Kimon Daltas
Article‘One thing I’m grateful for is the amount of practice I did growing up’ – TwoSet Violin
Violinists and YouTube comedy stars Brett Yang and Eddy Chen of TwoSet Violin speak to Kimon Daltas about competition in classical music and the importance of practice
NewsObituary: violinist Christian Stadelmann, 1959-2019
The Berlin Philharmonic’s principal second violin for over 20 years has died aged 60 after an illness
NewsObituary: Period cello pioneer Anner Bylsma, 1934-2019
The Dutch cellist, whose 1979 recording of the Bach Suites on gut strings was hugely influential, has died at 85
Premium ❘ FeatureLeon Bosch: Irrepressible Drive
South African-born double bassist Leon Bosch has held top orchestral posts and performed as a soloist on multiple international stages since arriving in the UK in 1982. But, as he tells Kimon Daltas, now is not the time to rest on his laurels, as new works and new challenges await
NewsLA Phil veteran violist Jerry Epstein has died aged 72
Spending 43 years in the rank and file of the orchestra, Epstein collected a treasure trove of stories and photographs
NewsAmerican violinist Aaron Rosand has died aged 92
Boasting one of the longest playing careers in history, Rosand was a committed teacher and one of the last living connections to the golden age of violinists
NewsObituary: viola and violin soloist Luigi Alberto Bianchi, 1945-2018
Menuhin protégé who in later years swapped fluidly between violin and viola, and whose career was punctuated by the thefts of two famous instruments
FocusSteven Isserlis's trench cello encores
In 2014, when violin dealer Charles Beare introduced Steven Isserlis to a ‘box cello’ played in the trenches of the First World War, there was an instant connection. Isserlis has now recorded wartime works on the humble ‘holiday’ instrument, as he tells Kimon Daltas