Nathan Cole - violin
There is method to the mastery
Well, I asked, and you gave it to me! More than 1,400 of you from around the world responded to my call for your feedback, and the results are fascinating. With this survey, I really wanted to get …
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The first time I picked up Nathan Milstein’s violin, three years ago, all I could think about was my shoulder rest. I had been toying for the past few days with the idea of giving it up for good, and …
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When I was fifteen I took a lesson from Victor Yampolsky. I was working on Wieniawski's Concerto No. 2, and I was a bit nervous before the lesson. Then I got really nervous as soon as I …
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We had a great run, didn’t we? We finished all ten Suzuki books, learned the Tchaikovsky concerto, went to Curtis, won some prizes and a few auditions… I’ve been with you longer than I’ve been with my …
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