All Rachel Barton Pine articles
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FocusMy violin heroine Maud Powell, by Rachel Barton Pine
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine examines why Powell's pioneering contribution to the art of violin recording so richly deserved the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Rachel Barton Pine on Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
In our April 2017 Masterclass feature, US violinist Rachel Barton Pine shows why the first movement is not as easy as often assumed
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FocusRachel Barton Pine and her daughter share two pieces from ‘Music by Black Composers’
A throwback performance of the duo from 2020
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BlogsDiscovering music by Black composers: Rachel Barton Pine
The violinist recalls her journey exploring works by overlooked composers and how embracing diverse voices promises enriching experiences
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VideoAll that jazz: Violinist Rachel Barton Pine
The champion of music by Black composers performs works by Billy Childs, Dolores White and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #32: Rachel Barton Pine and Billy Childs on a new violin concerto
’If our violin concertos were only written by violinists, we’d get things that were very idiomatic, but perhaps never transcending that. It broadens our perspective’
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NewsViolinist Rachel Barton Pine to perform seated for the foreseeable future
Pine, who suffered injuries to her lower limbs in 1995, was advised by her medical team that she will be non-ambulatory over the next few years.
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Focus5 tips for juggling early parenthood with life as a soloist
Virtuoso violinists share their insight on balancing the demands of early parenthood and a career as a soloist
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VideoConcertos from the Inside: Rachel Barton Pine plays music by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges
In January, the American violinist Rachel Barton Pine launched 24 in 24: Concertos from the Inside with RBP, a series in which she is performing 24 different violin concertos live and unaccompanied in 24 weeks. As part of the performance, she also delivers a pre-concert talk, and confides what she ...
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BlogsRachel Barton Pine: 10 tips for practice and performance
The Strad attended a masterclass with the American violinist in 2015 and took down these practical pointers
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ReviewBlues Dialogues: Rachel Barton Pine, Matthew Hagle
Concentrating on pieces influenced by the blues, this CD is part of a long-running project to research music written by black composers.
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FocusBach: Six Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Alone
Rachel Barton Pine’s new edition of the scores for these staples of the violin repertoire is meticulous, generous and stimulating
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VideoViolinist Rachel Barton Pine in duet with her daughter
In this video from American Public Media’s ‘Performance Today’, Rachel Barton Pine performs with a budding violinist: her 7-year-old daughter, Sylvia
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VideoRachel Barton Pine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
In this video from NPR Music’s long-running Tiny Desk Concert series, Rachel Barton Pine plays unnacompanied Bach Tempo di Borea (from Partita no.1) Largo (from Sonata no.3) Fuga (from Sonata no.1) Credits: Producers: Tom Huizenga, Niki Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Niki Walker, Claire Hannah Collins; PA: ...
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VideoRachel Barton Pine plays Metallica guitar solo on her Guarneri 'del Gesù'
In this video from Classic FM, American violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays the solo from her transcription of ‘One’ by Metallica. A complete performance of the song arrangement can be seen here. Barton Pine is a known heavy metal fan, and was a member of band Earthen Grave from 2008 ...
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VideoRachel Barton Pine performs her Happy Birthday Variations
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs her own virtuoso arrangement of Happy Birthday - ‘Introduction, Theme and Variations on the Birthday Song’ - for the Lake Forest Symphony’s 75th anniversary gala in November 2007.
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BlogsA novel way to practise double-stops - Rachel Barton Pine
The US violinist advocates emphasising either the top or bottom lines when practising double stopped scales to anticipate more accurately what occurs in the repertoire
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ArticleViolinist Rachel Barton Pine performs Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs her own solo arrangement of Ozzy Osbourne's 'Crazy Train', the first single from the Black Sabbath frontman's debut solo album, released in 1980. Read: 10 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Rachel Barton Pine Watch: violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs her ...
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NewsViolinist Rachel Barton Pine to receive Dushkin Award
Established more than 30 years ago, the Music Institute of Chicago award recognises international figures in the world of music
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ArticleViolinist Rachel Barton Pine performs her own Happy Birthday variations
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs her own virtuoso arrangement of Happy Birthday - 'Introduction, Theme and Variations on the Birthday Song' - for the Lake Forest Symphony's 75th anniversary gala in November 2007. Read: American Airlines pilot denies Rachel Barton Pine access to cabin with her violin ...