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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: EFT for performance anxiety
Violinist Jenny Clift struggled with performance anxiety until she discovered an unusual therapeutic technique
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Julian Rachlin on Shostakovich’s String Quartet no.8
For the Lithuanian violinist, the haunting musical language of Shostakovich’s String Quartet no.8 brings back treasured memories of working with Mstislav Rostropovich
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Premium ❘ FeatureGrace, charm and effortless elegance: remembering violinist Jacques Thibaud
To mark the 70th anniversary of the death of French violinist Jacques Thibaud, Tully Potter looks back at the life of one of the 20th century’s most influential musicians
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Escher Quartet on Janáček and Haas
Escher Quartet cellist Brook Speltz talks to David Kettle about the foursome’s original interpretations of Janáček and Haas quartets
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Double bass sound production
Alexandra Scott on starting to free your sound on the double bass
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Premium ❘ Focus‘I imagine dialogues with Schumann and Bartók!’ - Rachel Barton Pine’s life lessons
The US violinist on her unique journey and the importance of keeping artistic integrity
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Find someone who’s like-hearted’ - Changes within string quartets
Peter Quantrill speaks to string quartet players who have survived, and even thrived under membership change
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Montreal: Montreal International Music Competition
Technical level was higher than ever before at the competition, but it was musicianship that really took centre stage, finds Rita Fernandes
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis August 2023: Changing teaching approaches for adult beginners
With an increase in the number of adults taking their first steps in playing, how do teachers adapt their teaching methods to this different discipline?
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Premium ❘ Feature‘I can’t help having a different perspective’ - Violinist Nicola Benedetti
Ahead of Nicola Benedetti’s debut as director of the Edinburgh International Festival, Rebecca Franks speaks to her about her plans
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Rethinking Beethoven’s String Quartet op.135
Norman Werbner argues an intriguing case for a different way of performing Beethoven’s String Quartet op.135
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Premium ❘ FeatureTwisted History: Female violinists and the Brahms concerto
Tatjana Goldberg takes a closer look at the group of female violinists spreading Brahms’s violin concerto worldwide
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition
The third edition of the the competition was a reminder of just how wondrous Nielsen’s string quartets are, says Andrew Mellor
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Violinist Madeleine Mitchell on 20th- and 21st-century violin works
British violinist Madeleine Mitchell’s new album naturally follows the strong links inherent in a line of 20th- and 21st-century composers
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Premium ❘ FeatureDouble bassist Leon Bosch on the South African Strings Foundation
Double bassist Leon Bosch attended the South African String Foundation’s first in-person convention in Gqeberha
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Premium ❘ Focus’Quality should always be the priority’ - Johannes Moser’s life lessons
The German–Canadian cellist on his teachers’ guidance and keeping physically and mentally healthy
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Premium ❘ FeatureFiddler Mark O’Connor: An American music story
Fiddle player Mark O’Connor, one of the most influential musicians in the American tradition, talks about his extraordinary life
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Edicson Ruiz on Bach’s Cello Suites for double bass
Learning Bach’s Cello Suites was a huge challenge for the Venezuelan double bassist, for which the advice of tutor Anner Bylsma was an invaluable help
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Orlando: ASTA 2023 national conference
The 2023 ASTA national conference in Orlando was defined by boundless enthusiasm and passion, as Rita Fernandes found out
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis July 2023: Artificial intelligence in music education
Since the start of 2023, artificial intelligence has been generating headlines in all sorts of fields. How could it affect the future of music education?
