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Focus‘I think there’s a feeling that you expect out of an encore’ – Hilary Hahn
The violinist Hilary Hahn speaks to Charlotte Gardner about her encore choices
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Hilary Hahn plays Dvorák’s Violin Concerto in a ‘concert without public’
In this concert, performed in an empty hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt on 22 April 2021, Hilary Hahn plays Dvořák’s Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony under Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Read How I warm up: Hilary Hahn
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Nicola Benedetti and friends explore the psychology and physicality of playing
Highlights from the Benedetti Foundation’s three-week long dive into the relationship between instrument, brain and body
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‘On paper, it should have been a match made in heaven’ – Julian Lloyd Webber on his struggle to find the right cello
The British cellist remembers bumps in the road that led him to remortgage his house to pay for the c.1690 ‘Barjansky’ Stradivari
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Project 80/90 opens second round of grants for double bassists in need
The initiative founded by double bassists Gary Karr and François Rabbath is open to all double bassists, including those who previously received a grant
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5 tips for juggling early parenthood with life as a soloist
Virtuoso violinists share their insight on balancing the demands of early parenthood and a career as a soloist
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Hilary Hahn gives a mini-masterclass on Chausson’s Poème
The violinist Hilary Hahn gives a mini-masterclass on Chausson’s Poème, op.25, one of three pieces on her album ’Paris’, recorded with Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Read How I warm up: Hilary Hahn Read Hilary Hahn: ‘I find that speaking, thinking and sharing ideas ...
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‘There’s a music-making knob that turns off during difficult passages’ – Joshua Bell
The violinist explains why it’s crucial to prioritise musicality as well as technical prowess when performing encores
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Rachel Podger and Nicola Benedetti explore the physicality of playing the violin
This is the final video of ‘Building Foundations’ Virtual Sessions, in which Nicola Benedetti shares a series of short interviews on the topic of physicality and psychology of playing with a variety of musicians. Here, Benedetti chats with violinist Rachel Podger about approaches to technique both physically and mentally, ...
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Concertos from the Inside: Rachel Barton Pine plays music by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges
In January, the American violinist Rachel Barton Pine launched 24 in 24: Concertos from the Inside with RBP, a series in which she is performing 24 different violin concertos live and unaccompanied in 24 weeks. As part of the performance, she also delivers a pre-concert talk, and confides what she ...
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Anne-Sophie Mutter to become president of German Cancer Aid
The German violinist takes over the role from Fritz Pleitgen
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Hilary Hahn plays Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.1 aged 18
The then-18-year-old American violinist Hilary Hahn plays Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.1 with the Symphonie Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Lorin Maazel in Munich in 1998. Read: How I warm up: Hilary Hahn Read: Hilary Hahn: ‘I find that speaking, thinking and sharing ideas is integral to the ...
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Nicola Benedetti talks to Sheku Kanneh-Mason
As part of the ‘Building Foundations’ Virtual Sessions, the Benedetti Foundation will be sharing a series of short interviews on the topic of exploring the physicality and psychology of playing with a variety of musicians. In this video Nicola Benedetti chats with Sheku Kanneh-Mason about his relationship to technique, ...
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Steven Isserlis – ‘In private Ivry Gitlis was quite similar to how he was in public’
When Ivry Gitlis died on Christmas Eve last year at the age of 98 there was an outpouring of love and affection from the musical community. In this article, paying tribute to the great violinist’s life and career, Tully Potter quotes cellist Steven Isserlis
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Life Lessons: François Rabbath
The French-Syrian double bassist, who turns 90 today, considers his unique technical journey, the inspiration he drew from crustaceans, and the benefits of playing a waiting game
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How I warm up: Hilary Hahn
The American violinist explains why she no longer warms up with etudes, scales and technical exercises
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With Nicky returns
The series of educational videos from violinist Nicola Benedetti makes a return
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Julia Fischer plays Saint-Saëns’s Havanaise aged 12
The German violinist plays Saint-Saëns’s Havanaise aged 12 in 1996, accompanied by the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa under Luís Izquierdo. The video also includes footage of Fischer practising violin, playing hockey, and sitting with her fellow class members at school. Read: Sentimental Work: Julia Fischer Read: Julia Fischer founds ...
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A 21-year-old Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 in G major in 1985
In this video, made in March 1985, a 21-year-old Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 in G major with the Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE under Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez. Watch: Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart in a modern art museum during lockdown Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter signs with new ...
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Hilary Hahn’s two-year-old tells her to ‘practise slow’
Hilary Hahn receives practice instruction from her two-year-old. Watch: Musical pictionary with Hilary Hahn Watch: Violinist Hilary Hahn performing at the age of 10 Watch: Hilary Hahn plays the Sibelius Violin Concerto with no accompaniment
