All Francesca Dego articles
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Premium ❘ Feature
Session Report: violinist Francesca Dego on recording Brahms and Busoni concertos
The concertos of Brahms and Busoni make a natural pairing on record but, as the violinist Francesca Dego explains to Peter Quantrill, the connection between them goes beyond the notes
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Practice Diary: violinist Francesca Dego
The Italian violinist on practising under pressure and how Paganini is her constant companion. From October 2016
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Review
Francesca Dego, Timothy Ridout, Laura van der Heijden, Federico Colli: Mozart
Powerfully characterful performances, full of panache
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Premium ❘ Feature
Masterclass: Mozart Violin Concerto no.4 in D major K218
Violinist Francesca Dego looks at how to play the final movement of this violin concerto with direction, musicality and a sense of fun
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‘A feeling of waves and lightness’ - Francesca Dego on performing Mozart Violin Concerto no.4
Violinist Francesca Dego guides us through the finale to Mozart’s Violin Concerto no.4, illustrating how working with an orchestra can help maintain ‘the big picture’
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Blogs
‘Keep it simple, stupid’ - recording Mozart Violin Concertos the historically informed way
Violinist Francesca Dego shares her experiences of collaborating with Sir Roger Norrington and how the six ‘S’s’ helped inform her new album of Mozart concertos
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The Strad Podcast Episode #4: Francesca Dego on playing ‘Il Cannone’
Violinist Francesca Dego speaks about her unique opportunity to play and record on Paganini’s violin: the Guarneri ’del Gesù’ ’Il Cannone’
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Review
Francesca Dego: Il Cannone
A dazzling and delightful recital played on Paganini’s own priceless ‘del Gesù’
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Video
Francesca 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