Rachel Barton Pine  has one of the most eclectic, unconventional and interesting careers of all violinists – whether playing thrash-metal...

INTERVIEW Making mistakes, giving everything and leaving ego at the door: concertmaster Andrej Power offers his insights into the skills...

In this article, originally commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, violinist and pedagogue György Pauk explains some of the most...

In this article, originally commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, viola professor and Maggini Quartet member Martin Outram offers...

In this interview, originally commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, Josephine Knight, Alfredo Piatti Chair and Professor of Cello...

New generations of star players are committing to music education at the grass roots level with a focus that might create lasting change...

Shmuel Ashkenasi led the legendary Vermeer Quartet for nearly 30 years. In this interview, first published by ChamberStudio, he offers...

Diana Cummings comes from a musical dynasty, and her career spans solo, chamber and orchestral playing. Since 1982 has been a professor...

Stefan Popov has been professor of cello at London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama for 40 years, and before that taught at Boston...

Violinist Gilles Apap has one of the most original voices today, crossing easily between classical and folk styles, often in the same...

Great stage actors have an aura of positive energy and openness that musicians can access, too. Acting coach Patsy Rodenburg tells Ariane...

How much can an adult amateur expect to develop as a musician in a short space of time? Quite a lot, it turns out, given the right...

Today's classical music business may be competitive and tough, but there are also more opportunities than ever. Success lies in knowing...

Musical timing and closure, hearing and thinking for ourselves – just some of the things that teaching often fails to help us with,...

Two weeks at a violin practice retreat were life-changing for me, but left me wondering why there aren't enough places for amateur...

I've been raiding the library of the Magic Mountain library and came across The Memoirs of Carl Flesch. He's not the most compelling...