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Charlotte Tomlinson
Mar 11, 2013
Stage Fright Part 1: are we too ashamed to talk about it?
Imagine this scenario: one of the world’s finest symphony orchestras is preparing to go on stage, at, let’s say London’s Barbican Centre....
Charlotte Tomlinson
Feb 8, 2013
A meditative approach to practising
There is so much that is involved in practising a piece of music for a performance. At some stage, I will write about the nuts and bolts...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Jan 31, 2013
Performing from the score versus memorising
I heard somewhere that seven eighths of the world’s music is not written down. I suspect then that most of the remaining eighth is filled...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Jan 10, 2013
The child prodigy
What are the good and bad sides of the child prodigy phenomenon?
Charlotte Tomlinson
Dec 11, 2012
The plight of good musicians
How difficult it is when jobs disappear in the classical music sector and what can be done.
Charlotte Tomlinson
Oct 15, 2012
The exhilaration of good chamber music
How to share chamber music with passion, vitality and colour with more people.
Charlotte Tomlinson
Jul 26, 2012
Extraordinary playing by West-East Divan Orchestra
Last night, I found myself gripped by a really vibrant, moving performance of Beethoven’s Pastoral symphony at the BBC Proms. It was on...
Charlotte Tomlinson
May 28, 2012
An inspiring Chinese student
How much is possible to teach a 14 year old in a 2 week period? With a positive mindset, quite a lot!
Charlotte Tomlinson
Apr 10, 2012
Moving performances
Why is it that some performances leave us cold and yet others can move us to the core?
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