Blogs
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BlogsPostcard from European String Teachers Association conference 2016
Tartini, folk music, improvisation and puppetry: Pauline Harding reports on the 2016 ESTA conference, this year in Slovenia
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BlogsMeditation (not from Thaïs) for musicians
Violist Matthew Jones discusses the ways in which meditation and mindfulness can help performers, as he prepares for his ‘Music and Silence’ concert at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival
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BlogsIt’s the taking part that counts’: Are competitions always defined by results?
This year’s Menuhin Competition promoted a ‘non-competitive atmosphere of learning and exchange’, but how true was this for the performers, asks Charlotte Smith
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BlogsConquering performance nerves: how do I control my fear of failure?
Brian Hodges and Diana Allan answer student questions on coping with stage fright
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BlogsTechnique can be developed, but musicianship is inbuilt, says violist Rivka Golani
Toby Deller pays tribute to the pioneering musician and teacher as she celebrates her 70th birthday
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BlogsRelease the Fear Monster: how to conquer performance anxiety and perform at your best
Brian Hodges and Diana Allan discuss the origins of stage fright and offer guidance on how to combat fear during performance
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BlogsPreparing for a string quartet career - some useful guidance
The Omer Quartet passes on lessons learned during their first year of residency at Boston's New England Conservatory
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BlogsMenuhin Competition candidates perform at London's St Pancras Station
The two violinists will be competing in the Menuhin Competition 2016 next month
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Blogs88-year-old Aaron Rosand performs Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto second movement
Aaron Rosand performs the opening of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto second movement at the age of 88. The footage was captured by LGT Young Soloists artistic director Alexander Gilman last summer in New York. 'There are no words to describe ho
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BlogsA hybrid setup can be just as effective as a wholly authentic approach to Baroque performance
When recording Johann Joseph Vilsmaÿr’s Six Partitas, violinist Vaughan Jones experimented with period bows, gut strings and a lack of chin and shoulder rest before achieving the perfect balance