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’My favourite aspect of studying here has been the proximity to the professional world,’ says the double bassist

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My experience: violinist Guilherme Lourenço Reis, Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra

9 May 2025

’I feel much more confident after doing this course, as it’s very moulded to the reality of orchestras and auditions, even regarding solo repertoire,’ says the violinist

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My experience: cellist Tomos Christie, New Zealand School of Music

2 May 2025

’It’s nice to be part of a motivated community. Everyone is on a similar journey, albeit at different stages, and that gives you a lot of hope,’ says the cellist

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My experience: violist Kirsten Wilbrandt Kjær, Royal Danish Academy of Music

28 April 2025

’What’s quite special here is that you can define your own path, and for me, that’s been chamber music,’ says the violist

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My experience: violinist Arieta Liatsi, Universität Mozarteum Salzburg

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’It’s a super inspiring place, with many music festivals and concerts throughout the year, and Salzburg is also so pretty – like a fairytale cake!’ says the violinist

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’You get these crazy mashups of people who will never play together anywhere else, and your mind is just blown every set,’ says Breen

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My experience: cellist Findlay Spence, IMS Prussia Cove Masterclasses

17 February 2025

’Prussia Cove was a chance for us to escape from the hectic touring lifestyle and go deeper into the music,’ says the cellist of the Fibonacci Quartet

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My experience: violist-composer Amani Sloley, Cremona International Music Academy and Festival

10 February 2025

‘Even though we come from all these different places, we’re all just really big music nerds!’ says Sloley

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My experience: violist Gwen Ovshinsky, Allcomers Music: Strings in Greece

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’We rehearse outdoors in a shaded mini-amphitheatre right by the sea. It’s incredibly beautiful,’ says the violist

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My experience: violist Claire Pass-Lanneau, ProQuartet

27 January 2025

’When you want to do this for your whole career, hearing from someone who has done it for 40 years is very special,’ says the violist

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My experience: cellist Cecilia Hoyt, Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival

20 January 2025

‘There’s just this special energy that comes across the orchestra when you’re playing Don Giovanni where it was premiered,’ says the cellist, ‘I think everyone got goosebumps.’

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Thomas May visited the US’s pre-eminent conservatoire of music, the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, as part of the school’s 100th anniversary celebrations. While there, he spoke to the Dover Quartet’s cellist, Camden Shaw, about what being part of Curtis’s faculty means to him and to his colleagues, and to the ...

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Charlotte Slater shares how the National Youth Orchestra (NYO) has aided her journey as a violinist from rural Aberdeenshire to multiple performances at the world’s most prominent classical music festival, as well as tips for prospective students wanting to get involved

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The co-director of Music@Menlo’s Chamber Music Institute Young Performers Program outlines how chamber music can provide an inspirational whirlwind for aspiring musicians and artists

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My experience: cellist Dylan Jowell, Eastman School of Music

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‘Being able to adjust to whatever job comes your way is especially important in the modern climate, and I feel Eastman taught me to be a well-rounded and flexible musician,’ says the cellist

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My experience: double bassist Alex Ferkey, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance London

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‘If you want to strive for something a bit different, then I’d recommend Trinity Laban,’ says the double bassist

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’It’s been a great environment for me,’ says the cellist.

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2 May 2024

’It’s a very nice place to study, where you’re supported and safe, and can do whatever you want,’ says the violinist

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’I think Berlin is one of the best places for a young person to be right now,’ says the violinist

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My experience: double bassist Marcelo Rodrigues, Royal Northern College of Music

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’My favourite aspect of studying here has been the proximity to the professional world,’ says the double bassist

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’I feel much more confident after doing this course, as it’s very moulded to the reality of orchestras and auditions, even regarding solo repertoire,’ says the violinist

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My experience: cellist Tomos Christie, New Zealand School of Music

2 May 2025

’It’s nice to be part of a motivated community. Everyone is on a similar journey, albeit at different stages, and that gives you a lot of hope,’ says the cellist

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My experience: violist Kirsten Wilbrandt Kjær, Royal Danish Academy of Music

28 April 2025

’What’s quite special here is that you can define your own path, and for me, that’s been chamber music,’ says the violist

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My experience: violinist Arieta Liatsi, Universität Mozarteum Salzburg

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’It’s a super inspiring place, with many music festivals and concerts throughout the year, and Salzburg is also so pretty – like a fairytale cake!’ says the violinist

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My experience: violinist and fiddler Olivia Breen, Mike Block String Camp

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’You get these crazy mashups of people who will never play together anywhere else, and your mind is just blown every set,’ says Breen

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My experience: cellist Findlay Spence, IMS Prussia Cove Masterclasses

17 February 2025

’Prussia Cove was a chance for us to escape from the hectic touring lifestyle and go deeper into the music,’ says the cellist of the Fibonacci Quartet

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My experience: violist-composer Amani Sloley, Cremona International Music Academy and Festival

10 February 2025

‘Even though we come from all these different places, we’re all just really big music nerds!’ says Sloley

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My experience: violist Gwen Ovshinsky, Allcomers Music: Strings in Greece

3 February 2025

’We rehearse outdoors in a shaded mini-amphitheatre right by the sea. It’s incredibly beautiful,’ says the violist

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My experience: violist Claire Pass-Lanneau, ProQuartet

27 January 2025

’When you want to do this for your whole career, hearing from someone who has done it for 40 years is very special,’ says the violist

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