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My experience: violinist and fiddler Olivia Breen, Mike Block String Camp
’You get these crazy mashups of people who will never play together anywhere else, and your mind is just blown every set,’ says Breen
My experience: cellist Findlay Spence, IMS Prussia Cove Masterclasses
’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
My experience: violist-composer Amani Sloley, Cremona International Music Academy and Festival
‘Even though we come from all these different places, we’re all just really big music nerds!’ says Sloley
My experience: violist Gwen Ovshinsky, Allcomers Music: Strings in Greece
’We rehearse outdoors in a shaded mini-amphitheatre right by the sea. It’s incredibly beautiful,’ says the violist
My experience: violist Claire Pass-Lanneau, ProQuartet
’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
My experience: cellist Cecilia Hoyt, Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival
‘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.’
‘Teaching, touring and technology’: the Curtis Institute’s Dover Quartet on the future of string playing
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 ...
From NYO Inspire to the BBC Proms: violinist Charlotte Slater
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
A week of practice: cellist Hadewych van Gent
The cellist outlines her practice regime in the run up to her debut recording for the Royal Academy of Music’s Bicentenary Series, Voice
Chamber music is the best way to nurture motivation and passion in young musicians: cellist Dmitri Atapine
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
My experience: cellist Dylan Jowell, Eastman School of Music
‘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
My experience: double bassist Alex Ferkey, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance London
‘If you want to strive for something a bit different, then I’d recommend Trinity Laban,’ says the double bassist
My experience: cellist Chris Njapa, University of Cape Town
’It’s been a great environment for me,’ says the cellist.
My experience: violinist Salomé Bonnema, Royal Conservatoire The Hague
’It’s a very nice place to study, where you’re supported and safe, and can do whatever you want,’ says the violinist
My Experience: violinist Louisa Staples, Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin
’I think Berlin is one of the best places for a young person to be right now,’ says the violinist
‘Making music makes your soul grow!’: exploring the legacy of the Colourstrings method
Géza Szilvay recently turned 80 and began to develop his world-famous Colourstrings method more than 50 years ago. Anna Grundström discovers the sources of his inspiration
My experience: violist Ariel Postmus, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Perth
’It helped me become a multifaceted musician, able to play so many different musical genres,’ says the violist
My experience: cellist Sophie Kauer, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
There is much on offer besides instrumental lessons, shares the cellist
My experience: violist Elliot Kempton, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
Studying in London is a lifestyle that fosters improvement, says the violist
My experience: violist Élise Hiron, Haute École de Musique de Lausanne, Sion campus
Studying in the beautiful Swiss city of Sion reaps plenty of performance opportunities, says the violist
Featured stories
My experience: violinist and fiddler Olivia Breen, Mike Block String Camp
’You get these crazy mashups of people who will never play together anywhere else, and your mind is just blown every set,’ says Breen
My experience: cellist Findlay Spence, IMS Prussia Cove Masterclasses
’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
My experience: violist-composer Amani Sloley, Cremona International Music Academy and Festival
‘Even though we come from all these different places, we’re all just really big music nerds!’ says Sloley
My experience: violist Gwen Ovshinsky, Allcomers Music: Strings in Greece
’We rehearse outdoors in a shaded mini-amphitheatre right by the sea. It’s incredibly beautiful,’ says the violist
My experience: violist Claire Pass-Lanneau, ProQuartet
’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
