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Featured Stories: Read opinion pieces and interviews from top players

2023-06-05T06:30:00+01:00

Naomi Yandell argues that while backing tracks are a useful learning tool, they create an experience gap that needs bridging

2023-06-05T06:00:00+01:00

Thomas Kemp speaks to synaesthetic composer Deborah Pritchard on how colour and light are represented in her new works

Great string players of the past: Violinist Adolf Busch
2023-05-26T09:08:00+01:00
As a young man, Martin Lovett was impressed by the ease with which Adolf Busch performed
‘The voice of a generation’ - Young Ukrainian musicians: Fighting for the future
2023-05-26T08:34:00+01:00
Rita Fernandes looks at some of the programmes that have been helping to ensure a bright future for the Ukrainian music scene when the conflict ends
Analysis June 2023: Concerts for neurodiverse audiences
2023-05-25T08:30:00+01:00
Ensembles and venues are increasingly programming concerts designed for neurodiverse audiences – and concertgoers young and old are responding positively

‘The cello is wild and can do all these different things’ - Ayanna Witter-Johnson
2023-05-18T08:48:00+01:00
Cellist, composer and singer-songwriter Ayanna Witter-Johnson speaks to Toby Deller about her musical path and future plans
The epic Popper Project: how we learnt and performed all 40 Popper Etudes during lockdown
2023-05-17T09:27:00+01:00
Cellist Ailbhe McDonagh shares why she and Katie Tertell decided to undertake this mammoth task and how the project has created an educational resource for teachers and students learning the works
Words of Wisdom: Violinist Michael Guttman
2023-05-17T09:24:00+01:00
Violinist Michael Guttman shares his words of wisdom in this article from January 2013
Session Report: violinist Kerson Leong on Britten and Bruch
2023-05-17T08:34:17.653+01:00
Canadian violinist Kerson Leong speaks to Tom Stewart about recording an unusual pairing of two very different concertos
Sentimental Work: Francesca Dego on Brahms’s Violin Concerto
2023-05-17T08:32:13.023+01:00
The Brahms Violin Concerto has been the Italian violinist’s constant partner throughout her career
Sentimental Work: Antoine Tamestit on Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante
2023-05-15T05:04:00+01:00
The French violist has performed Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante with a host of violinist, but the second movement still packs an emotional punch