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    Why string players shouldn’t neglect improvisation

    2026-11-05T09:37:00Z

    Violinist Preetha Narayanan and cellist Tara Franks of Balladeste build their music from improvisation, without writing a note down. Ahead of the release of their fourth album, Imprints, they talk about where that started and why classically trained string players should learn to lean into improvisation