HUNTINGTON * ST JAMES * SETAUKET
Nicknamed the“American Quartet”, Antonin Dvorak wrote this in the summer of 1893 in Spillville, Iowa. He was on vacation with his family from his position as director at the National...
We are delighted to introduce the latest creations from our workshops in Huntington - a matched pair of Master Model Raffaele Orofino violins!
Shake off those winter blues - March is here and it’s time to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Fiddle Music! Fiddlers have been working on their trills and ornamentation and...
This past Monday, it was announced that after 36 years as the Islands longest continuously running performing arts institution, the Long Island Philharmonic would be closing its doors with immediate...
Earlier this month, The Long Island Violin Shop's very own Samantha Kadish spent the day with Ms. Fawess' sixth-grade orchestra classes at Beach Street Middle School and Udall Road Middle...
Christmas is nearly upon us! As the clock continues to count down, 11th-hour shoppers everywhere are preparing to face the stores and crowds in their efforts to find the perfect gifts for...
'Tis the season for Christmas music! Which also means that it's officially the season for discovering great musical covers.
For many of cinema's greatest films, their soundtracks have been built around stunning original scores, carfully chosen pop tracks, and the best that the world of classical music has to offer.
Especially for younger players, one of the best ways to bring together all of the skills necessary for playing a string instrument (other than private lessons) is with ensemble and...
Learning to tune a violin, viola, cello, or bass without the help of another player or a teacher is an important skill for every young musician to conquer. A consistently...
While winter can be a trying time for string players, there are some fairly simple ways to defend an instrument against the worst of winter's weather.
Caring for one instrument is not the same thing as caring for an orchestra's worth of instruments... or is it? Whether you're responsible for maintaining a single instrument or fifty,...
Strings are, not surprisingly, one of the most important features of any string instrument. Properly maintaining your instrument's strings is one of the easiest ways to ensure that your instrument...
From TED2009 - In our continuing profile of El Sistema, the LIVS is proud to highlight this 2009 performance from The Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel....
From TED2009 - A little off the beaten path for our Ted Tuesday talk, this presentation is not of a performance, rather the acceptance speech by Jose Antonio Abreu for the...
From Ted2005, Caroline Lavelle shares the stage with Thomas Dolby and unexpected guest performer Mark in this stunning performance of "Farther Than The Sun."