SF Symphony Brings Freestyle Rap, Mahler, Ravel, Strauss, and AI Together for 2023 Opening Gala
Music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, with a kind of sprightly grace, led the orchestra on a night of smiles and shimmering gowns
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The String Teacher’s Guide to Remote Studio Teaching
Here's what you need to get started to make teaching virtually both easy and cost-effective
Picture Perfect: When Communicating Musical Ideas and Cello Technique, a Little Imagery Goes a Long Way
Many of today's pedagogues are taking creative approaches to teaching—and playing—the cello, inspiring future generations to unleash their imaginations as well.
Strumenti Offers Opportunities for Investors and Players Alike
The company loans high-end violins to artists at little or no cost while providing patron-investors with a chance to own shares in the instruments
Starting on the String Yields Great Benefit With Less Effort
Starting from the string (SOS, or grounding one’s overall technique by focusing on the moment the bow first touches the string) is a critical tool in making playing both better and easier.
Slaying the Final Boss—Performance—Requires Smart Practice
The process can be broken down into making clear goals, trying out specific methods to achieve them, and then immediately observing if the methods were helpful
Violin Maker Jacob von der Lippe Focuses on Giving His Instruments a Signature Sound
Musicians create a signature sound. Composers do, too, obviously, and have over the centuries. Why not violin makers?
Mia Pixley’s Ripple Cello, Made with Luthier Andrew Carruthers, Pushes the Boundaries of Conventional Instrument Making
The Ripple cello blurs the lines between an electric and acoustic instrument.
Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing Records an Ode to Her Nordic Roots with ‘Arctic’
Arctic, her Sony Records debut, is an ode to the natural splendor of Scandinavia and the man-made forces that threaten that wild place.
‘The Martinů Cello Sonatas’ Takes Johannes Moser Through a Thorny Sonata Trilogy
“It’s really not everyday repertoire,” admits Cellist Johannes Moser of his recordings of Martinů's cello sonatas. “I discovered that these pieces have such variety and depth."