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034: The spirit is willing, but the Flesch is weak
034: The spirit is willing, but the Flesch is weak
This week, we're talking scales and etudes. Are they the foundational blocks on which your entire technique is built? Or... Read more
3 Nov 2019
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51mins
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003: Nathan’s journey from Kentucky to Curtis
003: Nathan’s journey from Kentucky to Curtis
Nathan comes from a musical family, which might have saddled him with unmanageable expectations. But his parents were ca... Read more
25 Dec 2017
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51mins
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020: Ray Chen – how insecurity leads to maturity
020: Ray Chen – how insecurity leads to maturity
Virtuoso Ray Chen hardly needs an introduction, but let's start with his Gold Medal at the Queen Elisabeth competition i... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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004: Audition advice for our younger selves
004: Audition advice for our younger selves
Everything would have been so easy if we’d just known then what we know now! In this episode, we revisit what auditionin... Read more
7 Jan 2018
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021: The best orchestra audition concerto
021: The best orchestra audition concerto
OK, you guessed it: it's going to be impossible for us to narrow things down to one "best"! But Akiko and I give it our ... Read more
21 Feb 2019
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019: Joseph Bein and the myth of the “Attic Stradivarius”
019: Joseph Bein and the myth of the “Attic Stradivarius”
I met Joseph Bein almost as soon as I moved to Chicago to join the CSO in 2002. We've talked great instruments and bows ... Read more
2 Feb 2019
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005: What we love (and loathe) about young conductors
005: What we love (and loathe) about young conductors
“All music was new music once,” we often have to remind ourselves, and the same is true of conductors: they were all you... Read more
24 Jan 2018
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028: Help, my audition’s tomorrow!
028: Help, my audition’s tomorrow!
Maybe it's the proverbial "seven minutes to midnight", or maybe you've still got a week or two. It never feels like enou... Read more
15 Aug 2019
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006: Stand Partner Feud – Etiquette Do’s and Don’ts
006: Stand Partner Feud – Etiquette Do’s and Don’ts
Let me start by saying that I just spent five minutes looking up the proper and accepted way to spell “do’s and don’ts”,... Read more
4 Feb 2018
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031: That’s life in the hot seat, Mr. Concertmaster!
031: That’s life in the hot seat, Mr. Concertmaster!
Today we're talking concertmaster, and what it means to sit in the hot seat. What are the duties and expectations, and w... Read more
11 Oct 2019
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008: The decline and fall of an orchestra player
008: The decline and fall of an orchestra player
Akiko is back to take on what could be a depressing subject: the inevitable erosion of your skills as a violinist when y... Read more
17 Mar 2018
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032: What about Bob? Robert deMaine, our principal cello
032: What about Bob? Robert deMaine, our principal cello
Today we're joined by our good friend and LA Phil principal cello, Robert deMaine. Bob tells us about his childhood, his... Read more
19 Oct 2019
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Ranked #13
013: Violin fitness – staying healthy or playing hurt
013: Violin fitness – staying healthy or playing hurt
As Kramer says in Seinfeld’s “The Wig Master” episode, “I don’t argue with the body, Jerry. It’s an argument you can’t w... Read more
9 Jun 2018
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007: Why cellist Brant Taylor took a break from the Chicago Symphony
007: Why cellist Brant Taylor took a break from the Chicago Symphony
A reminder that if you don’t yet have our free guide to evaluating and upgrading your violin, make sure to click this li... Read more
28 Feb 2018
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015: We all need an audition helping hand
015: We all need an audition helping hand
We were pretty good back in the day, but even so we weren’t winning auditions on our own. Here are those moments when we... Read more
22 Jul 2018
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42mins
