TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilyich
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35 (reduction for violin and piano)
III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
Zakhar Bron, professor
Wu Zheng Yu, student
Denis Lossev, accompanying pianist
The first thing Professor Bron indicates for the third movement of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is that the student should make more of a distinction between piano and forte. He also makes other musical corrections at specific moments, such as not delaying, playing all the way to the tip, fingering issues (1st position for a passage), etc. Bron advises her to have her fingers ready: she needs more precision and more contact with the string to obtain a good sound. Later, they discuss different musical questions relating to vibrato, dynamics, points where she should save bow, or phrasing, among other things.
The professor also indicates the places where she should play with full sound, and finally points out that in a certain passage she should not raise her fingers, she must maintain more contact.
Language: English
