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In our new blog, a young violinist describes her experience of working with Valery Gergiev
Part one What a rainy day. I almost tripped and fell on the ground on my way to the rehearsal this afternoon! Rehearsal started at 3pm, but most members arrived early to settle down. I was there about half an hour early, too, not only because I have been looking ...
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BlogsViolinist Ruth Rogers' blog from the Thai-Burmese border - Part Four
Ruth Rogers, Victoria Sayles, Rose Redgrave and Katherine Jenkinson are playing string quartets to Burmese refugees on the Thai-Burma border. This is their fourth blog entry for The Strad website, written by Ruth Rogers
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BlogsViolinist Ruth Rogers' blog from the Thai-Burmese border - Part Three
Ruth Rogers, Victoria Sayles, Rose Redgrave and Katherine Jenkinson are playing string quartets to Burmese refugees on the Thai-Burma border. This is their third blog entry for The Strad website, written by Ruth Rogers
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BlogsViolinist Ruth Rogers' blog from the Thai-Burmese border - Part Two
Ruth Rogers, Victoria Sayles, Rose Redgrave and Katherine Jenkinson are playing string quartets to Burmese refugees on the Thai-Burma border. This is their second blog entry for The Strad website, written by Ruth Rogers
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BlogsFlamenco drove me to Dounis
In the lazed aftermath of Christmas I saw a five-day beginners’ flamenco course advertised in Time Out, and I thought it might be fun to learn something new. How wrong can a girl be? I was useless. Absolutely useless. And miserable. I could see what the instructor ...
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BlogsViolinist Ruth Rogers' blog from the Thai-Burmese border - Part One
Ruth Rogers, Victoria Sayles, Rose Redgrave and Katherine Jenkinson are playing string quartets to Burmese refugees on the Thai-Burma border. This is their first blog entry for The Strad website, written by Ruth Rogers
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BlogsWhat a week I've just had!
What a week I've just had. Three of my top-ten violinists in London within days of each other, and I had tickets to see all of them. There are perks to the daily discomforts of London life, after all. First up was Itzhak Perlman at the Barbican ...
