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    Sentimental Work: Jean-Luc Ponty

    2020-02-04T13:30:00Z

    The French jazz violinist–composer has recorded his 1976 piece ‘Renaissance’ three times – but it’s the original version that remains close to his heart

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    Life Lessons: Christian Poltéra

    2020-01-24T14:00:00Z

    Having the space to breathe is important in more ways than one, says the Swiss cellist

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    Sentimental Work: Sheku Kanneh-Mason

    2020-01-15T15:35:00Z

    For the British cellist, Elgar’s Cello Concerto brings back a wealth of memories from his earliest years studying the instrument – and of trying to play like Jacqueline du Pré

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    Life Lessons: Laura van der Heijden

    2019-11-29T11:17:00Z

    Seven years after winning the BBC Young Musician competition, the British cellist discusses how different forms of music making inspire her

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    Sentimental Work: Linus Roth

    2019-11-22T10:12:00Z

    Weinberg’s Violin Concerto is a work of passionate intensity, as the German violinist found – even though he hadn’t encountered the composer until eight years ago  

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    Lighting up the sky: Premiere of the Month

    2019-10-29T15:35:00Z

    An aerial journey for double bass and strings

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    Sentimental Work: Alisa Weilerstein on Mozart’s Don Giovanni

    2019-10-18T09:50:00Z

    The climactic scene between Don Giovanni and the Commendatore was the American cellist’s bedtime listening for years – and has stayed with her for even longer

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    Double firsts: Postcards from Moscow and St Petersburg

    2019-09-17T15:56:00Z

    At this year’s quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Competition, the judges awarded the $30,000 first prize in both the violin and cello categories. Tim Homfray attended the violin section in Moscow, while Andrew Mellor visited St Petersburg to hear the cellists – and both were impressed by what they saw

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    A teacher for all

    2019-09-11T16:15:00Z

    Kató Havas, the celebrated and much-loved Hungarian violinist and pedagogue, died on 31 December 2018 aged 98. Five former colleagues and students remember her important and generous influence on their own playing and teaching

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    Leonidas Kavakos: Social Harmony

    2019-07-30T13:00:00Z

    Violinist Leonidas Kavakos this year presented his eighth Musical Horizons Conservatory masterclass series. Toby Deller attended the three-day event in Athens, during which Kavakos proved himself to be not only an intelligent and dedicated teacher, but also an advocate of social cohesion and personal responsibility through music

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    Power of two

    2019-06-01T12:01:00Z

    In early May, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and cellist Sol Gabetta premiered Akin, a new double concerto written for them by Michel van der Aa. Pwyll ap Siôn attended this performance, in Cologne, Germany, and spoke to composer and soloists about bringing the work to the stage