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The Strad Podcast #89: playing in Broadway shows with violist Stephanie Baer

2023-08-11T09:40:00Z

Playing in musical theatre and commercial productions cultivates skills that will feed your classical playing, says the violist
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How I completed a 118-show run (without losing my mind)

2023-01-23T12:51:00Z

The Strad’s online editor and cellist Davina Shum has just completed a three-month run of My Neighbour Totoro at the Barbican Theatre. Here she shares her strategies for how she kept the repeated performances fresh and spontaneous without forsaking her sanity

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The Strad Podcast #89: playing in Broadway shows with violist Stephanie Baer

How I completed a 118-show run (without losing my mind)