“The change of register is not a problem of music, it’s our problem,” says Kirill Troussov to the student, who is currently working on a jump in Johannes Brahms’ violin concerto. Friendly but determined, attentive but relaxed, the youthful violin master follows the course of the music, sometimes with sweeping arm movements, following the otherwise very respectable efforts of the young woman to cope convincingly with the technical difficulties and musical challenges. He explains the correct position of the left hand and the preparation of the problematic change of position. “Unresolved technical difficulties prevent making music!” This sentence is reminiscent of a sarcastic sentence by the legendary cello master Janos Starker: “One should not base instrumental playing on human difficulties!”
Lessons from master violinist Kirill Troussov – culture
