Featured Stories – Page 27
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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
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FocusBernstein’s Serenade after Plato’s ‘Symposium’ challenges violinists to become compelling storytellers: James Ehnes
Bernstein’s Serenade after Plato’s ‘Symposium’ may not be an immediately recognisable piece of the violin repertoire. James Ehnes shares how the work has multiple access points that are a reflection of the multifaceted composer, ahead of performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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BlogsPacifica Quartet: how our new album captures America’s sonic heritage
The quartet’s new album American Voices showcases the diversity of America’s rich musical folk traditions with works by Dvořák, Price, Louis Gruenberg, plus a new commission by James Lee III
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FocusMy tech set-up: violinist Violeta Vicci
In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the Swiss violinist, vocalist and composer shares her go-to tech accessories
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: the Miró Quartet on recording new album ‘Home’
Their latest recording gathers new music and 20th-century works by US composers, but the Miró Quartet musicians are always mindful of melodic accessibility. Harry White hears from cellist Joshua Gindele about the group’s commissioning process and recording the album
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BlogsLike a symphony for violin and orchestra: Zoë Beyers on the Elgar Violin Concerto
Ahead of a performance with the English Symphony Orchestra at the Elgar Festival on 1 June, the violinist shares the significance of this work throughout her musical journey
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BlogsCelebrating humanity through the viola: Hsin-Yun Huang
The violist’s new album VivaViola showcases the instrument in its ability to tell stories, connect people and cultures, as well as provide solace during trying times
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BlogsThe Eternal Bach: celebrating Bach and beyond at New York’s Bach Virtuosi Festival
Ben Pyne reports back from the opening concert of Lewis Kaplan’s Bach Virtuosi Festival, which took inspiration from NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft
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BlogsViolinist Esther Abrami on her Elgar Festival residency
As artist in residence at the 2024 Elgar Festival, the violinist shares what the music of Elgar means to her, as well as ways she hopes to engage with audiences
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BlogsRemembering the Lindsay Quartet: Robin Ireland
Former violist of the Lindsay Quartet Robin Ireland looks back at the illustrious ensemble, which was renowned for its connection with audiences and a distinct affinity for the works of Beethoven
