Note : These links are provided to help readers recover as much material as possible from the net. Please note that some sites may describe different views and approaches to our own. The links that have ceased to work are put in a special section. If you have any links to suggest please email them to us !
Books, Magazines and Sheet Music
 | Boosey & Hawkes : Catalogue of Printed music. Global provider of Music & Services. |
| Bosworth & Co. Founded in 1889 & subsequently set up in London, B. has established a reputation for, pedagogical publications, Viennese operetta and more. |
| Dowani Online Dowani publish 3 tempi accompaniment Cds to Student Concertinos, and some major works by Bach and Mozart. |
| Faber Music - web site - publishers of sheet music |
| Fischer Carl Inc. World Headquarters 62 Cooper Square N.Y., N.Y. 10003 (212) 777-0900 1-800-762-2328 Fax: 212-477-4129 |
| Free Scores. Mundial directory of free sheet music. String section. Worth a look. |
| Fuller Music in the S.W. of England are a good mail order firm for sheet music |
| GMD Free Music Archive. Sheet music to download for free in PS (postscript) format |
| JPC Jazz Pop Classic : German site; listen to lots of Compact Disc samples. 50 Pages of Bach ! |
| Montagnana Books : Has the most extensive collection of violin and string instrument books available |
| Music Exchange - Website with sheet music searching and ordering online |
| Oxford University Press: Music publishing OUP promotes the performance, recording, and hire of the work of over twenty composers |
| Peters Edition Our complete catalogue of over 15,000 publications, spanning more than five centuries of music |
| Schirmer G. Schirmer, Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, Inc. Members of the Music Sales Group of Companies |
| Strad The magazine for String players in the UK and Worldwide |
| String Online - Another source of Violin accessories and some sheet music |
| United Music Publishers have CD sheet music too. |
Instruments & Accessories
| Beare, John & Arthur Contact Hiroko Umezawa, 30 Queen Anne Street, London W1G 8HX, Tel. 020 7307 9666 (direct =020 7307 9659) |
| Bishop, Sean 2nd Floor, 18 South Molton Street, London W1K 5QU tel. +44(0)20 7493 4953 - Good, reliable dealer. Ex-Professional Violinist with excellent selection of bows. |
| Bows, for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass see my article on bows |
| Bristol Violin Shop : Temporary Relocation (March 2008): Bristol Violin Shop @ Fusion Gallery, 17 Perry Road, Bristol, BS1 5BG, Tel. 0117 927 3002 |
| Cardiff Violin Shop : enquiries@cardiffviolins.co.uk 15-23 The Balcony, Castle Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1BY - Tel: (029) 2022 7761 Very friendly, Down-to-Earth shop. I Bought my Rolland bow here |
| Cremona House Violin Shop : 7 Perry Road (Park Row) Bristol BS1 5BQ, England. Tel: 0117 9264617 : Makers Restorers & Dealers. All instruments are set up to highest standards. Competitive prices. |
| Ealing Strings 4 Station Parade, Uxbridge Road, Ealing Common, London, W5 3LD tel. 020 8992 5222 |
| Gotz, Conrad Welcome, we are very proud that you visit our Internet-Site. Bows and Accessories from Germany. This is where my Guarneri Chin-Rest comes from ! |
| Guivier. JP violins@guivier.com 99 Mortimer Street, London W1W 7SX tel. +44(0)20 7580 2560 Contact Lucy Wilcox, Director is Richard White |
| Nowak, Steffen s@nowakviolins.co.uk Maker of fine Violins, Violas and Cellos. 75 Sylvia Avenue, Bristol, BS3 5BU, England. Telephone: +44 (0) 117- 97 77 141. Highly recommended. |
| Phelps Violins, London : 67 Fortess Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 1AG - specializing in fine instruments of the violin family. |
| Pirastro Strings 200 Pirastro® people are working day by day to produce excellent quality strings for musicians. I currently use Pirastro Passione. |
| Schrijver, Corrie 7 Widcombe Parade, Bath, UK ; very good restorer, maker, repairer. Very meticulous about taking down exactly what I specify. Very careful work. |
| Sotheby's Welcome to Sotheby's! For over 250 years, we have been going about the business of offering art, in all its splendid forms, at auction |
| Terry McCool, Terry : Violin maker, restorer and Dealer in South Wales. Terry does repairs and set-ups. 2 Springfield Road, Rhiwderin, Newport, Gwent, South Wales 01633.895177 |
Violinists
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Batiashvili, Lisa Batiashvili's Playing is Full of Mood, Poise and Charisma” New York Times |
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Bell, Joshua An exclusive Sony Classical artist, Bell continues to win acclaim for his all-Tchaikovsky disc |
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Benedetti, Nicola Violinist, Young Musician of the Year 2004 |
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Fabrizio Ferrari : Violinist, music and computer music composer |
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Hahn, Hilary American Violinist, World #1 at the age of 19. |
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Havas, Kato : Welcome to a page devoted to the works of Kato Havas Kato Havas's site with tension free approach |
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Henkel, Susanna Yoko is a German / Japanese violinist. Of note; a good recording of solo Bach Sonatas & Partitas. |
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Jansen, Janine Jansen is a completely winning soloist, with consistently lovely sound |
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Keylin, Misha : His timbre is rich, his technique impeccable. Visit this First class Violinist, who has recently recorded the Vieuxtemps Concerti |
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Kogan, Leonid He was one of the very few violinists able to command both interpretative insights and technical skills to the highest degree |
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Korsakova, Natasha Natasha Korsakova, of Russian-Greek decent, is one of the most popular violinists of her generation. |
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Kranyak Christopher Max : Violinist, conductor, and teacher |
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Little Tasmin : Violinist in UK |
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Oistrakh, David : Devoted to the Greatest Romantic Violinist of Our Time |
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Pike, Jennifer Jennifer Pike is the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious BBC Young Musician of the Year competition |
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Rachlin, Julian has already established himself as one of the most charismatic and exciting violinists of his generation. |
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Repin, Vadim Official / Unofficial site Fiery passion with impeccable technique, poetry, and sensitivity – all trademarks of Vadim Repin, one of today’s top-tier violinists |
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Sarasate Pablo de : one of Pamplona's most famous sons, Pablo de Sarasate, violinist and composer |
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Spohr, Louis Society of Great Britain : Its aim is to promote the music of Louis Spohr (1784-1859) in as many areas as possible |
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Vengerov, Maxim, Unofficial site Maxim Vengerov was born near the Western Siberian capital, Novosibirsk, on August 20th 1974 |
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Waley-Cohen, Tamsin "The most exceptionally gifted young violinist I have ever encountered" said Ruggiero Ricci about Tamsin Waley-Cohen |
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Wendel, Joakim : A 34 year old Violinist living in Stockholm - Sweden |
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Wieniawski, Henryk by Maria Pilatowicz : Famous Polish violinist / composer of the 19th century. |
Web sites
| Associated board of the Royal Schools of Music : Syllabuses, UK and Non-UK representatives, regulations and entry information, special notices and closing dates. Notes for guidance. |
| Cello Society : An international "cyber-community" of cellists, shares the knowledge and joy of violoncello playing |
| Connie's Violin Page : She has a lot of interests, including the violin, chamber music, computer systems, veganism, feminism, and the law |
| Free Violin Sheet Music : violinsheetmusic.org offers free downloads of violin music in PDF format. |
| Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama : Wales' National Conservatoire in Cardiff. We used to teach there on Saturdays. |
| StringPlayers.com online music tuition and video conferencing |
| The String Pedagogy Notebook The String Pedagogy Notebook : A Resource for Teachers and Performers - compiled by Michael Hopkins |
| Viola Web Sites : Viola Web Sites listed |
| Violink : Includes a searchable database of more than 2,200 violin-related resources all over the world |
| Violinist.Com Discussions about violins ; players point of view |
| Violin and Viola UK String resources for the UK |
| Violin Masterclass ; the Sassmannshaus tradition for violin playing : http://violinmasterclass.com |
