by Violinist Zlata | Jan 5, 2016 I’m giving my opinion in a very dangerous discussion here: whether to use or not to use a shoulder rest. Some people think you can’t play the violin comfortably…

    The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is in fact, a return to the idealized past.   Violin Shoulder Rest    

Have you had a violin shoulder rest break right when you needed it the most? – like right in the middle of a performance!? Whether during practice, a talent show…

Violinist Jennifer Koh performs selections from “Shared Madness” on Friday at St. Anthony Chapel in Santa Barbara. (David Bazemore / UCSB Arts & Lectures) By MARK SWED  | MUSIC CRITIC | APR 30,…