Laurie Niles: March 2017

V.com weekend vote: Do you practice standing up, or sitting down?

V.com weekend vote: Do you practice standing up, or sitting down?

Setting up my Yamaha Electric Violin, on a budget

Setting up my Yamaha Electric Violin, on a budget

Jascha Heifetz' Personal Items Up for Auction

Jascha Heifetz' Personal Items Up for Auction

The Week in Reviews, Op. 174: Anne Akiko Meyers, Philippe Quint, Benjamin Beilman

The Week in Reviews, Op. 174: Anne Akiko Meyers, Philippe Quint, Benjamin Beilman

Philippe Quint Remembers Dorothy DeLay on her Centennial

Philippe Quint Remembers Dorothy DeLay on her Centennial

V.com weekend vote: Is your chin rest on the side or center?

V.com weekend vote: Is your chin rest on the side or center?

Scenes from Chicago: Buildings, Art and Strads

Scenes from Chicago: Buildings, Art and Strads

Review: Rachel Barton Pine plays Mozart 5 - and Ernst 'Last Rose of Summer'

Review: Rachel Barton Pine plays Mozart 5 - and Ernst 'Last Rose of Summer'

The Week in Reviews, Op. 173: James Ehnes, Angelo Xiang Yu, Alexander Kerr

The Week in Reviews, Op. 173: James Ehnes, Angelo Xiang Yu, Alexander Kerr

Nathan Meltzer wins Windsor Festival International String Competition in U.K.

Nathan Meltzer wins Windsor Festival International String Competition in U.K.

V.com weekend vote: How many CDs are currently in your possession? and when is the last time you listened one?

V.com weekend vote: How many CDs are currently in your possession? and when is the last time you listened one?

For the Record, Op. 18: Takács Quartet: Complete Beethoven Quartets

For the Record, Op. 18: Takács Quartet: Complete Beethoven Quartets

CEO Deborah Borda to Leave LA Phil and Return to NY Phil

CEO Deborah Borda to Leave LA Phil and Return to NY Phil

New Children's Book Stars Joshua Bell: The Dance of the Violin

New Children's Book Stars Joshua Bell: The Dance of the Violin

The Week in Reviews, Op. 172: Arabella Steinbacher, Yevgeny Kutik, Leonidas Kavakos

The Week in Reviews, Op. 172: Arabella Steinbacher, Yevgeny Kutik, Leonidas Kavakos

LA Phil Violinist Vijay Gupta to Receive Bernstein Award

LA Phil Violinist Vijay Gupta to Receive Bernstein Award

American Musicians To Perform Works by Iranian Composers in Gesture of Welcome

American Musicians To Perform Works by Iranian Composers in Gesture of Welcome

V.com weekend vote: Do you use matching string sets?

V.com weekend vote: Do you use matching string sets?

For the Record, Op. 17: Jennifer Higdon's Viola Concerto; and 'All Things Majestic'

For the Record, Op. 17: Jennifer Higdon's Viola Concerto; and 'All Things Majestic'

How Suzuki Changed the Landscape

How Suzuki Changed the Landscape

Hear It and Play It: Singing with Your Instrument

Hear It and Play It: Singing with Your Instrument

The Week in Reviews, Op. 171: Maxim Vengerov, Leila Josefowicz, Leonidas Kavakos

The Week in Reviews, Op. 171: Maxim Vengerov, Leila Josefowicz, Leonidas Kavakos

V.com weekend vote: Should we encourage audience members to record and share live performances?

V.com weekend vote: Should we encourage audience members to record and share live performances?

For the Record, Op. 16: Grigory Kalinovsky plays Weinberg; Daniel Hope's 'For Seasons'

For the Record, Op. 16: Grigory Kalinovsky plays Weinberg; Daniel Hope's 'For Seasons'

Interview with Daniel Hope: Four Seasons, For Seasons

Interview with Daniel Hope: Four Seasons, For Seasons

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