Hilary Hahn Cancels Performances Through November
Plus: Managing Nerves with Noa Kageyama; Melody or Harmony? New Recordings
Hilary Hahn Cancels Performances Through November Due to Injury
After returning to the concert stage in February, violinist Hilary Hahn has cancelled all of her performances through November, as she continues her recovery from a double pinched nerve that has persisted since July of 2024. Sending Hilary our support and well wishes for a thorough recovery!
Noa Kageyama: Managing Performance Nerves
Why don't performances ever seem to go as well on stage as they do in the practice room? Performance Psychologist Noa Kageyama - known for his Bulletproof Musician podcast and programs - shared his wisdom on the subject at the Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at Juilliard in June. Here is our write-up, by Laurie Niles.
Weekend vote: Melody or Harmony?
It's a rather abstract vote, but do you identify more with melody or harmony, and why?
For the Record, Op. 347
Our weekly roundup of new recordings:
Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax play Beethoven Symphony 1 as a Trio in "Beethoven for Three, Vol. 4"
Telegraph Quartet's "Edge of the Storm" with works by Grazyna Bacewicz, Benjamin Britten, and Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Robert Kerr Ensemble's quartet arrangements of Disney Classics "Songs Beyond the Mirror.
Sponsor Spotlight: Oliveira Competition
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