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Featured Stories: Read opinion pieces and interviews from top players
Featured Stories
‘A second golden age’: cellist David Finckel on luthier Samuel Zygmuntowicz
American cellist David Finckel, co-artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, reflects on his long association with Samuel Zygmuntowicz, the Brooklyn-based maker being honoured at this year’s CMS Spring Gala
Writing between languages: Scott Tixier’s new work for Hilary Hahn
Composer–violinist Scott Tixier traces how influences from French impressionism to jazz improvisation coalesce to create a unified compositional voice in his new work for violinist Hilary Hahn, Ressemblace
‘What if the route to control is through relinquishing it?’: language and imagination in violin performance
Control is often at the centre of perfecting one’s playing, though it can lead to counterproductive micro-management, explains violinist Hector Scott. Instead, an approach based on language, metaphors and inner narratives can lead to better technical and expressive outcomes
Michael Rabin: a brief flame
Michael Rabin, one of the most gifted violinists the US has ever produced, enjoyed a short but dazzling career before his untimely death at 35. To mark what would have been his 90th birthday this May, Jonathan Woolf examines Rabin’s legacy and his central place in the history of American ...
Tales of a cinema violinist - From the Archive: May 1926
An anonymous cinema violinist, used to performing alone with a pianist, rails against the vicissitudes of the cinema screen – speaking entirely from experience
More featured stories
‘The more Haydn you play, the better you’ll play everything’ - David Finckel’s life lessons
The US cellist talks about his inspirations and the power of sound
‘Hold on, do what you can!’: Peter Sheppard Skærved on Michael Hersch’s ‘Zwischen Leben und Tod’
British violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved, known for his wide-ranging repertoire and interdisciplinary work, discusses the challenges and rewards of recording Hersch’s monumental cycle engaging with the paintings and drawings of Peter Weiss
Consistency is not about doing more
Just because you are busy does not mean you are productive. Michael Brook explores how stepping back, setting boundaries and protecting attention can transform consistency and elevate musical performance
Beethoven reimagined: ‘The Kreutzer Project’ by Colin Jacobsen
Richard Linnett reports back from Santa Fe Pro Musica’s season finale on 3 May, featuring a varied programme including Beethoven’s ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata and works inspired by it
Ocean’s Call: Nature’s sublime beauty heard through the lens of a string quartet
Daniel Temkin outlines how the string quartet provides the perfect palette of sound colour for his Californian landscape-inspired work, ‘Ocean’s Call’
After hours at Guildhall Art Gallery: Vilde Frang and Lawrence Power perform ‘Capricci’
The work will feature in the upcoming multimedia concert event at the Barbican, Darkness Visible, curated by Power’s production company, Âme
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