#violinist

VIOLIN MATTERS

Christoforos Karathanasis
#violinist

VIOLIN MATTERS

Christoforos Karathanasis
#violinist

VIOLIN MATTERS

Christoforos Karathanasis

Sunday, November 26 2023

Interview with the young violinist Vasilis Soukas on his recital with the six Ysaÿe sonatas for solo violin

My friend and colleague Vasilis Soukas will make a very unique recital where he will play all six Ysaÿe sonatas. On the occasion of this concert, I had an extensive discussion-interview with Vasilis in which we talked about why he decided to do this recital, about the research he has done on the Ysaÿe sonatas, and also his thoughts on music, his ideas on effective practicing and many other interesting subjects.

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Tuesday, January 24 2023

Which Repertoire to Teach?

In this article I suggest ways that I believe will help you to make effective decisions when trying to select repertoire for your students.

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Πως να βελτιωθείτε χρησιμοποιώντας την φιλοσοφία Κάιτσεν
Friday, October 28 2022

Improving in the Kaizen way

In this article I am writing about the Kaizen philosophy and how we can use it in our practicing.

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Συνέντευξη με τον βιολονίστα και μαέστρο Florian Donderer
Tuesday, September 06 2022

Interview with the violinist and conductor Florian Donderer

An interview with Florian Donderer where he shares his ideas on music, violin playing and teaching.

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                    Faulty Sensory Awareness
Friday, November 19 2021

Faulty Sensory Awareness

In this article I talk about 'Faulty Sensory Awareness'. Knowing about it can significantly improve your playing.

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Πως να φτιάξετε ένα Performance Studio στο σπίτι
Thursday, August 12 2021

How to create an At-home Performance Studio

Dear readers, I am delighted to post the first guest article by a friend of the blog. It is written by Joyce Wilson and It is about how to create a performance studio at home. Joyce Wilson is a retired teacher, based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Together with a fellow retired teacher, they have created teacherspark.org through which they share creative ideas that help teachers in the classroom.

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Οι απόψεις του Δούνη για την μελέτη (Μέρος Δεύτερο)
Monday, July 12 2021

Dounis on Practicing (Part Two)

In this article I present some of Dounis' ideas on specific practicing matters like the practicing of fast pieces or the practicing of interpretation.

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Οι απόψεις του Δούνη για την μελέτη
Friday, July 09 2021

Dounis on Practicing

In this article I explore Dounis' groundbreaking ideas on practicing.

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