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FocusPiano trios to watch: Trio Chagall
Our June 2024 issue spotlights piano trios who are making waves in the classical music scene today. Charlotte Gardner takes a closer look at the Trio Chagall
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BlogsAnibal Vidal: creating a personal sound palette for strings
The composer shares specialised string techniques that feature on a new album of string quartet works
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FocusPiano trios to watch: Trio Orelon
Our June 2024 issue spotlights piano trios who are making waves in the classical music scene today. Charlotte Gardner takes a closer look at the Trio Orelon
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FocusMy tech set-up: violist Martha Mooke
In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the US electric violist and composer shares her go-to tech accessories
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FocusPiano trios to watch: Mithras Trio
Our June 2024 issue spotlights piano trios who are making waves in the classical music scene today. Charlotte Gardner takes a closer look at the Mithras Trio
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BlogsAija Reke: how to deal with performance anxiety
The violinist gives tips on how to build your confidence on stage through her own experiences and examples from literature
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BlogsVictor Julien-Laferrière on four must-know cello works by female composers
Cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière breaks down the brilliance of the cello writing by women of the French Romantic period ahead of a performance as part of the 11th Palazzetto Bru Zane Paris Festival
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BlogsA love letter to Bach through a 21st-century lens: violinist Alexi Kenney
From J.S. Bach, to Schumann, Joni Mitchell and Ariana Grande, the violinist outlines how a varied programme of works provides the foundation for a new album
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Premium ❘ FeatureThree’s company: the rise of piano trios
Are piano trios having a sudden renaissance? Charlotte Gardner hears from industry professionals and from musicians who relish the repertoire offered by this flexible but underrated chamber grouping
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Premium ❘ Focus‘We must be aware of our choices’ - violinist Jennifer Koh’s life lessons
The US violinist on the importance of our decisions and promoting inclusivity
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FocusMy tech set-up: violinist Rob Flax
In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the US eclectic violinist shares his go-to tech accessories
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BlogsWhy you shouldn’t practise Suites and Partitas with a metronome: Ulrich Heinen
Playing movements from instrumental suites without flexibility of tempo would kill the spirit of imagined dance within the music, writes cellist Ulrich Heinen
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Nathalie Joachim’s new cello concerto for Seth Parker Woods
The Black dandyism fashion movement spawns a new cello concerto
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BlogsMaking a big noise: how Duo Shum is shaking up classical music
The cellist of Duo Shum, Lisa Strauss speaks about how the etymology of the word ‘Shum’ helps inspire the ensemble to champion the works of mistreated Slavic composers
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FocusMy tech set-up: violinist Scott Tixier
In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the French jazz violinist shares his go-to tech accessories
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BlogsBack on stage after a shoulder injury: violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft
Virgil Boutellis-Taft looks ahead to performances at the Berlin Philharmonie and Carnegie Hall in the coming weeks, after a shoulder injury forced him to take a two-year break from playing. Here, he shares his methods of rehabilitation and preparation, as well as perspectives gained away from his violin
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BlogsCellist Torleif Thedéen on his new album ‘An die Musik’
The cellist shares how the theme of love sets the tone for his latest album with pianist Marianna Shirinyan, featuring works and transcriptions of Schubert, Robert and Clara Schumann, Brahms and Richard Strauss
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BlogsCellist Colin Alexander: how I notate improvisations
Resulting from a lifetime of ’messing around’ on the cello, Colin Alexander outlines how improvisation provides the foundation for his new album of four solo cello suites
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BlogsThe Brodsky Quartet: how we prepare our Shostakovich string quartet cycle
Embarking on several Shostakovich string quartet performance cycles over 2024 and 2025, members of the Brodsky Quartet answer our questions on how to tackle this mammoth of a task
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FocusMy tech set-up: violinist Tim Kliphuis
In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the Dutch Gypsy Jazz violinist shares his go-to tech accessories
