Playing – Page 16
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Premium ❘ Feature‘On a cello, you can do big things’ - Christian-Pierre La Marca
Cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca speaks to Charlotte Gardner about his new album, Legacy
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Premium ❘ FeatureHow to win without winning - Competitions: The competitive advantage
Charlotte Gardner asks industry leaders for their top competition advice
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Fancy a tea party with Grieg?’: From the archive: January 1913
The pseudonymous ‘Lancastrian’ (Dr William Hardman) interviews virtuoso violinist Adolph Brodsky
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Know the rules before you break them’ - Matt Haimovitz’s life lessons
The US cellist on how a disciplined early approach enabled him to embrace the possibilities of new experiences
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Esther Yoo on Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Third Movement
Esther Yoo imagines a ballroom of swirling summer dancers and secret trysts as she talks through the sparkling third movement of this magical work
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Premium ❘ Feature‘I am striving to sound like a voice’ - Session Report: Maria Ioudenitch
Rita Fernandes talks to violinist Maria Ioudenitch about her forthcoming album
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Premium ❘ FocusA birthday celebration: Postcard from Barcelona
Carlos María Solare visited the stylish Catalan capital for a slice of string quartet heaven
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Premium ❘ FeatureRepetitive practice: Once more, with feeling
Pedro de Alcantara provides tips on bringing creativity and intentionality into your practice time
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Premium ❘ FeatureBottesini’s 200th anniversary: The world at his feet
Stephen Street looks at the life and career of the remarkable artist Giovanni Bottesini and introduces us to his catalogue of works
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas on the violoncello piccolo
Italian cellist Mario Brunello recalls the first time he performed Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas on the violoncello piccolo
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis January 2023: Why are the classical charts snubbing string players?
With the proliferation of recordings by non-standard ‘classical’ artists, how can record labels market them if the charts don’t recognise them?
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Give them something to listen to’ - Daniel Pioro: Blink if you dare
Daniel Pioro talks to Tom Stewart about his philosophy, his new album, and the fresh ideas he is bringing to his ongoing residency at London’s Southbank Centre
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: how chamber music develops communication and listening skills
Violist Rosalind Ventris shares her experience of the transformative power of playing chamber music
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Premium ❘ FeatureViolinist Thomas Eisner: how I made it to Bayreuth
Violinist Thomas Eisner talks about his time with the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
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Premium ❘ Feature‘We enjoy playing softly together’ - Session Report: Pablo Ferrández and Anne-Sophie Mutter
Cellist Pablo Ferrández talks to Peter Quantrill his latest recording with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter
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Premium ❘ FeatureHilary Hahn: Born original
From 1999: Hahn shares her love of writing, solo Bach, her educational background and her insights on the great violinists of our time
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Premium ❘ Focus‘There is no course on how to lead an orchestra!’ - Vesko Eschkenazy’s life lessons
The Bulgarian leader of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra talks about discipline and the role of the concertmaster
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Premium ❘ FeatureViolinist and composer Felix Yaniewicz – father of the first Edinburgh Festival
David Kettle discovers the history of the 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian violinist, composer and entrepreneur Felix Yaniewicz
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Keeping the accompanist on his toes’ - Postcard from Santander
Tim Homfray travels to the northern coast of Spain to experience a unique gathering of young chamber players and master musicians
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Premium ❘ FeaturePavel Šporcl: The man with the blue violin
Czech violinist Pavel Šporcl speaks to Amanda Holloway about his varied career and his unusual violin
