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Category Archives: Members Articles
Violinist Hilary Hahn cancels all performances for six weeks
Join the forum discussion on this postViolinist Hilary Hahn cancels all performances for six weeks The star performer is suffering from an inflamed muscle Hilary Hahn has been forced to withdraw from all of her appearances over the next six … Continue reading
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Is There Such A Thing As Natural Talent?
Join the forum discussion on this postIs There Such A Thing As Natural Talent? When it comes to innate talent, we often hold conflicting ideas. On one hand, we’re told that we can be anything we want to be if … Continue reading
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Woman quits career in NY to make violins in Mass.
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom the Washington Times: CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) – Lots of people harbor dreams but never follow through on them. Rosemary Clancy’s was to craft violins by hand. She was 42 years old when she … Continue reading
‘Star-Spangled Banner’ author may have been tone deaf
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom the Chicago Tribune: By Jeffrey B. Roth Reuter GETTYSBURG Pa. – The author of the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which will ring out at thousands of baseball games and parades across the United States … Continue reading
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Musicians are probably smarter…
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom The Huffington Post: Musicians Are Probably Smarter Than the Rest of Us Want to keep your mind healthy and sharp throughout your life? Pick up an instrument. A new study found that musicians … Continue reading
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Kreutzer Stradivarius violin fails to sell at auction
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom The Strad magazine: The instrument has been valued at between $7.5m and $10m The ‘Kreutzer’ Stradivarius, due to be auctioned by Christie’s in a sealed bidding process on 18 June, has failed to … Continue reading
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U.S. Man Pleads Guilty in Case of Stolen Stradivarius Violin
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom the Wall Street Journal: MILWAUKEE—A U.S. man pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing the stun gun used to rob an orchestra concertmaster of a $5 million Stradivarius violin. Universal K. Allah, 36, faces a … Continue reading
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$250,000 violin gets virtuosos bumped from airline flight, prompts viral video
Join the forum discussion on this postfrom CNN.com (CNN) — It’s a good thing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart doesn’t have an Internet connection. If he could see what happened to Zachary De Pue this week, he might turn over in his … Continue reading
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Stradivarius violin found in closet could sell for $10 million
Join the forum discussion on this postfrom the Bangor Daily News: NEW YORK — A Stradivarius violin forgotten in a closet for decades and formerly owned by a reclusive U.S. heiress to a copper fortune could sell for as much … Continue reading
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Fiddlerman’s International Group Project – Gustav Holst’s “Thaxted” from The Planets Op.32 Jupiter
Details and files from this 2014 Fiddlerman Project below. We’ll be playing an arangment of “Thaxted” from within Gustav Holst’s – The Planets Op.32 Jupiter UPDATE: New deadline for me to receive your submission is Nov. 3rd. The Planets is … Continue reading
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