Ifshin Violins

SHOP RE-OPENING UPDATE: We are pleased to announce that Ifshin Violins is now open by appointment only. ***New reduced hours: Tuesday through Friday 10:30-5:00 and Saturday 10:30AM- 4PM***... Because of our reduced staff and business hours, we are not able to take new repair work through the end of the month. We also are unable to offer in-store trials of instruments or bows. Please call for more information or to have a staff member select an at-home trial instrument or bow. IMPORTANT: Please only come if you have called ahead to make an appointment. We are happy to see you, but please do not drop by unannounced. We will be serving all customers from the front doors. Please wear a mask and observe appropriate social distancing. Stay tuned here or on our website: www.ifshinviolins.com for more information Please contact us with questions at [email protected] or [email protected] or call (510) 843-5466

Holiday Hours: Closed Fri, Dec 25 and January 1 Closed Sat December 26 and January 2Holiday Hours: Closed Fri, Dec 25 and January 1 Closed Sat December 26 and January 2

UPDATE 12-8-2020: Yes we are still open! Please call 510-843-5466 or email [email protected] to make an appointment. We will be following all mask and social distancing guidelines and ask that in-store customers do so as well. New state guidelines here: https://sf.gov/stay-home-except-essential-needs

SHOP RE-OPENING UPDATE (updated July 3rd, 2020) We are pleased to announce that Ifshin Violins is now open by appointment only. ***New reduced hours: Tuesday through Friday 10:30-5:00 and Saturday 10:30AM- 4PM***... Because of our reduced staff and business hours, we are not able to take new repair work through the end of the month. We also are unable to offer in-store trials of instruments or bows. Please call for more information or to have a staff member select an at-home trial instrument or bow. IMPORTANT: Please only come if you have called ahead to make an appointment. We are happy to see you, but please do not drop by unannounced. We will be serving all customers from the front doors. Please wear a mask and observe appropriate social distancing. Stay tuned here or on our website: www.ifshinviolins.com for more information Please contact us with questions at [email protected] or [email protected] or call (510) 843-5466

We will be closed Saturday, July 4th! Please call ahead for an appointment and enjoy your holiday.We will be closed Saturday, July 4th! Please call ahead for an appointment and enjoy your holiday.

Time Travel with Philharmonia Baroque (a fun educational video for kids or adults) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcDfozjh99M

Spend the Summer with YPCO As you may have already heard, we were saddened to have to cancel our in-person summer rehearsals, but hope you are staying healthy. To make the most of this time, we'd love for you to join us online at no cost, for 8 weeks of Music History with Rem Djemilev and Ben Spilman. Think of what what you could learn! In a free Zoom session each Saturday at 10am, come be a part of an engaging online session where you'll get an overview of European orchestra...l and chamber music over the ages. These sessions will be hosted by our beloved YPCO conductors with new eras discovered each week. Join in online for one or all of these free sessions! https://www.ypco.org/shelter-in-place-project Click here to get all the details and register for this free series. After you register you'll receive the Zoom link for the entire series. There is no cost.

Members of Philharmonia Baroque are now offering private lessons, see link for details!

Cool remote learning opportunity for young string players with the Del Sol String Quartet This summer, after 25 fantastic years of Quartetfest, Del Sol is proud to announce a new program for young musicians who are looking to explore their creativity and share socially-distanced music with their friends! Zoomey Tunes is a two week program where students will compose a short piece of music for their solo instrument, and then be given a piece written by their peers to perform. Along with esteemed guest artists Danny Clay and Carla Kihlstedt, we hope to foster an environment for creating, sharing, and interpreting our own music. : https://www.delsolquartet.com/zoomeytunes

SHOP RE-OPENING UPDATE For the time being, our hours will change to Tuesday through Friday 10:30-5:30 and Saturday 10:30AM- 4PM Because of our reduced staff and business hours, repair work is very limited. Please call us for more information.... IMPORTANT: We are happy to see you, but please do not drop by unannounced. Please call all us for sales and rentals. We will be serving all customers from the front doors. Please wear a mask and observe appropriate social distancing.

Open by appointment!

New hours: For the time being, our hours will change to Tuesday through Friday 10:30-5:30 and Saturday 10:30AM- 4PM. Please call us, at 510-843-5466, as we are open by appointment only.

https://www.halleonard.com//fritz-kreisler--favorite-encor News from Music Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation: Drop-Ship Handling Fee Waiver Extended!... As we all continue to deal with the current COVID-19 crisis, we know many of your storefronts remain closed and many of your customers will continue to stay home. To assist you in fulfilling their orders, we are waiving our drop-ship handling fees until May 31st. So, please shop away at their site and place your order through our online store or via email at [email protected] with no shipping fee! Perhaps now is a good time to check out the Music Minus One series?

For our Sacramento teacher and student friends: Sacramento Youth Symphony is holding video auditions for next year. https://www.sacramentoyouthsymphony.org/auditions-requireme

Our online store is still open! www.ifshinviolins.com/StoreOur online store is still open! www.ifshinviolins.com/Store

News from one of our local youth orchestras for teachers and parents: The Young People's Symphony Orchestra (YPSO) is an advanced level youth orchestra for students ages 11 to 21, is accepting video auditions for our 2020-21 orchestra season. The upcoming season includes three subscription concerts In Berkeley, our annual pops concert, and an exciting summer tour to Vienna, Leipzig, and Prague, celebrating the 251st anniversary of Beethoven at Vienna's Golden Hall. Yes, we h...ad to postpone the 2019-20 tour, but next year's tour promises to be as good or better! The orchestra rehearses at the historic First Congregational Church of Oakland, with easy access from Route 580, on most Monday evenings, 6pm to 9:30pm, September through early June. Students receive sectional coaching from talented professional instructors before the main rehearsal, followed by full rehearsal with Maestro David Ramadanoff, former San Francisco Symphony associate conductor, who has led YPSO for 31 years. The orchestra performs professional level classical music, so students should be comfortable with advanced techniques and sight reading. See youtube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk9tGPLMkHEB87cJsSV_aIg

New info from YPSO: Young People's Symphony Orchestra (YPSO) The Young People's Symphony Orchestra (YPSO), an advanced level youth orchestra for students ages 11 to 21, is accepting video auditions for our 2020-21 orchestra season. The upcoming season includes three subscription concerts In Berkeley, our annual pops concert, and an exciting summer tour to Vienna, Leipzig, and Prague, celebrating the 251st anniversary of Beethoven at Vienna's Golden Hall. Yes, we had to postpo...ne the 2019-20 tour, but next year's tour promises to be as good or better! The orchestra rehearses at the historic First Congregational Church of Oakland, with easy access from Route 580, on most Monday evenings, 6pm to 9:30pm, September through early June. Students receive sectional coaching from talented professional instructors before the main rehearsal, followed by full rehearsal with Maestro David Ramadanoff, former San Francisco Symphony associate conductor, who has led YPSO for 31 years. The orchestra performs professional level classical music, so students should be comfortable with advanced techniques and sight reading.