039: Summer motivation, plus Q & A
We took quite a long break from recording the show with everything going on at the moment, but we are so glad to be back. To kick things off again we ...
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Violinists (and husband and wife) Nathan Cole and Akiko Tarumoto give you an inside look at performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Each week brings new repertoire, conductors, soloists… and new stories from their life-long love affair with the violin, the symphony, and their family.
038: Do we really need a conductor?
Here at Stand Partner HQ, we get this question a lot! And that should tell you something without even knowing the answer. Nobody asks what a pilot doe...
037: Orchestra Players Anonymous
Twelve-step programs have helped millions of people, including some of our colleagues. But their constant references to a "higher power" rub some peop...
036 – Johnny Lee wasn’t meant to be a Harvard MD
Violinist Johnny Lee is Akiko's mirror image on stage at Disney Hall: he sits fourth chair second violin, while she's fourth chair first violin. But t...
035: Playing by numbers, or Advanced Orchestra Stats
How many times have you been jealous of the box scores for baseball and basketball, or the advanced statistics for football? Don't you wish that you t...
034: The spirit is willing, but the Flesch is weak
This week, we're talking scales and etudes. Are they the foundational blocks on which your entire technique is built? Or more like raw vegetables that...
033: The audience experience, with superfan Roderick Branch
Chicago Symphony cellist Brant Taylor may have been our very first special guest here at the Stand Partners, but so far we've been missing the perspec...
032: What about Bob? Robert deMaine, our principal cello
Today we're joined by our good friend and LA Phil principal cello, Robert deMaine. Bob tells us about his childhood, his musical family and an early t...
031: That’s life in the hot seat, Mr. Concertmaster!
Today we're talking concertmaster, and what it means to sit in the hot seat. What are the duties and expectations, and what makes "first chair violin"...
030: All about Amadeus
Nathan says: "My top three movies of all time would be The Godfather, Rocky, and Amadeus in some order." Akiko's not into those "top whatever" lists. ...