By Brian Wise In the late 1980s, when MTV and VH1 still played music videos around the clock, a 20-year-old Joshua Bell starred in a black-and-white video featuring Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 1. Called The Audition, it featured the actress…
When there is no exact instruction for a tempo, how can you find one that is both respectful of the score and practicable for performance considerations?
At a towering 6’5″, cellist Amit Peled is an inspiring presence. But it isn’t just his height that creates an aura about him; it is his skill and creativity as a cellist and his likeable and passionate character that make…
By Bryan Emmon Hall String teachers know the value of scale practice in longitudinal development, but often struggle to instill this value in our students. We all desire to ingrain the habit of consistent scale practice beyond lesson time, but…
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By Cristina Schreil It began with purple Katja Goetz, who took over BAM in 2011 with her husband Robert, explains that founders Laurence and Philippe de Trogoff had already forged the instrument case company from an innovative place. In building…
One of the factors that makes composer John Adams stand out in a category all his own is, along with his versatility, the level of quality at which he sustains it.
By James N. McKean About ten miles north of Milan, Italy, is a small town named Monza. A rather nondescript place, it boasts a post office and a few stores and not much more. At least that’s how I remember…
Violinist Hilary Hahn committed to posting her practice on Instagram for 100 days in a row to see what it would reveal about her artistic practice.
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By Inge Kjemtrup It was a match made in heaven. Or rather, it was a match made at the Tanglewood Festival that began when violinist Leonidas Kavakos, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and pianist Emanuel Ax first got together to rehearse a…