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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Harriet Krijgh on Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata
Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata presents a cornucopia of emotions for the Dutch cellist, with the beautiful third movement a particular highlight
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Siena: Chigiana International Festival
The star-studded 2024 Chigiana International Festival in Siena stayed true to its century-old international traditions, finds Rita Fernandes
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Premium ❘ FeatureCelebrating South African music: the Signum Quartet
Carlos María Solare meets the members of the Signum Quartet towards the end of their two-year-long project to commission and perform brand new works that mark 30 years since the fall of apartheid in South Africa
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Nemanja Radulović on the sunny side of Bach
Violinist Nemanja Radulović speaks to Tom Stewart about his no-preconceptions approach to arranging and recording some of Bach’s concertos and shorter pieces, and finding just the right balance of novelty and reverence
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Premium ❘ FeatureViolinist Ning Feng: Truth and substance
There is seemingly nothing the Chinese-born, Berlin‑based violinist Ning Feng can’t do, from dazzling Paganini interpretations to Bach to 20th‑century concertos. He talks to Michael White about his influences, his future plans and his desire to pass on his musical wisdom to the next generation
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe cosmopolitan virtuoso: Ivan Mane Jarnović
Tanja Goldberg examines the life and legacy of the violin virtuoso and composer Ivan Mane Jarnović, who died 220 years ago, and whose influence on the development of the violin concerto and violin playing in the 18th century has long lain unrecognised
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Premium ❘ FeatureAn unforgotten talent: 100 years of violinist Leonid Kogan
The matchless Soviet violinist Leonid Kogan was born 100 years ago on 14 November 1924. To mark the centenary, Tully Potter examines the life of ‘the greatest violinist’ he’s ever heard in concert
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Joachim was a revelation’ - From the archive: November 1894
Spanish violinist and conductor Enrique Fernández Arbós chats with Henry Saint-George about two of his most important tutors: Vieuxtemps and Joachim
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: cellist Astrid Schween on Dvořák’s Waldesruhe
For the American cellist, Dvořák’s Waldesruhe brings back fond memories of working with her early mentor, Jacqueline du Pré
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Practising scales in sequential order
While most string players agree that scales and arpeggios are the basic building blocks for good technique, cellist Robert Jesselson says that it’s essential to practise them sequentially to gain the maximum benefit
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Comparing yourself to others is counter-productive’ - Alisa Weilerstein’s life lessons
The US cellist on creating a balanced career and the influence of musical parents
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Switzerland: Gstaad Menuhin Festival
The Gstaad Menuhin Festival presented more than 60 concerts over six weeks in the Swiss Alps during the summer of 2024. Laurence Vittes sampled some of the best of its strings programming
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis November 2024: Supporting musicians with Long Covid
Although the Covid pandemic is regarded as over, musicians around the world are still suffering its effects. What support is there for victims of Long Covid?
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Premium ❘ FeatureRachel Barton Pine: ‘What we’re doing today is the history of tomorrow’
As she turns 50, the American violinist Rachel Barton Pine speaks to Ariane Todes about her unwavering enthusiasm for discovering, and communicating, the artistic integrity in everything she does
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Premium ❘ FeatureMusical service: String groups in the US military
Rita Fernandes hears from musicians in the United States Air Force, Army and Marine Corps and travels to Washington DC to discover the little-known world of string playing in the US military
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: violinist Fenella Humphreys and composer Adrian Sutton on a new violin concerto
Being diagnosed with an incurable cancer spurred on War Horse composer Adrian Sutton to write a new violin concerto for Fenella Humphreys. Michael White hears from both composer and soloist about recording the work
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Alexander Sitkovetsky on Bach’s ‘Double’ Violin Concerto
Bach’s ‘Double’ Violin Concerto in D minor BWV1043 has been a constant companion throughout the Russian–British violinist’s life, and played critical roles in his career
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Premium ❘ Feature‘The mechanical limits of the viola’ - From the archive: October 1924
The pseudonymous ‘Ike’ calls for a rethink of the orchestral layout, and describes an instrument resembling the ‘Parramon’ tenor viola of 1932 (see In Focus, September 2022)
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe DIY approach: Self-taught string playing
Can you teach yourself the violin? Violinist, teacher and author Celia Cobb believed it to be impossible – until a new book made her re-evaluate some of her assumptions
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Imagination is one of the most important things in music’ - Alexander Baillie’s life lessons
The British cellist on playing fundamentals and developing musicality
