Ariane TodesInterview with György PaukIn this article, originally commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, violinist and pedagogue György Pauk explains some of the most...
Ariane TodesInterview with Giovanni GuzzoIn this article, originally commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, violinist and professor Giovanni Guzzo describes his teaching...
Ariane TodesInterview with Martin OutramIn this article, originally commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, viola professor and Maggini Quartet member Martin Outram offers...
Ariane TodesInterview with Josephine KnightIn this interview, originally commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, Josephine Knight, Alfredo Piatti Chair and Professor of Cello...
Ariane TodesInterview with Dominic SeldisIn this article, originally commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, the double bass professor and Principal Bass of the Royal...
Ariane TodesPeter Cropper’s A–Z of chamber musicIn this article, first published at ChamberStudio in 2015, the late and much-missed first violinist of the Lindsays pulled no punches...
Ariane TodesShmuel Ashkenasi on the art of chamber music Shmuel Ashkenasi led the legendary Vermeer Quartet for nearly 30 years. In this interview, first published by ChamberStudio, he offers...
Ariane TodesLife in Teaching: Diana CummingsDiana Cummings comes from a musical dynasty, and her career spans solo, chamber and orchestral playing. Since 1982 has been a professor...
Ariane TodesLife in Teaching: Stefan PopovStefan Popov has been professor of cello at London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama for 40 years, and before that taught at Boston...
Ariane TodesLife in Teaching: Thomas MartinDouble bassist Thomas Martin studied with Roger Scott in Philadelphia and can trace a teaching pedigree that goes back to Bottesini. In a...
Ariane TodesHappy Birthday, Ivry Gitlis!The charismatic, idealistic, often contrarian and utterly unique violinist is 95 years young today. In celebration, here is an interview...
Ariane TodesItzhak Perlman on his violin heroesIn this interview I did with Itzhak Perlman for The Strad’s Violin Heroes supplement in 2009, he remembered and analysed the violinists...
Ariane TodesGilles Apap: ‘Don’t listen to nobody’Violinist Gilles Apap has one of the most original voices today, crossing easily between classical and folk styles, often in the same...
Ariane Todes11 important musical insightsI’ve interviewed many wonderful musicians over the year, have learnt much and had my thinking challenged many times. Here are just a few...
Ariane TodesJacqueline du Pré – a terrible premonitionOn what would have been the 71th birthday of Jacqueline du Pré, the words of János Starker sound a provocative warning Jacqueline du Pré...
Ariane Todes‘You have to treat Bartók as you do Mozart or Haydn’Bartók’s quartets are often played ‘brutal, fast and loud’, but they should be approached as Classical masterpieces, says Jerusalem...
Ariane TodesPinchas Zukerman on how to change the worldThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates its 70th birthday in 2016 and for its commemorative anniversary booklet, I had the...
Ariane TodesJoshua Bell on Josef GingoldJosef Gingold was born on 28 October, 1909. In celebration of the birth of a universally beloved and respected pedagogue, here is an...
Ariane TodesThe Freewheelin’ Yo-Yo MaYo-Yo Ma turns 60 on 7 October, 2015, and to celebrate one of the world's best-loved classical music heroes, here is an interview I did...
Ariane TodesView from the viola front deskPaul Silverthorne has led the viola section of the London Symphony Orchestra for 25 years, working with the finest conductors and...