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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?
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Gary Karr on bass-ic misunderstandings
Double bass soloist Gary Karr calls for greater understanding of his instrument from conductors, in this article from July 2014
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: violinist Kerson Leong on Britten and Bruch
Canadian violinist Kerson Leong speaks to Tom Stewart about recording an unusual pairing of two very different concertos
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Francesca Dego on Brahms’s Violin Concerto
The Brahms Violin Concerto has been the Italian violinist’s constant partner throughout her career
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: The pros and cons of backing tracks
Naomi Yandell argues that while backing tracks are a useful learning tool, they create an experience gap that needs bridging
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Premium ❘ FeatureLigeti Centenary: how the composer influenced string quartet writing in the 20th century
Long-time fan Peter Quantrill talks to leading interpreters of György Ligeti’s remarkable string quartets, and their plans for centenary tributes
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Premium ❘ Feature‘The voice of a generation’ - Young Ukrainian musicians: Fighting for the future
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
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis June 2023: Concerts for neurodiverse audiences
Ensembles and venues are increasingly programming concerts designed for neurodiverse audiences – and concertgoers young and old are responding positively
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Premium ❘ Focus‘He helped ignite my ambition’ - Antje Weithaas’s life lessons
The German violinist on the art of teaching and the importance of authenticity
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Premium ❘ Feature‘The cello is wild and can do all these different things’ - Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Cellist, composer and singer-songwriter Ayanna Witter-Johnson speaks to Toby Deller about her musical path and future plans
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Antoine Tamestit on Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante
The French violist has performed Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante with a host of violinist, but the second movement still packs an emotional punch
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: A case for depping
The art of deputising may be one of the scariest things a musician can do, but it’s a skill that can benefit all players, says cellist Davina Shum
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 1
ln the first of two articles, Leila Josefowicz explores ideas of feverishness, hallucination, death and resurrection in the second movement of a great 20th-century concerto
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Rachel Podger on recording C.P.E Bach
Rachel Podger talks to Toby Deller about recording C.P.E Bach with Kristian Bezuidenhout