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In This Issue of Strings. . .
 It took years of study and practice before violinist Viktoria Mullova liked her own reading of Bach’s music. Here, she shares five tips on playing the great master’s work.
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This Week’s Gear Review
 Angels Strings’ J.S.900VA Tertis–model viola offers ergonomically sound design and a warm, even tone.
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In Memoriam: Marylou Speaker Churchill, 1945–2009
Marylou Speaker Churchill, former principal second violinist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and teacher at the New England Conservatory, has died. She was 64. “You could bring her any problem, and she would make you realize it didn’t really exist,” BSO violinist Jason Horowitz told the Boston Globe. “And I’m not only talking violin or music—that was her magic with everything that she touched.” necmusic.edu |
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Heart Attack Sidelines Slatkin
After suffering a heart attack on November 1, Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin has had to cancel two weeks of concerts with the orchestra. Andrew Grams will replace Slatkin November 19–21 and Arild Remmereit will conduct November 27–29. Slatkin’s next scheduled performance with the DSO is December 10 and will feature the world premiere of Wlad Marhulet’s Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet. detroitsymphony.com |
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Film Music Masters
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced a new multi-year programming initiative for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons called the Masters of Film Music, which features DSO-commissioned premieres from film composers James Newton Howard, George Fenton, Theodore Shapiro, Michael Giacchino, and Harry Gregson-Williams. The premieres will be combined with multimedia career retrospectives for each composer. dallassymphony.com |
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Musical Suppers
The New York Philharmonic will begin its new Musical Suppers series on January 8. The series will feature four post-concert dinners created by chefs including Daniel Boulud, Lidia Bastianich, Alain Ducasse, and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. “To follow the musical artistry of a New York Philharmonic concert with a culinary encore created by masters of their profession is a unique pleasure that one can only experience in New York,” NY Phil president Zarin Mehta says. Members of the Philharmonic, guest artists, and music director Alan Gilbert will attend the suppers. nyphil.org |
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