Viola player Hugo Max tells Len about his current tour, where he improvises a live score to classic horror films in some of the country's most atmospheric cinemas. On Saturday he'll be at the Bo ...
4. It’s the Engine Room of the orchestra As well as increasing number of solo works, there are also some fantastic orchestral works for viola players to relish. The viola plays a vital role in ...
It's not just the bow that makes a sound on the viola. A player can use their right hand to pluck the strings, known as playing 'pizzicato'. - The technique of playing the viola differs slightly to ...
The ex-Viola player also mentioned two current Inter players when asked to name his favourite midfielders, despite admitting that Piotr Zielinski’s ‘best years’ came when he was playing for ...
Hence, no doubt, why so few viola players have adopted Lionel Tertis’s 1929 transcription, let alone recorded it, and hence also why Timothy Ridout’s recording represents such an achievement – because ...