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The Arkansas-born, New England Conservatory–trained #composer became the first African-American woman to have a work performed by a major U.S. orchestra when the #Chicago #Symphony #Orchestra presented her Symphony in E minor in 1933. #classicalmusic stringsmagazine.com/composer-flore…


Ginette Neveu could make long stretches of music feel like one unending phrase, and produced a tone of great depth, colored with a distinctive vibrato which, in her recordings, is especially present in smaller-scale repertoire. #violin #classicalmusic stringsmagazine.com/essential-hist…


On its debut album, the Verona Quartet (Jonathan Ong, #violin; Dorothy Ro, violin; Abigail Rojansky, #viola; Jonathan Dormand, #cello) delivers electrifying performances of #StringQuartets by #Janáček, #Szymanowski, and #Ravel. #classicalmusic stringsmagazine.com/verona-quartet…

The greatest challenge for all #musicians is to transform the emotional ideas in the music into expressive musical gestures using one’s body in the most physically efficient manner to maximize expressive effect while minimizing unnecessary tension. stringsmagazine.com/a-technique-re…

“Don’t search for big chunks of time, go for those tiny moments in between: the couple of minutes your #pizza is in the oven or if you are waiting on something. Also, practice #bowing exercises without the #violin when waiting in line and on the road.” stringsmagazine.com/am-i-too-old-t…

Some frogs involve an enormous amount of handwork that often reveals the aesthetic ideas of the maker every bit as much as the carving of the stick and head. Some bow makers employ a style that is undeniably individual, sometimes downright eccentric. stringsmagazine.com/closer-look-hi…


.Opium Moon's music is silky and sensual. Night + Day consists of a pair of song cycles reflecting the passing of time throughout a single day. #newage #newagemusic #stringmusic stringsmagazine.com/opium-moon-nig…

Problems with set-up can become problems with technique—and #vibrato is certainly one of those techniques that will test your set-up. Here are a few specific points to check in your left hand and arm to make sure you’re ready for an effective vibrato. stringsmagazine.com/4-things-to-ch…

Players and makers often talk about differences in tonal character between #Stradivari and #Guarneri del Gesù #violins. But numerous listening tests have shown that even expert listeners have trouble telling nominally very different violins apart. #violin stringsmagazine.com/why-is-it-so-e…

#FritzKreisler’s music-making was animated by a riveting #vibrato the likes of which no one had previously possessed or even imagined, and he used it constantly, even in passagework—something else no one had imagined. #violin #classicalmusic #musichistory stringsmagazine.com/essential-hist…


Teaching the #cello, and the literature that comes with it, is an art form that is still largely passed on verbally from teacher to student—every #cellist a branch of a cello “family tree” nurtured with information passed down from previous generations. stringsmagazine.com/the-art-of-lis…



“The frogs started chirping rhythmically each time we started a song, and would even stop when we would finish—it was a dynamic I don’t think any of us had ever experienced, collaborating so directly with nature.” MichotsMelodyMakers #fiddle #violin #cajun stringsmagazine.com/louis-michot-t…

His innovative style of bowing may not have pleased his teachers, but it provided future players a model of physical freedom, while demonstrating that the #cello could be as expressive as any instrument. What’s your favorite #PabloCasals recording? stringsmagazine.com/essential-hist…

In 1853, #ClaraSchumann completed her Three Romances, Op. 22, dedicating them “to the illustrious master and friend Joseph Joachim, in fond remembrance.” Performing them many times with Joachim, they were to be the last pieces she wrote. #classicalmusic stringsmagazine.com/barenreiter-cl…