My brother and I performed in concert today (I played the violin and he played, for the first time in concert, the viola). This is me warming up for the Bruch Violin Concerto. We weren’t permitted to film the actual performance, so my dad videotaped the warmups.

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Sound sample of handmade viola. The piece is an excerpt from Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major. The player is a student violinist, not a violist, and is sightreading this.

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Sight reading ~ Sound Sample (excerpt) of Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26.

The player is a student violinist who pulled the sheet music for the Bruch for the first time tonight. The violin is a really beautiful old American violin.

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