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Perianes and Gimeno
Music or muddle: Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony
Nathan Cole
Music or muddle: Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony
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Zhang and Abduraimov
The best cadenza ever? Prokofiev and Ma Vlast
Nathan Cole
The best cadenza ever? Prokofiev and Ma Vlast
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Eric and Kate
Stand Partners “Four” Life
Nathan Cole
Stand Partners “Four” Life
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Travis Maril, Violympics Champion and so much more!
Nathan Cole
Travis Maril, Violympics Champion and so much more!
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Kerstin Tenney and the Light Album
Nathan Cole
Kerstin Tenney and the Light Album
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Akiko and Nathan at Houston's
Tour-ready? Copland 3, Mahler 1, and more
Nathan Cole
Tour-ready? Copland 3, Mahler 1, and more
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Nathan solo at Hollywood Bowl
Welcome back with the All-Time Awards
Nathan Cole
Welcome back with the All-Time Awards
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two ladders
039: Summer motivation, plus Q & A
Nathan Cole
039: Summer motivation, plus Q & A
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Train conductor
038: Do we really need a conductor?
Nathan Cole
038: Do we really need a conductor?
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Orchestra Players Anonymous
037: Orchestra Players Anonymous
Nathan Cole
037: Orchestra Players Anonymous
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Johnny Lee and Akiko Tarumoto in Montreal
036 – Johnny Lee wasn’t meant to be a Harvard MD
Nathan Cole
036 – Johnny Lee wasn’t meant to be a Harvard MD
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035: Playing by numbers, or Advanced Orchestral Stats
035: Playing by numbers, or Advanced Orchestra Stats
Nathan Cole
035: Playing by numbers, or Advanced Orchestra Stats
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Flesch and his scales
034: The spirit is willing, but the Flesch is weak
Nathan Cole
034: The spirit is willing, but the Flesch is weak
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Crowd seated for episode 33
033: The audience experience, with superfan Roderick Branch
Nathan Cole
033: The audience experience, with superfan Roderick Branch
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Robert deMaine, cello
032: What about Bob? Robert deMaine, our principal cello
Nathan Cole
032: What about Bob? Robert deMaine, our principal cello
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031: That's life in the hot seat, Mr. Concertmaster!
031: That’s life in the hot seat, Mr. Concertmaster!
Nathan Cole
031: That’s life in the hot seat, Mr. Concertmaster!
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Nathan and Akiko are Wolfgang and Constanze Mozart
030: All about Amadeus
Nathan Cole
030: All about Amadeus
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Living the rock star life at the Hollywood Bowl
029: Living the rock star life at the Hollywood Bowl
Nathan Cole
029: Living the rock star life at the Hollywood Bowl
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