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Feature
Should soloists always perform music from memory?

2022-08-26T08:00:00Z

Pointless and terrifying, or essential for musical communication? Playing without the music arouses some strong opinions, finds Laurinel Owen
News
Tips for playing a concerto for the first time with orchestra

2016-08-31T00:00:00Z

Top teachers Boris Kuschnir, Mimi Zweig and Géza Szilvay answer a reader's question for The Strad's Teacher Talk section
Blogs
Do concerto performances need a conductor?

2015-11-13T00:00:00Z

Joshua Bell performed and directed Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields this week with great success. Could this spark a new trend in concerto performance, asks Charlotte Smith

All soloist articles

Should soloists always perform music from memory?

Tips for playing a concerto for the first time with orchestra

Do concerto performances need a conductor?