Flute

Jim Walker: “I Counsel My Students Who Want to Become Symphonic Players to Find a Way to Develop Comradery Between the Other Woodwind Players in Order to Play Well as a Section. It Has to Be a Team Effort”

Legendary flute soloist Jim Walker details his time spent performing in the LA Philharmonic and Hollywood studios, how and when the group Free Flight formed, and his long and successful professorship at USC and Colburn.

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Violin

Andrej Kurti: “I Like Challenges Because I Know if I Take the Challenge, I’ll Get Better if I Succeed at the End of the Day. Plus, It Builds Character in Life”

Andrej Kurti (Professor at Northwestern State University) talks in this interview for Violin Magazine about his training at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and his career as a classical and rock musician.

Andrej Kurti: “I Like Challenges Because I Know if I Take the Challenge, I’ll Get Better if I Succeed at the End of the Day. Plus, It Builds Character in Life” Open »

Double Bass

Owen Lee: “If We Bassists Want the Top Composers to Write for Us, Then We Should Also Champion the Works by Top Composers That Have Been Already Written”

Owen Lee is principal double bass of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has extensive experience as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, but he also has a special relationship with hard rock and heavy metal music.

Owen Lee: “If We Bassists Want the Top Composers to Write for Us, Then We Should Also Champion the Works by Top Composers That Have Been Already Written” Open »

Saxophone

Valentine Michaud: “Classical Saxophone Is a Very Special Entity. You Have to Make It Interesting for Your Audience in Order to Be Successful”

Classical saxophone soloist and entrepreneur Valentine Michaud talks at length about her experience in forming a career through diverse projects, staying organised during busy times, and what she learned during the pandemic.

Valentine Michaud: “Classical Saxophone Is a Very Special Entity. You Have to Make It Interesting for Your Audience in Order to Be Successful” Open »

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