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Stand Partners for Life LA Philharmonic violinists (and husband and wife) Nathan Cole and Akiko Tarumoto bring you the secrets of the symphony: an inside look at orchestra life.
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16/11/2024

Ray was the gold medal winner at the 2009 Queen Elisabeth, and he's only gone up from there! But every violinist worries about reaching the next step.

14/11/2024

How do you buy (or sell) a Strad? Why did the greats, from Paganini onward, gravitate to old Italian violins? And what about the fiddle in the attic?

13/11/2024

When it comes to getting all those notes, rhythms, and dynamics under your fingers, you've got to use every trick in the book. Here's how we do it.

10/11/2024

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 thought we would use this episode to go through a bit of what we have been up to, staying home with the LA Phil […]

09/11/2024

Do we really need someone up front "driving the train"? And do a conductor's responsibilities begin and end with a downbeat and a final cutoff?

07/11/2024

Twelve-step programs have helped millions of people, including some of our colleagues. But their constant references to a “higher power” rub some people the wrong way. As orchestral musicians, we only know one “higher power”: the conductor, who rules every aspect of our musical lives! Here a...

06/11/2024

Violinist Johnny Lee is Akiko's mirror image at the LA Phil, as fourth chair second violin. And just like Akiko, he didn't major in music at Harvard!

03/11/2024

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 too could be measured by notes attempted, notes played in tune, entrances successfully counted? If we got our wish, orchestra concerts would have the...

02/11/2024

Scales and etudes: the building blocks on which your entire technique stands? Or more like raw vegetables that you have to choke down to stay healthy?

31/10/2024

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 perspective of his partner Roderick Branch. Roderick is a musician, though his day job (and sometimes into the night job) is as a partner at a giant law fi...

30/10/2024

Robert DeMaine, LA Phil's principal cello, on taking an extended break as a teenager, finding his way back, dealing with anxiety, and winning auditions.

27/10/2024

We're talking concertmaster, and what it means to sit in the hot seat. What duties and expectations make "first chair violin" attractive or not?

26/10/2024

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. But both of us love Amadeus so much that we would drop whatever we’re doing and watch it again right now. Here’s why…

24/10/2024

It isn't every day that you get to perform for 18,000 screaming fans... here's the inside scoop on the amazing summer home of the LA Philharmonic.

23/10/2024

Maybe it's the proverbial "seven minutes to midnight", or maybe you've still got a week before your audition. It never feels like enough time, trust us.

20/10/2024

Hear about the time Akiko was mortified to play Mahler 9 with David Hyde Pierce in the front row! Or the time Nathan got a death stare from Barenboim!

19/10/2024

It's the 3rd and final day at Fischoff! Meet one of the most successful coaches; a string quartet finalist; then join me for the Grand Prize announcement!

17/10/2024

Day 2 of the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition means the semifinals, plus a chance to talk to jury members and more amazing groups competing in South Bend!

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