Violinist in black concert tailcoat playing in the desert with the Great Pyramids of Giza in the the background. The sky is darkening and the lights of distant Cairo illuminate the horizon.

The distant, floodlit Great Pyramids of Giza on a clear evening, framed by the lighting rigging of the concert stage,

Warming up backstage on Tuesday night at The Pyramids Echo Festival, Giza - probably the most spectacular concert venue in the world.

Oh my god! I had never spotted the lack of an N. Bloody hell

Thank you for that lesson

Where and when:

Friday Sep 5 at 6pm - Christ Church, Daylesford

Saturday Sep 6 at 8 pm, - Tempo Rubato, Melbourne

Sunday Sep 7 at 3 pm - Langley Estate, Bendigo

Here’s that ticket link again: Tickets: linktr.ee/savagezhislin

🎻🎻 Join Yuri Zhislin and me on September 5, 6 and 7 in Daylesford, Melbourne and Bendigo for duo masterworks! 🎻🎻

Music by Mozart, Martinu, Halvorsen, Gliere, Prokofiev and Bartok

Here’s a moment from our Prokofiev Sonata rehearsal in London

Tickets: linktr.ee/savagezhislin

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Friday Sep 5, Daylesford - Christ Church Concerts, 6 pm

Saturday Sep 6, Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, 8 pm

Sunday Sep 7, Langley Estate Bendigo, 3 pm

Duos for violin and viola by Mozart, Martinu and Halvorsen. Duos for two violins by Glière, Prokofiev and Bartok

Yuri Zhislin plays 2nd movement of the Bartok Violin Concerto No.1 YouTube video by Apollon International Connections

Happy birthday to violinist/violist, Yuri Zhislin!

Here’s Yuri playing Bartok’s first violin concerto in a stunning live recording

Hear more Bartok when I join Yuri for duo concerts in Australia on Sep 5, 6 & 7

Tickets: linktr.ee/savagezhislin

More details👇

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No musician-on-musician violence planned, but we’ll have to see how it goes

Tickets here: linktr.ee/savagezhislin

Pics of violinists Patrick Savage and Yuri Zhislin in the style of the Simpsons, with title, Savage vs Zhislin

If you’re in Victoria, Australia in September, come and join us!

Friday Sep 5, Christ Church Daylesford, 6pm

Saturday Sep 6, Tempo Rubato, Melbourne, 8 pm @temporubatotokyo.bsky.social

Sunday Sep 7, Langley Estate, Bendigo, 3 pm

#violin #contemporarymusic #australianmusic #australiancomposers

Out today on all streaming platforms

Listen here: lnk.to/PatrickSavag...

The finale from Halvorsen’s “Sarabande con Variazioni”

Here’s a link to hear the whole thing: open.spotify.com/album/0He24o...

Or watch the full video: youtu.be/qhYyNnhXQXk?...

#violin #cello #PatrickSavage #RachaelLander

Sarabande con Variazioni for Violin and Cello Johan Halvorsen · Single · 2025 · 1 songs

Out now, with the amazing Rachael Lander on cello:

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I love this

Composer, Alf Clausen

Vale the great, great Alf Clausen. So much joy and light in your music. Such effortless mastery and such exquisite lightness of touch.

I’ll be listening to “Swing Can Really Hang You Up The Most” on a loop in your honour. You’ll always be a hero to me

It’s from Saint-Saëns’ film score for the film “The Assassination of the Duke of Guise”

It’s not well-known music, but it should be.

Recording Saint-Saëns in Melbourne today

Small tabby cat asleep on a grey sofa, just her face and front legs visible, her paws outstretched like Superman

Sunday Mia

homer simpson from the simpsons is jumping in the air with his mouth open Alt: homer simpson prancing for joy in the land of chocolate

My pleasure in meeting someone whose expertise encompasses the arts, applied mathematics, physics, chemistry, education and social justice AND plays the viola, is approximately equivalent to Homer Simpson’s pleasure in the Land of Chocolate

The Origins of Creativity Logo, name and Episode number with Patrick Savage pictured with a violin image.

Listen to Episode 2 with professional Violinist/Film Composer, @patricksavage.bsky.social, as we discuss the impact of professionalism on creativity and the importance of collaboration and trust in the creative process!
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Hi Maaike! You’re on the violinists list and in Starter Pack 5

Woohoo for Abruptio! Stream the hell out of it if it’s available in your country

Rehair bows. The world needs bow rehairers

I think the right teacher is someone who understands how to help you become player you want to be. If they’re killing the joy of it, they’re not the right teacher for you. Sometimes it can take a few trial lessons to find the right one. Where are you based?

10 years is a long time with same teacher, especially if you feel like you don’t have the guidance you need. Is it worth seeking out some trial lessons with other teachers?

Have you had lessons?

Hi Balázs - the quality of the instrument is a major factor. Also the condition that it’s in. You can have a good instrument that’s badly set up, so its quality is masked - a good violin repairer/maker could help, and it might just be as simple as shifting the sound post. Good, new strings help too.

Practice Mute Violin Violin practice mute specially designed to produce a high quality strong muted sound for your instrument

You’ve probably seen these before, but this is an outstanding metal practice mute

The contact surface with the bridge is lined with cork, and it clips firmly on so it won’t fall off and scratch anything. Great sound too

wmutes.com/violin-mutes...

If you want to connect to violinists on Bluesky, I’ve put together this list of hundreds and hundreds of them

If you prefer them organised into starter packs, get to my profile page and you’ll find five starter packs there

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