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2018-03-06T12:21:00+00:00

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Masterclass: Baiba Skride on the Berg Violin Concerto, first movement
2023-05-03T09:30:00Z
The Latvian violinist discusses the importance of thorough planning, together with emotional engagement, when playing this awkward work
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Words of wisdom from cellist Aldo Parisot
2023-04-12T08:32:00Z
As Yale School of Music announced the official retirement of the cello guru in 2018, we looked back at some of the inspiring quotes from an interview for The Strad conducted by one of his most illustrious students, Ralph Kirshbaum
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The teaching of Dorothy DeLay - by violinists Itzhak Perlman, Stephen Clapp and Brian Lewis
2023-03-31T08:35:00Z
Shortly after the legendary Juilliard School violin professor died in 2002, pupils and colleagues paid tribute to her teaching magic

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What can musicians learn from working with dancers?
2021-05-31T11:00:00Z
Pauline Harding attends workshops, talks to early music specialists and pioneering modern players, and discovers a whole new approach to interpreting classical music
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Was Sherlock Holmes actually meant to be any good at playing the violin?
2019-03-07T12:00:00Z
'Melancholy wailings', 'exasperating solos', but 'a remarkable gift for improvisation' – we revisit Maggie Williams's article on our favourite fictional violinist
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United Strings of Europe performing new work by Arturo Corrales
2019-02-27T10:22:00Z
The United Strings of Europe, an ensemble made up of young professional musicians from across the continent, launch their New Horizons series tonight in London’s Conway Hall . The ensemble, which has just completed a tour of Lebanon, and is today leading a workshop with refugees and asylum seekers ...