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Index

FEATURES INDEX 2023

PERFORMANCE & MUSIC

1–9

12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic (Welz) Apr 37

A

Adult beginners ANALYSIS (Somerford) Aug 12

Adult learners, Bach Prelude for cello (Tobenkin) Sep 42

Amoyal, Pierre LIFE LESSONS (Fernandes) Apr

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Adult beginners (Somerford) Aug 12

Artificial intelligence, music education and (Somerford) Jul 12

Auction houses and publishers, effect of Brexit on (Somerford) Apr 12

Health awareness, players and (Somerford) Nov 12

Music certification, study in Italy (Somerford) Dec 12

Neurodiverse audiences, programming for (Somerford) Jun 12

Recordings, non-standard ‘classical’ artists (Somerford) Jan 12

Young string quartets, financial help for (Somerford) May 12

Artificial intelligence, music education and ANALYSIS (Somerford) Jul 12

Auction houses and publishers, effect of Brexit on ANALYSIS (Somerford) Apr 12

B

Backing tracks, lessons and OPINION (Yandell) Jun 23

Bad Kissingen: Kissinger Sommer music festival POSTCARD (Vittes) Oct 22

Bangkok: International Viola Congress POSTCARD (Solare) Sep 28

Baryton (Dixon) Mar 48

Beethoven String Quartet op.135, new interpretation of OPINION (Werbner) Jul 21

Beethoven Cello Sonata no.4, 2nd mvt MASTERCLASS (Peled/Ruinard) Apr 74

Beethoven Grosse Fuge op.133 – part one MASTERCLASS (Chorzelski/Ruinard) Jan 70

Beethoven Grosse Fuge op.133 – part two MASTERCLASS (Chorzelski/Ruinard) Feb 82

Bell, Joshua LIFE LESSONS (Fernandes) Feb 22

Benedetti, Nicola (Franks) Aug 24

Blind string playing (Ross) May 40

Boca Raton: Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition POSTCARD (Baker) Apr 26

Bow hold, double bass OPINION (Martin) Apr 25

Bow landings TECHNIQUE (McCormack/Yandell) Sep 106

Bow, finding the right (Vanasse) Oct 36

Bowing, sound options through TECHNIQUE (Baillie/Yandell) Nov 78

Brahms Scherzo in C minor MASTERCLASS (Fleischmann/Ruinard) Nov 72

Brunello, Mario SENTIMENTAL WORK (Lloyd) Jan 98

C

Calidore Quartet on late Beethoven Quartets CD SESSION REPORT (Quantrill) Mar 46

Capet, Lucien (Potter) Feb 48

Casals, Pablo, and Bach (Falta) Oct 44

Catalonia: Bienal de Cuartetos de Barcelona POSTCARD (Solare) Jan 24

Colorado: Colorado Music Festival POSTCARD (Baker) Nov 22

Competitions (Gardner) Jan 52

Conyers, Joseph (Kettle) Nov 24

Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition POSTCARD (Mellor) Jul 24

Copes, Ronald LIFE LESSONS (Fernandes) Sep 23

D

Dalene, Johan on Stained Glass album SESSION REPORT (Stewart) Oct 42

Danish Quartet (Mellor) Mar 26

Dego, Francesca SENTIMENTAL WORK (Lloyd) Jun 98

Debussy Cello Sonata, 2nd and 3rd mvts MASTERCLASS (Demenga/ Ruinard) Jul 70

Depping, orchestral OPINION (Shum) May 23

Dvořák Cello Concerto, 1st mvt MASTERCLASS (Roberts/Ruinard) Dec 70

Dvořák Violin Concerto, 1st mvt MASTERCLASS (Šporcl/Ruinard) Aug 70

E

Effortless ways of playing, finding TECHNIQUE (Wei) Dec 78

Essential extras (Shum) ACC 30

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