"At his peak, I don't think anybody played nearly as well as he did." Looking at the enormous legacy of Yehudi Menuhin, born 100 years ago today. By editor Laurie Niles.

Val Vigoda sings and improvises with her electric violin like it's second nature, but it was an intense learning curve. How did she do it? Here is her story. By Karen Allendoerfer.

What do you call a bow stroke that achieves a bounce without bouncing? To borrow a term from ballet, "Fouette." LA Phil Violinist Paul Stein describes this bow technique and how to practice it.

From rural Nevada music teacher William Rhoden: "(My students) see competitions like this, and are inspired to reach for the same level of musicianship."

"Practice does not make perfect unless your practice is perfect." Here are 11 practice tips from Immanuel Abraham.

" Anne Akiko Meyers, for whom the (Mason Bates) concerto was written, played with fire and songfulness." (She also broke her foot -- wishing her a speedy recovery!)

Our weekly roundup of reviews, with Anne Akiko Meyers; Julia Fischer and Menuhin Competition winners; Leila Josefowicz and more.