Editor’s letter
ANGELA LYONS
For most musicians, living through the pandemic has been a difficult and testing experience. Certainly, many players have embraced live streaming opportunities, found original ways to perform in unorthodox spaces, and used the challenges of online teaching as a chance to improve their own skills – but there’s no denying the hardships of cancelled concerts and collaborative projects. In March 2020, Esther Yoo’s packed diary of engagements was suddenly wiped clean, and the American violinist readily admits that for her, like many of her colleagues, ‘it felt very dark – as without music, we had no outlet for our feelings’.