Stage Fright from Kató Havas’ Perspective: An Assessment on Violinists by Yusuf Dursun

“…This research presents Kató Havas’ views on stage fright among violinists in particular, with the belief that a performer whose mission in life is to overcome stage fright must be able to feel the full power of music, and contributes to musicians in this regard. …”
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Expressivity attributed to music affects the smoothness of bowing movements in violinists by Nicola Di Stefano, Daniela Lo Presti, Luigi Raiano, Carlo Massaroni, Chiara Romano, Emiliano Schena, Marc Leman, Domenico Formica

“…In an attempt to fill this gap in the literature, we collected behavioral and physiological data from twelve violinists playing 29 pieces that included both technical exercises and excerpts from classical repertoire for violin. …”
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Strains of a virtuoso: pacemaker infection and ventricular tachycardia in a violinist by Yuanguo Chen, Haibo Zhang, Qi Qiao, Lian Ma

“…Methods A 76-year-old male violinist with a Biotronik Evia DR dual-chamber pacemaker presented with syncope and signs of a pacemaker pocket infection three years after implantation. …”
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Author Correction: Expressivity attributed to music affects the smoothness of bowing movements in violinists by Nicola Di Stefano, Daniela Lo Presti, Luigi Raiano, Carlo Massaroni, Chiara Romano, Emiliano Schena, Marc Leman, Domenico Formica

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Így muzsikáltunk, Déki Lakatos Sándor cigányprímás élet- és családtörténete [That’s how we made music. The life and family history of the Gypsy first violinist Sándor Déki Lakatos] by Tamás Hajnáczky

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ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF VIOLIN INTERPRETATION by Cătălina GUŢANU

“…Of course, we cannot deny its influence; however, in the interpretation of any beginner violinist, even of the most talented ones, tonal musicality is not something that appears from the start. …”
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Method for Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to Explore Music-Induced Brain Activation in Orchestral Musicians in Concert by Steffen Maude Fagerland, Andreas Løve, Tord K. Helliesen, Ørjan Grøttem Martinsen, Mona-Elisabeth Revheim, Tor Endestad

“…In collaboration with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (SSO), we developed protocols to investigate ongoing changes in the brain activation of a first violinist and a second violinist in real time during seven sequential, public concerts using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). …”
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Combination Tones in Violins by Angela LOHRI, Sandra CARRAL, Vasileios CHATZIIOANNOU

“…Measurements were performed in which a violinist played two tones of a partic- ular musical interval simultaneously. …”
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Population biology and relative growth of the crab Minuca mordax (Smith, 1870) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Ocypodidae) in the Igaraçu River, Parnaíba, state of Piauí, Brazil by Sidely Gil Alves Vieira dos Santos, Luiz Gonzaga Alves dos Santos Filho, Lissandra Corrêa Fernandes-Goés, João Marcos de Góes

“…The results found in the present study are similar to those observed in other populations of violinist crabs and suggest that the population is stable in the environment. …”
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John Mayer’s “Pawitra Naukari” (A Sacred Service): In God’s Eyes, We Are All Equal by John O. Robison

“…In spite of his impoverished origins, Calcutta-born composer John Mayer (1929–2004) was able to forge a career for himself as a prominent composer and violinist in London. His integration of Western musical ideas with Indian ones in his compositions was highly skillful and imaginative, and he was commissioned to write works for many of the best musicians and ensembles in the United Kingdom. …”
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The Waltz King, Johann Baptist Strauss II (1825–1899): a psychobiography from a componential creativity perspective by Paul J. P. Fouché, Elmé Strauss

“…This psychobiography was undertaken on the creative life of the eminent composer Johann Baptist Strauss II (1825–1899). As an Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer he produced acclaimed waltzes, quadrilles, polkas and devoted time to operettas and ballets. …”
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Problems in recordings for listening evaluation of the quality of violins by Andrzej SASIN, Antoni KARUŻAS, Tomasz ŁĘTOWSKI

“…The paper presents the investigation results and a comparison of these with the results of the "live" sound quality assessment performed by expert violinists.…”
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Acoustic and performance-based ipe wood selection for violin bows by Igor Mottinha Fomin, Thiago Corrêa Freitas, Silvana Nisgoski, Jorge Matos

“…Afterward, five violin bows were made and evaluated by professional violinists using a 6-point scale questionnaire. As a result, ipe bows were highly rated by professional violinists, with mean scores spanning 4.21 to 5.10, suggesting a positive level of acceptance. …”
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Kritik Pertunjukan pada Sonata Biola Ysaÿe ‘Obsession’ Melalui Teori Kritik Seni Feldman by Egaputra Tweeda Pinta, Suwarno Wisetrotomo, Pipin Garibaldi

“…The problem highlighted is the difference in interpretation by five violinists regarding the practice of performing the sonata 'Obsession' at an international scale violin music concert from a YouTube social media video. …”
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Paris Conservatoire and Development of Violin Performance by Polina B. Podmazova

“…The article provides a detailed analysis of the initial stage in the development of violin training associated with the names of such famous French violinists as Pierre Gaviniès, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Pierre Rode, and Pierre Baillot. …”
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No Evidence for Moral Reward and Punishment in an Anonymous Context. by Christine Clavien, Danielle P Mersch, Michel Chapuisat

“…Participants from three socio-professional categories voted anonymously for early career violinists in an important violin competition. We found that participants did not punish an immoral violin candidate, nor did they reward another hyper-moral candidate. …”
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An experimental study on the perception of violin bow mass distribution by Salvador-Castrillo Víctor, Picard Amélie, Spalletta Duilio, Ablitzer Frédéric, Fritz Claudia

“…The position of the centre of mass and the moment of inertia were independently modified through five distinct mass configurations, which were tested by multiple violinists. Various perceptual tests, including three discrimination tests and a free evaluation test, were conducted. …”
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The Problem of the Preservation and Dissemination of Domestic Musical and Educational Traditions in the United States during the First Wave of Russian Emigration in the Works of Mo... by Ilya N. Suetin

“…As a result of the study, the following modern scientific trends on this topic were highlighted: publications affecting the problem of preserving and disseminating domestic traditions of church singing education; works devoted to the development of Russian traditions of musical enlightenment and general musical education; studies aimed at studying the pedagogical heritage of graduates of domestic conservatories (violinists, composers, pianists).…”
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