The playing should never be cramped or colourless. The tutti sections shouldn't be colourless either, but the solo sections must prove †• in competition with the ensemble †• their sense of individuality'
Respected teacher Zakhar Bron gives a masterclass on Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041.
Bron is interviewed about his teaching philosophies in The Strad's January 2015 issue, out tomorrow.
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