ViolinFest

  • Albums of the Week /

    Two Views on Paganini

    New recordings offer two different approaches to Paganini’s fiendishly difficult Caprices  – one by the young German violinist Julia Fischer, and the other by the New York violnist P... Sep 16, 2010

    Two Views on Paganini
  • Top 5 @ 105 /

    Top Five Famous (and Infamous) Violins

    Antonio Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù built creations that can eclipse their fiddlers in sheer stardom. Men will scheme, steal and pay large fortunes to behold these violins’ aural fruits.

    Sep 14, 2010

    Top Five Famous (and Infamous) Violins
  • WQXR Features /

    Instruments of Murder

    Why does the violin world provide such rich fodder for crime writers? Behind the fictional world of legendary instruments and the characters who deal them, steal them, and even kill for them.

    Sep 14, 2010

    Instruments of Murder
  • Vintage Violins /

    Menuhin, Grumiaux and Heifetz

    Every Monday in September, WQXR presents chamber works from an earlier generation of violin masters. Tonight's installment features classic performances by Yehudi Menuhin, Arthur Grum... Sep 13, 2010

    Menuhin, Grumiaux and Heifetz
  • WQXR Editorial /

    Wanna Play?

    As our month-long ViolinFest proceeds on WQXR, I’ve been reading about the violin, and talking with some violinists and other violin experts. Curiously for me, though, learning abo... Sep 13, 2010

    Wanna Play?
  • Symphony Hall /

    The British Invasion

    As ViolinFest continues on WQXR, Symphony Hall this week is featuring works written exclusively for strings. Tonight, we turn our attention to British composers, with works by Vaughan... Sep 10, 2010

    The British Invasion
  • Symphony Hall /

    American Minimalists

    As ViolinFest continues on WQXR, Symphony Hall this week is featuring works written exclusively for strings. Tonight spotlights two American composers who got their start as minimalis... Sep 9, 2010

    American Minimalists