Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma's performance at Obama's Inauguration

A classical performance of “Air and Simple Gifts,” arranged by John Williams and played by Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Anthony McGill and Gabriella Montero.



source: Aretha Franklin, Yo-Yo Ma grace Obama’s inauguration

Join the YouTube Symphony Orchestra

Join the world's first collaborative online orchestra.

From the YouTube Symphony Orchestra page: http://www.youtube.com/symphony
We invite musicians from around the world to audition for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Your video entries will be combined into the first ever collaborative virtual performance, and the world will select the best of you to perform at New York City's Carnegie Hall in April 2009.

1. Prepare - Select your instrument to access the sheet music and rehearse with the conductor
2. Submit - Upload your performances and submit them to join the YouTube Symphony Orchestra
3. Entries - Browse videos to get ideas and check out the competition

Here's the catch: "The best and the bravest of you will be invited at the Carnegie Hall"

Watch the video below:




They also have violin masterclass videos for the YSO audition:

Here's the violin part:



What are you waiting for? Join now! Go to the YSO website, hit the Get Started button, pick an instrument, and download your piece.

Submission of videos is up until January 28, 2009.

Merry Christmas Junkies!

Merry Christmas to all Violin Junkies! To all my readers and visitors! Thank You and Happy Holidays!

I wish you a Merry Christmas!

Vanilla Mood - We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Miri Ben Ari - Female hip-hop violinist

Another chick violinist. She is Miri Ben Ari, a hip-hop violinist.

Watch some of Miri Ben Ari videos here:

"People tell me when I play, they don't even think it's the violin- it transcends to be another voice," she says. "That's my voice. I feel like a rapper when I go onstage. I express myself similarly, my voice is the violin."

-Miri Ben-Ari

Miri Ben-Ari On Apollo video


I think she's cool and hot at the same time!

Cello Rock Groups: APOCALYPTICA and Cello trio Melo-M

They are not violinist but I want to share some Cello Rock!

Here's APOCALYPTICA! A cello rock group.

PATH music video

The Cello trio MELO-M with the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra (Latvia)

Final Countdown with some headbanging!


What do you guys think of them?

Violinist: Janine Jansen

Janine Jansen: The Dutch Violinist

Janine Jansen is one of the most promising violinists. She's Dutch and oh let me correct the heading, she's not just a violinist. She can also play the viola with equal brilliance.

Her recordings:
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos
Bach: Inventions & Partitia
Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concertos
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Janine Jansen Album

Her Bach: Inventions and Partita album is a great album. You can listen to her recording even if you're studying. She provided me a daily dose of Bach and I always listen to it before I sleep. :D

I first saw her on YouTube when I searched for some Bach violin music at the site. I watched the first video and I found myself searching for more videos of her, typing Janine Jansen on the search bar. I have embedded some of her videos here from YouTube for you to watch. Enjoy!
I hope you'll like this beautiful and great violinist.

She uses Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1727 violin.


I heart Janine Jansen! :D

Jansen: The Bach Album

Dutch violinist Janine Jansen brings a fresh chamber approach to Bach's two and thee-part inventions. The centrepiece of this recording is her thrilling D minor partita for solo violin. (source: DeccaMusicGroup)

Mozart Violin Concerto 5 in A Major
The Mozart Violin Concerto videos: (courtesy of DrMontague)




















Biography from her website: janinejansen.com
Janine studied with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. She was a previous BBC New Generation Artist and in September 2003 she received the Dutch Music Prize from the Ministry of Culture – the highest distinction an artist can receive in The Netherlands.

She received numerous awards including the Edison Classic Public Award three times, an Echo award for her Vivaldi recording in 2006 and her Mendelssohn/Bruch album in 2007 as well as the NDR Musikpreis for outstanding artistic achievement in 2007.

The outstanding instrument being used by Janine Jansen is the violin by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1727, ‘Barrere’ – on extended loan from the Elise Mathilde Fund through intermediation of The Stradivari Society® of Chicago.


You should also see her picture gallery on her site to see more of her pictures. She's very beautiful! Really beautiful! Here's some of her pics. (from janinejansen.com)

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