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VideoAmy Beach’s Romance op.23 for double bass and piano
With pianist John Solari, double bassist Jacob Warren performs his transcription of the piece originally written for violin and piano, and shares his thoughts on the process
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BlogsCitizenship Notes: Brooklyn Rider at Santa Fe Pro Musica
Richard Linnett reports back from Brooklyn Rider’s performance on Sunday 11 January, with a programme that explored ’questions of citizenship and the demands of democracy’
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Blogs‘The struggles of our time are ours to own’: Curtis Stewart on his new work for chorus and chamber orchestra
The US violinist and composer discusses his new work inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Mountaintop’ speech
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Blogs‘Extraordinary expressive qualities’: Joseph Phibbs on his new cello concerto
Ahead of a world premiere on 16 January with Guy Johnston and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the composer shares his insights behind his new five-movement work
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Creating a musical environment
Suzuki pedagogue Helen Brunner considers the importance of preparing the environment for young learners, and why we should surround our children with music from the start
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BlogsIn pursuit of meaning: why music matters
Hector Scott explores sound, nature and the human search for purpose, from Mozart to Viktor Frankl
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BlogsMusicus Society: showcasing Hong Kong’s flourishing chamber music scene
James Bash reports back from the Musicus Fest 2025, which took place in November and December, and speaks to founders Trey and Chui-Inn Lee about how chamber music has a place in Hong Kong
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Blogs‘Like a fish in water’: Nicolas Altstaedt on Liza Lim’s Grawemeyer Award-winning cello concerto
The German-French cellist on collaborating with Liza Lim and bringing her Grawemeyer Award-winning cello concerto A Sutured World to life
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BlogsArnaud Sussmann: the importance of chamber music across generations
The violinist shares why it is significant for musicians of different generations to play and learn together, both in his own experience and in his capacity as artistic director of Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, as it prepares to welcome its Rising Artists for 2026
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Violinist Ning Feng on recording the Goldmark and Brahms violin concertos
Violinist Ning Feng speaks to Harry White about recording two contrasting 19th-century concertos – Goldmark’s First and Brahms’s mighty warhorse – and how he strives to serve the voice of the composer above all
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis January 2026: The plight of UK recording studios
An industry body has launched a campaign to help the UK’s recording studios, which have been hard hit by the cost-of-living crisis. What can be done to sustain them?
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Timothy Ridout on Brahms’s Viola Sonata no.2
Learning Brahms’s Viola Sonata no.2 in E flat major was a revelation for the British violist – with the help of 17 different recordings from his teacher
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BlogsBella Hristova: Milestones with Jaime Laredo at Carnegie Hall
Ahead of a performance with the New York String Orchestra on 28 December, violinist Bella Hristova reflects on Jaime Laredo’s influence on her career, as he prepares to conduct the ensemble for the final time
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Blogs‘A salve for the soul’: Anne Akiko Meyers plays music by Eric Whitacre
US violinist Anne Akiko Meyers discusses Eric Whitacre’s The Pacific Has No Memory, a new piece responding to the Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025
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Premium ❘ FeatureStella Chen: a bright future
The American violinist chats with Rebecca Franks about her philosophy of playing and teaching, studying at Harvard, her experience of winning the Queen Elisabeth Competition and her new album, which marks a fresh chapter in her career
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Premium ❘ FeatureStanding on great shoulders: the Lakatos dynasty
The Lakatos family has long been synonymous with Gypsy violin playing. Erika Nyerges looks at the key figures of this generations-old musical dynasty, meeting Sándor Déki Lakatos along the way and discovering what it takes to become a Roma musician
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Munich: Hindemith International Viola Competition
Carlos María Solare reports from the wide-ranging and eventful second edition of the Hindemith International Viola Competition
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BlogsComposing music for the 2026 Winter Olympics: Andrea Farri
The musical director for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony speaks about the guiding concept of ‘Armonia’ or harmony, plus how string act as connective tissue between tradition and modernity
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BlogsThe story of my Strad: violinist Charmian Gadd
From borrowed violins to a composite Strad with a storied past, the Australian violinist recounts the decades-long journey to find an instrument with a soul – and the lessons learnt along the way
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Blogs‘Pur ti miro’: Martin Stegner on listening, balance and freedom
The Berliner Philharmoniker violist discusses reimagining early music for sheng, viola and double bass.
