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FocusHow 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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NewsRoyal Opera House to welcome in-person audiences from 17 May
Beginning next month, the London venue will also live stream fully staged performances of ballet and opera
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NewsHannari Piano Trio wins Lenzewski Foundation Prize
The award is open to students of the Frankfurt Hochschule für Musik
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ArticleTales of an orchestral violinist – sitting correctly
In one of two companion pieces to a feature published in our April 2021 issue, former Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Gerald Elias reveals the secrets of maintaining a good sitting posture while playing
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VideoRavel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello - complete with mechanical toys
Volinist Darragh Morgan and cellist Timothy Gill perform Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello in the middle of the night in a former cardboard factory in Dalston, East London. Directed by Jonathan Berman, the video ’lets the audience into a surreal, nocturnal dreamscape of Ravel’s love of wind-up, mechanical toys.’ ...
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FocusHilary Hahn: ‘I find that speaking, thinking and sharing ideas is integral to the experience of being in France’
To tie in with the recent release of her new disc, ’Paris’, the violinist speaks to us about the ideas behind it, and her long experience of working in Paris
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VideoLech Antonio Uszynski plays Toccata and Fugue on the viola
The Swiss-Polish violist Lech Antonio Uszynski plays Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor in a version for solo viola. Read: 5 reasons why I love playing viola transcriptions Read: Why we should all be violists
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FocusJohan Dalene: Life Lessons
Two years on from winning the Carl Nielsen International Competition, the 20-year-old Swedish violinist is staying close to his roots
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VideoCamille Thomas performs Purcell in the Louvre
Camille Thomas plays ‘When I am Laid in Earth’ from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas in an empty Louvre. The video is part of the Franco-Belgian cellist’s project which has seen her playing in various empty museums during the Covid-19 crisis. Watch: Camille Thomas plays Fazil Say’s ‘Never Give ...
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NewsPremiere of the month: Telling the Truth
An International Women’s Day celebration of a civil rights pioneer
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ArticleTales of an orchestral violinist – imperceptible page turning
In one of two companion pieces to a feature published in our April 2021 issue, former Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Gerald Elias explores the art of turning the page
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VideoFrancesca Dego plays Paganini’s ‘Il Cannone’ violin
Our March 2021 cover star Francesca Dego speaks about performing on Paganini’s ‘Il Cannone’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ of 1743 - and shares clips of herself playing the rarely accessed instrument
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NewsViolinist and conductor Yuval Waldman dies aged 74
The Russian–Israeli musician spent most of his career in America, where he had a wide-ranging career
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VideoTwoSet Violin open up about mental health
Eddy Chen and Brett Yang of TwoSet Violin open up on the subject of mental health in order to help fellow musicians with similar struggles. The violin internet comedy duo say: ’We’re not experts in mental health, but as musicians who have experienced mental health issues, we hope by making ...
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VideoGrand Teton Music Festival On Location: Salt Lake City
This concert from the Grand Teton Music Festival on location series (a 5-concert digital chamber music series featuring small ensembles, recorded and produced remotely in the home cities of Festival Orchestra musicians ) was held at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, Utah on 25 February, with a ...
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FocusThe Art of Leadership: Steven Staryk
The well-travelled concertmaster discusses his time leading British, Dutch, US and Canadian orchestras as he talks to Julian Haylock
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FocusHow should we interpret Tango music?
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of renowned tango composer Astor Piazzolla’s birth this month, Argentine violinists Rafael Gintoli and Gabriela Olcese pay tribute to him and offer basic guidance to violinists on how to interpret tango music
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VideoClaudio and Oscar Bohórquez and Gustavo Beytelmann play Piazzolla
To mark the 100th centenary of the Argentinian tango legend, Astor Piazzolla, brothers Claudio and Oscar Bohórquez are releasing an album together with Piazzolla’s contemporary and ensemble colleague Gustavo Beytelmann – Piazzolla: Patagonia Express – on the Berlin Classics label. In this video, they play one of the featured works ...
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NewsMonaco festival to go ahead next month
International visitors to the Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo will be required to provide proof of a negative Covid test
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Focus‘The violin’s dressing room was bigger than mine’ - Francesca Dego on playing Paganini’s ‘Il Cannone’
The Italian violinist was granted the rare opportunity to perform and record on the famous 1743 Guarneri ’del Gesù’ in 2019, as she tells Tom Stewart
