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Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at Juilliard

Violinist.com editor Laurie Niles' coverage of the biennial symposium for advanced violin pedagogy, held at The Juilliard School in New York, including masterclass summaries, performance reviews and video clips.

Itzhak Perlman, with students Michelle Ross, IhnSeon Park, Ania Filochowska, Seung Jung Oh, Aretta Zhulla, Nicole Leon. ©Photo: Nan Melville / The Juilliard School

2009

2009 Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at Juilliard: Paul Kantor Masterclass
By Laurie Niles: The 2009 Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies began Tuesday in New York at the Juilliard School, with Paul Kantor teaching a three-hour masterclass, Joan Kwuon and Joel Smirnoff in recital, and a fun surprise at the end of the day! Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day two: Don't lose your adrenaline, use it! Don Greene on performance psychology
By Laurie Niles: Performance psychologist Don Greene never tells a musician to calm down or relax before a performance. Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day two: Masterclass by Joel Smirnoff
By Laurie Niles: Today we bring you, from the 2009 Starling-Delay Symposium on Violin Studies at Juilliard, a masterclass by Joel Smirnoff, President of the Cleveland Institute of Music and longtime first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet. Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day three: Masterclass with Itzhak Perlman
By Laurie Niles: Superstar violinist Itzhak Perlman had some fun with six of his violin students and answered questions Thursday at the 2009 Starling DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at The Juilliard School. Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day three: Don Greene on practicing for performance stress
By Laurie Niles: Today, we learned how to practice stressing out (not too much of a stretch for me) and then how to deal with it. Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day three: Pictures from New York
By Laurie Niles: In between classes at the Juilliard Symposium, I am having quite a lot of fun while I'm here in New York, so I thought I'd share a few pictures. Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day three: Monica Huggett on Baroque violin
By Laurie Niles: Wouldn't you like to cast aside all the controversy on Baroque music and simply travel back in time to watch how they really played Bach? Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day four: More pictures from New York
By Laurie Niles: What a wonderful day at the Juilliard Symposium! Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day four: David Kim on orchestra auditions
By Laurie Niles: How does one learn to play in an orchestra, learn to perform orchestral excerpts and learn to get through an audition day with confidence intact? Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day four: Robert Duke on music education
By Laurie Niles: What is the point of learning to play the violin Ð are we clear on that as teachers? Do our students know? And how do we teach musical decision-making? Or perhaps the question is: Do we teach it at all? Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day five: Brian Lewis on the Barber Violin concerto
By Laurie Niles: As Brian explained, the Barber has one of those interesting stories, kind of like the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, in which the original dedicatee took issue with the work and refused to play it. Read more...

2009 Starling-Delay, day five: Chee-Yun Kim on devotion to learning
By Laurie Niles: Chee-Yun Kim's ability to turn a potentially devastating moment for a student into a hopeful and inspiring learning experience speaks to her devotion to teaching Ð and her devotion to continued learning. Read more...

2007

Starling-Delay 2007: Greetings from New York!
By Laurie Niles: I'm here for the fourth biennial Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at Juilliard, which begins on Tuesday. Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day one: Nurturing excellence
By Laurie Niles: Stephen Clapp teaches the first master class, and Indianapolis violin competition winner Augustin Hadelich performs. Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day two: A Conversation with Itzhak Perlman
By Laurie Niles: The violin superstar answers questions from participants at Juilliard. Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day two: Master Class with Itzhak Perlman
By Laurie Niles: The violin virtuoso challenged students to better express themselves through their performances. Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day three: Pedagogy session with Mimi Zweig
By Laurie Niles: The Indiana University professor shows violin teachers to focus on proper positioning and keeping students relaxed. Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day three: Simon Fischer covers some basics
By Laurie Niles: The violin pedagogue talks about tone production and intonation. Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day three: Master Class with Paul Kantor
By Laurie Niles: Start by studying the composer's wishes, and go from there. Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day four: Robert Duke on the nature of expertise
By Laurie Niles: Today, we hear from a wind player who has much to teach violinists. Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day four: Brian Lewis teaches Kreisler's 'Gitana'
By Laurie Niles: Don't forget the value of having fun! Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day five: Robert Duke on practicing
By Laurie Niles: When practicing is working, it feels great, But sometimes we seem to be swimming backwards in the practice room – or maybe even drowning. What are we doing wrong? Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day five: Brian Lewis on expressive and Bravura playing
By Laurie Niles: How do we make music say SOMETHING? How do we know what to say? Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007, day five: Kurt Sassmannshaus' violin master class
By Laurie Niles: Narrow your focus to help your students to become more productive. Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007: A wonderful opportunity
By Laurie Niles: Brandon Garbot is one reason why we fight so hard for music in the schools. Read more...

Starling-Delay 2007: Thoughts on the week
By Laurie Niles: Dorothy DeLay's proteges are an honor to her memory. Read more...

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