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The Brettybang Show

Brett Yang

Listen to the secrets of the greatest musicians, artists and creatives of our time with interviews by Brett Yang. Brett is best known for his Internet Personality at TwoSet Violin and the Co...

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#28 Attila Pasztor, Products Manager at Thomastik-Infeld shares more about the wonderful process of string making among others

When Dr. Thomastik died at the end of 1951, Otto Infeld acquired the whole company. After his death in 1965 Margaretha Infeld took over the...

26:51Dec 2, 2018

#27 Daniel Garlitsky, teacher at Paris Conservatoire and Managing Partner at DakApp

"A truly exceptional talent" (Benoît Duteurtre), "exciting, exact and subtle" (Neue Württembergische Zeitung), "confident" (The Independent)...

43:14Oct 21, 2018

#26 Richard Lin talks about his love for watches and his musical life

Taiwanese-American violinist Richard Lin has already amassed a startling collection of top prizes at major international competitions, inclu...

43:24Aug 26, 2018

#25 Esther Yoo shares about recording film music, Z.E.N trio, and being the first ever artist-in-residence for the RPO

Can the world take yet another brilliant young female violinist? Yes, if that violinist is Esther Yoo" wrote The Telegraph after the violini...

29:53Jul 19, 2018

#24 Nathan Cole talks about orchestral auditions and different kinds of learners

Nathan Cole, First Associate Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has appeared as guest concertmaster with the orchestras of Pitts...

38:26Apr 12, 2018

#23 Noah Bendix-Balgley shares about his job as Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic and talks about his 1732 Carlo Bergonzi

First Concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Noah Bendix-Balgley has thrilled and moved audiences around the world with his performan...

40:31Feb 27, 2018

#22 Nancy Zhou talks about the Dounis Method

Born in 1993, Nancy Zhou is a prize-winning violinist. Starting violin studies at the age of 4 with her father, she continued onwards with M...

42:23Dec 21, 2017

#21 Sirena Huang talks about violin competitions and her teaching experience

Praised by The Baltimore Sun for her "impeccable technique…deeply expressive phrasing…and poetic weight," Sirena Huang is one of her generat...

50:17Dec 9, 2017

#20 Arnaud Sussmann talks about sound and different teaching methods from the Russian and American school

Winner of a 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Arnaud Sussmann has distinguished himself with his unique sound, bravura and profound musiciansh...

38:12Oct 17, 2017

#19 Jonathan Solars talks about how he became the Managing Director of Florian Leonhard Fine Violins, NYC, and talks about fine violins by Stradivari and Guarneri

Jonathan runs the New York shop of Florian Leonhard Fine Violins. Having studied the violin from an early age, Jonathan attended Oberlin Con...

59:16Sep 21, 2017

#18 Christian Kim on teaching and joining the band, Symphoniacs

Acclaimed as "one of the most talented young virtuosos of our time" (Saarbrücker Zeitung) and as "sound aesthete of outstanding quality" (We...

41:59Sep 11, 2017

#17 Charlie Siem shares about his 1735 Guarneri violin and his other hobbies besides violin playing

Charlie Siem is one of today's foremost young violinists, with such a wide-ranging diversity of cross-cultural appeal as to have played a la...

37:22Sep 4, 2017

#16 Amalia Hall shares about her life at CIM and what it's like to lead an orchestra

Recently appointed as Concertmaster of Orchestra Wellington, Amalia Hall is widely recognised as one of the foremost young violinists to eme...

39:39Aug 26, 2017

#15 Pablo Ferrandez on practice routines and what it is like to play a Stradivari

Recently awarded the coveted ICMA 2016 "Young Artist of the Year", and prizewinner at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition and at th...

36:55Jul 26, 2017

#14 Joyce Yang on having Perfect Pitch and how she 'visualises' her music

Born in 1986 in Seoul, South Korea, Yang received her first piano lesson at the age of four. She quickly took to the instrument, which she r...

43:36Jul 14, 2017

#13 Paul Huang - Dropping Knowledge on Practice and Music.

Recipient of the prestigious 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, Taiwanese-American violinist...

38:18Jun 3, 2017

#12 One handed pianist Nicholas Mccarthy and his unique career.

Nicholas McCarthy was born in 1989 without his right hand and only began to play the piano at the late age of 14 after being inspired by a f...

49:19Jan 31, 2017

#11 How to practice well with Augustin Hadelich.

Grammy Award-winner Augustin Hadelich has established himself as one of the great violinists of his generation. He has performed with every...

43:11Jan 31, 2017

#10: How to Practice Intonation and Make a Beautiful Sound with Alexandra Conunova

Alexandra Conunova attracted public and critical acclaim when she won First Prize at the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition in Hanover in the...

48:15Dec 24, 2016

#9: Finding your Instrument with Benjamin Beilman.

Twenty-six year old American violinist Benjamin Beilman is recognized as one of the fastest rising stars of his generation, winning praise i...

26:20Dec 24, 2016