem! Here are some images and ideas to help violinists who need to straighten out a persistently crooked left wrist. By Paul Stein.

For the Record, Op. 149

New recordings:

Violinist Laure Chan releases a 'Tribute to Bach' featuring music by the composer as well as her own compositions, which weave quotes from Bach's music into contemporary styles.

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