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VideoSheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason perform The Swan
In this video Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his sister Isata perform Saint-Saëns’s The Swan on the Norwegian-Swedish television talk show Skavlan.
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5 tips from Max Grosch for improving jazz rhythm
The jazz musician shares his wisdom on ways to improve our jazz rhythm and internal sense of pulse
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja on playing Pierrot Lunaire
Here Patricia Kopatchinskaja talks about playing Pierrot Lunaire, a project the violinist first conceived while she was unable to practise due to an arm injury. ‘All my life I’ve felt that I was Pierrot. Whenever I played the piece on my violin as a student which I I spoke the ...
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Edgar Meyer on the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite no.2
For the American double bassist and composer, what began as a pathway to technical expertise became a lifetime’s voyage of musical exploration. From the November 2015 issue
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Life Lessons: Lynn Harrell
The American cellist, who turned 75 earlier this year, looks back at the beginnings of his life as a musician
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7 tips for successful practice by violinist Rachel Podger
The Baroque musician reveals the most important elements of her practice routine
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Sentimental Work: Anne Akiko Meyers on traditional Japanese songs
A brace of traditional songs from Japan bring back fond memories and inspire a wealth of interpretations for the American violinist
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The 5 steps to natural stage presence
Cellist and workshop leader Ruth Phillips explains how yoga and meditation liberated her from the prison of stage fright
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10 tips on maximising tone quality & projection
Advice on projecting your sound from over 120 years of The Strad
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Hilary Hahn plays Bach in 1997
In this video from 1997 (first 21 minutes), the 17-year-old violinist performs Bach and gives an interview in which, amongst other things, she admits to knowing about 27 concertos off by heart.
