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Some people are made for the limelight; they have that kind of energy that transmits best in the solo spotlight. Others enjoy being part of a group, be it an orchestra, chamber group, band or other situation.Personally, ...
Violinist.com Hadelich, winner of the 2006 Indianapolis violin competition, also just played for Josef Gingold's 100 birthday celebration, on the Strad that Gingold played himself.
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Much of the United States may have been buried in snow, but Los Angeles had one of its rare, crystalline perfect days for violinist Augustin Hadelich's recital Sunday at Clark Library at UCLA with pianist Ian Parker.
Violinist.com Better practice! If you practice one hour a day, it will take you a little more than 27 years to log your 10,000 hours...
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Have you hit your 10,000 hours playing the violin?The magic number is on my mind after writing the blog about Suzuki, who frequently asked his students to play 10,000 repetitions of various exercises and pieces. ...
Violinist.com There is no Suzuki Method, only the search for making it easy to play, and teach, the violin: http://is.gd/4IzZO
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Now I remember why I've spent so much time studying Suzuki pedagogy: the man was a genius, and an inspiration.It's easy to get bogged down, to forget this. Unfortunately I never had the privilege of meeting the late Shinichi Suzuki myself. ...
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Today’s message should be very helpful to you, IF, that is, you are like most violinists and can always use an insight or two to keep your right arm technique sharp.You see, most players have four ...
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A conductor for the Really Big Orchestra, who delayed the final movement of Tuesday night’s performance of Schumann’s Symphony no. 1 has denied having a disagreement with the concertmaster or cracking jokes at the podium.
Violinist.com I'm sending this second one out because they wouldn't let me put both pictures in one!
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This fall marks the beginning of a new era for both the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with its new Music director, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, 28, and the New York Philharmonic, with new Music Director Alan Gilbert, 42. ...
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This fall marks the beginning of a new era for both the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with its new Music director, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, 28, and the New York Philharmonic, with new Music Director Alan Gilbert, 42. ...
Violinist.com Did you start your instrument at school? With private lessons? With help from a family member? Or in some other setting?
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I remember the day well: a little girl visited our fourth-grade public school classroom, along with the school music teacher, and she played for us. Watching my friend play, I knew I needed to play the violin, too. ...
Violinist.com What to do, what to do? A few tips, and you are welcome to add yours!
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No, you weren't hired to babysit them, but you were hired to teach children. Children tend to...act childish. They are juvenile. Immature. This is their nature. They're not going to sit there like graduate students. You need classroom management skills.
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With Joshua Bell completely making over his Manhattan home to accommodate at-home performances, I've been thinking:I'd like to do that myself. Hah!Despite not having any kind of sound-proofing in my home, ...
Violinist.com Josh Bell talks about playing with friends, friends like Sting, and Anoushka Shankar, and Chris Thile...Yes, it would be fun to jam with such friends! http://is.gd/43c4T
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Now the award-winning violinist, age 41, who has made more than 30 albums and played at concert halls the world over, has a new venue: his house.
Violinist.com Win Joshua Bell's new CD "At Home with Friends." http://www.violinist.com/contest/
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No doubt, I'd spend all day, every day, jammin' at home with my friends, if I had friends like Joshua Bell's: Sting; Chris Botti; Edgar Meyer; Chris Thile; Josh Groban; Carel Kraayenhof; the band Tiempo ...
Violinist.com The new conductor of the LA Philharmonic gives a free concert for 18,000 and gives us a celebration of youth and unity, culminating in a fantastic Beethoven Ninth Symphony.
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We'd been waiting all afternoon and evening for this big moment: the appearance of Gustavo Dudamel on the stage of the Hollywood Bowl, with his new title: Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
