violinists

Discusses fingering, phrasing, technics and musical philosophy and includes a special chapter on the 5th Tchaikovsky International Competition.

A discussion of fingering, phrasing, technics and musical philosophy by wellknown violinists, violists, cellists, bassists, and others.

A discussion of fingering, phrasing, technics and musical philosophy with seven well-known musicians. Cumulative index of artists in books 1 -8.

Dancing electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling shares her unconventional journey. A classically trained musician gone rogue, Lindsey is an example of independent, millennial-defined success. After being voted off the set of America's Got Talent, she went on to amass more than ten million social media fans, record two full-length albums, release multiple hits with billions of YouTube views, and toured sold-out venues across the world. Lindsey is not afraid to be herself. In fact, it's her confidence and individuality that have propelled her into the spotlight. But the road hasn't been easy.

Explores the life and work of Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, a child from a Palestinian refugee camp who defied an occupying army, got an education, mastered the playing of an instrument, and started a school to teach Palestinian children how to sing and play music, hopefully changing their lives in the process.

"Seventeen-year-old Leda, clutching a suitcase and her father's cherished violin, leaves her small Italian village for a new home (and husband) halfway across the world in Argentina. Upon her arrival in Buenos Aires, Leda is shocked to find that her bridegroom has been killed. Unable to fathom the idea of returning home, she remains in this unfamiliar city, living in a commune, without friends or family, on the brink of destitution. She finally acts on a passion she has kept secret for years: mastering the violin"--Dust jacket flap.

Seventeen-year-old Cassie, trying to deal with life in the household of her eccentric, paranoid stepfather, Dino, a genius composer and violin player, makes matters even worse when she begins dating Dino's student, a violin prodigy who does not need anything to distract him from practicing for an important audition.

Tells the true story of Alma Rose, the daughter of a famous musical family in Vienna, discussing how she used her talent and strong will to save the lives of nearly fifty women inmates of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau by organizing them into an orchestra that played for the pleasure of their Nazi captors.

Kate Saarinan, a violinist who is poised for international stardom, feels compelled to accept an invitation to teach for a week at a small country school--a decision that brings her into direct contact with secrets from her past, and also leads her on the path to love.

Fourteen-year-old Anna Maria dal Violin, a foundling raised at the Ospedale della Pieta in Venice, receives training from violin master and priest Antonio Vivaldi, but even the difficulties of trying to play Vivaldi's music cannot keep Anna from her quest to search the city for information about her parents whom she has been told are dead.