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Premium ❘ FeatureA youthful spirit: violinist Johan Dalene
The young Swedish violin virtuoso Johan Dalene speaks to Jessica Duchen about his evolution as a musician, his passion for contemporary music and his latest album that pairs the Bruch and Mendelssohn concertos
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VideoA lasting relationship: the Ariel Quartet performs Beethoven op.59 no.3
The ensemble presents an al fresco performance of the third Rasumovsky quartet, as it releases its second instalment of complete Beethoven string quartet recordings
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BlogsAnna Urpina: uncovering Baroque works by female composers
The violinist, who specialises in both Baroque and modern playing, shares details on her new album shining a light on forgotten composers, Le Chant des Muses
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Premium ❘ FeatureLetters from America: 130 years of Hindemith
To mark the 130th anniversary of Paul Hindemith’s birth, Carlos María Solare delves into the composer and violist’s US years and hears from three leading soloists about what his music means to them
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Krysia Osostowicz on Shostakovich’s String Quartet no.15
For the British violinist, Shostakovich’s String Quartet no.15 calls to mind a moving Menuhin rehearsal and her initiation into the Brodsky Quartet
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Paganini came up to me gesticulating violently’ - From the archive: November 1905
Author Stephen S. Stratton recounts how a generous gift from Nicolò Paganini revitalised the ailing career of Hector Berlioz
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BlogsThe quest for Cassadó: the interdisciplinary partnership to introduce Gaspar Cassadó to a broader audience
Erin Jones speaks to cellist Katie Tertell and historian Rosi Song about their mission to uncover the music of Cassadó, through their project ‘Lost in Plain Sight’
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BlogsBreaking the sounds of sameness: why music education must resist global uniformity
Hector Scott argues for the embrace of the creative exchange of ideas in music education, rather than a repetitive replicated approach that avoids innovation
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News‘A vast expressive range’: violinist Stanislav Pronin performs Der Rosenkavalier on Heifetz’s violin
Discover Stanislav Pronin’s breathtaking new original composition – Fantasy on Themes from Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier – performed on the legendary 1736 ‘Heifetz’ Guarneri del Gesù
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BlogsA neglected work from Wales: uncovering Grace Williams’s Violin Concerto
Madeleine Mitchell shines a light on the Violin Concerto by Grace Williams (1906–1977), Wales’s most significant female composer, ahead of a performance in Wrexham on 9 November
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Duets as a teaching tool
Cellist and teacher Naomi Yandell outlines the reasons why duet playing is an essential tool in one-to-one instrumental teaching
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BlogsWhy you should stop and think before you play
Violinist and Suzuki pedagogue Helen Brunner advocates for a thoughtful, step-by-step approach to practice
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NewsMyth, music and the eternal appeal of tragic romance: violinist Rebeca Nuez
After garnering over a million views on YouTube with her performance of Gluck’s Melodie from Orfeo ed Euridice, violinist Rebeca Nuez reflects on her experience with the piece, the classical myth and its undying influence across the arts
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BlogsShiry Rashkovsky: how to commission a composer
Ahead of the Up Close and Musical festival, the violist shares her tried and true strategies for expanding her instrument’s repertoire
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BlogsSharing the spotlight: The Isidore Quartet at Honens 2025
At Canada’s prestigious Honens Competition, the young US-American Isidore Quartet partnered with three remarkable finalists in performances that demanded equal parts sensitivity and self-effacement.
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BlogsPaganini’s Mosè Fantasy: bel canto and virtuosity on only one string
Violinist Tomás Cotik provides a tutorial and performance on the famous work that only requires one string, ahead of an album release comprising Paganini’s works
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Positivity goes a much longer way than negativity’ - Melissa White’s life lessons
The American violinist on having inspirational tutors, the power of positivity and the need for risk-taking
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: violinist Chloë Hanslip on recording the Bennett and Duke violin concertos
Violinist Chloë Hanslip chats to Harry White about giving voice to two neglected concertos by 20th-century Broadway composers who were compatriots of George Gershwin
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BlogsA musical day during the Belle Époque: violinist Lucilla Rose Mariotti on her album ‘Lumière du Temps’
The violinist speaks about her debut album, which features short works chosen to mirror the passing of a day
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BlogsViolinist Merel Vercammen: the freedom of self-releasing on her own label
The Dutch violinist reveals why she releases music on her own label, All Ears Records, in light of a new album featuring works by Gubaidulina, Shalygin and Vasks
