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Antonin Dvořák was always skeptical of the cello as a suitable instrument for a concerto. He loved the instrument’s middle range, but wasn’t fond of the high register or the “mumbling” lowest notes. Also, he …

The E-flat major Sonata, op. 12, no. 3 by Beethoven is a grand, virtuoso work, whose opening shows just the kind of expansive gestures that set Beethoven’s themes apart from those of his Classic period …

For many of us, memorable events tend to remain in our memory for a long time. Such was the case in 1950 when my father went with me to my first concert by the Vienna …

It is often said that the era of modern music began with a single work in 1894: Claude Debussy’s Prélude à L’Après-Midi D’Un Faune for orchestra. Based on Mallarmé’s poem, Debussy considered the Prélude to be evocative …

Nicola Benedetti began violin lessons at the age of four, In 1997, she entered the Yehudi Menuhin School where she studied with Natasha Boyarskaya.  Upon leaving, she continued her studies with Maciej Rakowski and then …