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Premium ❘ FeatureTetzlaff Quartet: The Real Beethoven
The members of the Tetzlaff Quartet, who recently released their first Beethoven disc, talk to Tom Stewart about what’s really behind the composer’s late quartets, about why they’ve taken a quarter of a century to record any Beethoven – and the challenge of keeping up appearances
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VideoNEC alumni present Elgar
In this video alumni from the New England Conservatory perform Elgar’s Pomp & Circumstance March, Op. 39 No. 1 for the class of 2020 - all from their separate homes
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NewsClassic FM to broadcast two exclusive programmes with the Prince of Wales
The classical music radio station is to broadcast two programmes with the Prince of Wales on 25 and 26 May
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BlogsNazrin Rashidova on Émile Sauret the teacher
To tie in with the release of her 4th and final volume of Sauret’s 24 Études-Caprices, the violinist wraps up her blog series on the French violinist and composer
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VideoSheku Kanneh-Mason on his signature dance move
In this zippy little interview, the 21-year-old cellist tells us what kind of child he was at school, and reveals his signature dance move.
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VideoEaling Symphony Orchestra: Lockdown Pomp & Circumstance
Ealing Symphony Orchestra To keep the spirit of the orchestra alive in lockdown, the Ealing Symphony Orchestra has continued to meet virtually each week, even attempting the occasional singalong despite the time lag challenges of video conferencing. In the process, the ESO decided to produce its very ...
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FocusClassical routes: Postcard from Havana
The annual La Ruta de Mozart festival presents the composer’s complete string quartets in a day of celebration at open-air locations around the city of Havana. Chloe Cutts attended this year’s edition
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VideoWorking from home: Augustin Hadelich plays Ave Maria on violin and piano
The violinist plays J.S.Bach / Charles Gounod’s Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach on violin and piano
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VideoEsther Yoo’s Violin Technique Tips: High Positions on the E-String
Filmed in South Korea, this video - the latest in the American violinist’s series of practice tutorials - walks us through Yoo’s tips on what to do with ‘pesky high E-string passages’.
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VideoPekka Kuusisto: bowing exercise for Kreutzer 2
The Finnish violinist leads us through a bow exercise for playing Kreutzer’s Etude No 2.
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VideoMaxim Vengerov plays with his daughter Liza
In this video, supporting the Sochi International Film Festival & Awards, Maxim Vengerov and his daughter Liza play Alessandro Marcello’s Adagio together on the violin and piano. Maxim Vengerov discusses his sentimental work in our May issue. To read it, click here.
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NewsEight Austrian orchestras call for concerts to resume
A letter to the culture secretary gives details on how performances might be organised during the pandemic
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason wins Rheingau Music Festival award
The 21-year-old receives €15,000 and will perform at an award ceremony in 2021
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VideoViolinist Pavel Šporcl gives drive-in concert
Audience members sat in their cars and could tune into the performance via car radio
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VideoSolem Quartet performs Bill Withers’ Lovely Day from lockdown
The ensemble performs the arrangement by violinist Will Newell from their separate homes
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VideoNews presenter Cathy Newman plays violin
Raising funds for disadvantaged musicians, the Channel 4 news presenter plays Massenet’s Meditation. Donate at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/444
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VideoCinema Paradiso with Roby Lakatos and Fiona Pears
The violinists Roby Lakatos and Fiona Pears with The MÁV Symphony Orchestra. Recorded on mobile phones; 12,000 miles apart during the Covid19 lockdown.
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BlogsLawrence Power: life lessons from lockdown
The violist tells us what the lockdown has taught him about playing and teaching, and ponders the impact of the pandemic on the future of live music
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FocusWhat to do when you’re ‘Zoom’ed Out’
The violinist and educator Gregory Harrington shares 8 tips for keeping fresh from visual fatigue during the current pandemic
