Author Archives: Fiddlerman

Britain’s Got Talent violinist apologises for playing along to track by Bond A violinist on Britain’s Got Talent has apologised after playing along to a track by the all-female electric string quartet Bond on the UK TV show. Bond member … Continue reading →

Members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will present a protest to the embattled Brazilian conductor, Roberto Minczuk, who has sacked half his orchestra. They will not, however, jeopardise his concert. Here’s a cautious statement, just in, from the Musicians’ … Continue reading →

Vienna showcases violin heritage Exhibition at Kunsthistorisches Museum explores 19th-century string tradition A new exhibition at Vienna’s Kunsthistoriches Museum explores the flourishing of violin playing, teaching and making in the Austrian capital during the 19th century. The exhibition, ‘Heaven is … Continue reading →

Join the forum discussion on this postFiddlerman will be giving away the 99 dollar test violin on Saturday the 11th of June at 1PM. The drawing will be aired live on Fiddlerman TV Many of Fiddlermans guests and members have … Continue reading →

Musicians in Norfolk, UK, will join forces with players from Serbia and Germany Norfolk County Council has won a €200,000 grant from the European Union Education, Audiovisual and Culture fund to set up a new international youth orchestra, according to … Continue reading →

Sydney Opera House concert breaks YouTube record for most-watched concert. The finale concert of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra on 20 March clocked up 33m views on the video-sharing website. The event at Sydney Opera House drew more than three times … Continue reading →

Join the forum discussion on this postBook publisher Thomas Nelson put this out on the wire on Thursday: A newly published book, The Band That Played On: The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic … Continue reading →

Cremonese lutherie and Neapolitan pizza battle for place on cultural heritage list Violin making in Cremona and the pizzas of Naples head up Italy’s shortlist of candidates for Unesco’s ‘intangible’ cultural heritage list, according to a report in the Guardian. … Continue reading →

Cremona, Italy CNN – For virtuoso violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, only one violin can truly give voice to her prodigious talents – her Stradivarius. And she likens playing it for the first time to meeting her soul mate.”It sounded the way … Continue reading →