Player Ray Chen Title of Work Being Studied Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 “Ballade” Composer Eugène Ysaÿe Date Composed 1923 Name of edition studied G. Henle Verlag Ysaÿe becomes especially interesting to explore as a violinist after you’ve tackled…
What Hilary Hahn Plays Instrument 1865 Vuillaume Strad-model violin Bow A gold-mounted Tubbs Strings Thomastik-Infeld Dominants, Pirastro Gold Label E The music of Bach has been central to Hilary Hahn since her earliest years. She was nine when she began…
By Laurence Vittes Hommage à Penderecki Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Lambert Orkis, piano; Roman Patkoló, double bass; London Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki, cond. (Deutsche Grammophon) Ahead of the composer’s 85th birthday this fall, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing Hommage à Penderecki, celebrating…
Applying pronation unvaryingly can cause collapsing and locking in the third and fourth fingers. Here's a way to avoid collapsing 3rd and 4th fingers on cello.
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By Cristina Schreil What defines “good tone”? How do you know if you’ve found it in a stringed instrument? As cellist Jia Kim describes it, players can usually intuit whether or not they immediately gel with an instrument, or whether…
By Cristina Schreil As if the ornate splendor of Madrid’s Royal Palace wasn’t romantic enough, four instruments—displayed in glass cases like prized artifacts—immediately evoke the tale of Snow White. The two violins, viola, and cello are enchanting, as if pulled…