Thinking Aloud - The Violin Girl with Paganini Concerto

March 28, 2017, 5:17 AM · Leia walks you through her thoughts on practising the Paganini Concerto No.1. No piece should be treated as a bunch of notes, scales and arpeggios, instead one must develop a story that is fitting for the music. Luckily, her current version of the story does not seem so draining compared to her end of video physical exercises in between practices.

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March 28, 2017 at 07:26 PM · thanks Leia, loved this video!

March 29, 2017 at 04:19 PM · Thank you Jean

April 2, 2017 at 04:10 PM · You're so good for your age but you really need a better violin :-)

April 3, 2017 at 08:47 AM · Actually, for a fractional violin, Leia's has excellent tone and responsiveness.

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