Violinist Archive

Born to German-Slovak parents, Julia Fischer began violin lessons aged three.At the age of six, Fisher began lessons at the Leopold Mozart Conservatory in Augsburg and three years later became a pupil of Ana Chumachenco …

Violinist David Oistrakh was born on September 30, 1908 on Odessa, Russia, now Ukraine. He died on October 24, 1974 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Few artists have made the art of playing the violin look …

Sarah Spitzer (born September 1, 1984 in Hamburg) is a German violinist. Sarah Spitzer got her first violin, a flea market purchase, when she was 8 years old. At the age of eleven she became a …

Periodically we devote a new post to the introduction of an impressive artist who is just beginning what is likely to be an impressive music career. Early this morning I had the opportunity to listen …

I heard violinist Yoojin Jang play the music of Saint Saens a few days ago. I was very impressed! Her tone was warm and lovely. Her interpretation and technique made it clear that she had …