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BlogsVideo: how I came to play Pablo Casals's 1733 Goffriller cello, by Amit Peled
The Israeli artist tells of his first encounter with Casals's cello in 2012, and how he came to be loaned the instrument by Marta Casals Istomin. Watch a clip of him playing the instrument below.
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BlogsPerforming from memory has given our string quartet new life
After twelve years together, playing and recording from memory were key to an exciting rebirth for the Chiara Quartet, writes cellist Gregory Beaver
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Blogs7 ways to build a 21st-century music career by Time for Three
Violinists Zach De Pue and Nick Kendall, and double bassist Ranaan Meyer talk about their path to success
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BlogsRecording your performance can be more of a hindrance than a help
Israeli cellist and teacher Hillel Zori on the importance of listening in the present
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BlogsOvertones and resonance: why stringed instruments allow you to feel the music
When physicist and engineer Keith Williams began learning the cello, he was able to feel for the first time theoretical sound waves and vibrations
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Blogs12 words of wisdom on practice and performance by Burton Kaplan
The Manhattan School of Music pedagogue offered the following guidance to violinist Ariane Todes when she attended his Magic Mountain Music Farm Practice Marathon Retreat in upstate New York this summer
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BlogsHow to find a new member for your string quartet
The Wihan Quartet's fist violinist Leos ?epický describes the process of replacing the ensemble's longtime viola player
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BlogsPlaying with less emotion can create more beautiful music
Putting in more effort does not necessarily mean greater improvement, writes violin professor and soloist Andrej Bielow
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BlogsSally Beamish on writing her war-themed Violin Concerto
With the work's imminent London premiere by Anthony Marwood at the BBC Proms on 1 August, the composer remembers its ‘difficult birth'
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BlogsLorin Maazel – a personal tribute by New York Philharmonic principal cellist Carter Brey
The orchestral musician remembers the great conductor, who died this week
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BlogsYoung musicians should be given access to historic instruments
The Jumpstart programme offers a vital service in loaning period instruments to young performers, argues York Early Music Festival artistic advisor and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment leader Kati Debretzeni
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BlogsPlaying chamber music in adverse conditions can be a useful rehearsal tool
The Strad's assistant editor Pauline Harding performed with her quartet as part of 'Musicircus' at the Aldeburgh Festival – and fought to be heard in a cacophony of whistling winds, brass bands and bongos
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BlogsTackling the demands of Richard Strauss orchestral works
Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Jason Horowitz gives advice on how to approach some of the most famous – and challenging – works of the great late-Romantic composer
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BlogsClassical musicians should think more like a rock band
Break of Reality, a band of three classically-trained cellists and a percussionist, have forged a successful career by adopting the mindset and values of rock musicians, says co-founder Ivan Trevino
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BlogsViolinist Bin Huang on playing the 'Salabue', 'Berta' Guadagnini - listen to a clip
The violinist performed Bach's Chaconne on the instrument during a recent trip to Italy
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BlogsWriting a violin concerto in the 21st century
Composer Nimrod Borenstein, who has written a new violin concerto for Dmitry Sitkovestky, writes about historical precedent, expectation and the challenge of beauty
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BlogsViolinist Roman Mints on overcoming a career-threatening ganglion
The Russian musician was forced to withstand ten needle treatments to drain the recurring cyst – and was advised to keep playing throughout his ordeal
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Blogs6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Daniel Hope
The soloist, former Beaux Arts Trio member and associate artistic director of the Savannah Music Festival offers tips for musicians on performing and launching a career
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BlogsCreating a broad portfolio career rewards both musician and audience
Cellist and baritone Matthew Sharp explains why you should broaden your musical horizons ahead of his RE:naissance festival, celebrating Shakespeare's 450th anniversary, at London's Kings Place
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BlogsMelancholy and perfectionism: South Korea's love of Western classical music
German violinist Viktoria Elisabeth Kaunzner reports on her experiences teaching in South Korea for the past three years
