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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

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

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,

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Oh my god! I had never spotted the lack of an N. Bloody hell Thank you for that lesson

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

🎻🎻 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 Details below 👇

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

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

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

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👇 youtu.be/w99_uKZQPqE?...

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Yuri Zhislin plays 2nd movement of the Bartok Violin Concerto No.1

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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

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

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Out today on all streaming platforms Listen here: lnk.to/PatrickSavag...

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

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

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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.

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Recording Saint-Saëns in Melbourne today

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

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

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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

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Origins of Creativity Podcast @originsofcreativitypodcast.com · 25/03/2025

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! www.originsofcreativitypodcast.com/e/navigate-c...

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Hi Maaike! You’re on the violinists list and in Starter Pack 5

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

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

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Rehair bows. The world needs bow rehairers

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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?

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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?

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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.

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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...

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Practice Mute Violin

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

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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 bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Haven’t seen that practice mute before - might get one for the sake of science, but the practice mute from WMute is the winner for me so far - it doesn’t obstruct the bow like the chunky mutes often do

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The wire-cutter E string sound usually gets better :) That’s a classy looking bow-hold though

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Charles Brooks Photographer @charlesbrooks.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I just found out you can post videos to Bluesky… so here are the insides of some instruments! #martin #guitar #piano #pipeorgan #cello All from my Architecture In Music series. Full gallery and prints at www.architectureinmusic.com

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Charles Brooks Photographer @charlesbrooks.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Me & my #prints #photography from my Architecture In Music series, which explores the inside of rare instruments using specially adapted medical probe lenses. These are available to order at www.architectureinmusic.com #classicalmusic #cello #piano #clarinet #violin #pipeorgan

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Great to see ABRUPTIO recommended in the New York Times Starring James Marsters, Jordan Peele, Hana Mae Lee, Michael Englund Director Evan Marlowe, music by Holeg Spies and me (as @savageandspies.bsky.social )

Screenshot from New York Times article recommending horror films to stream now, featuring a moodily-lit shot from the film, Abruptio, featuring the face of the lead puppet character

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Haha! From now on, it will always be the Brunch Violin Concerto to me. And maybe Snackmaninov for later

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This is some of Franz Waxman’s loveliest but least known music It was a gift for Jascha Heifetz, though I don’t believe he played it in public “Good Morning” from Waxman’s suite, Scenes of Childhood Piano - Martin Cousin Violin - me Quartz Music Ltd open.spotify.com/track/51QJ09...

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Four Scenes of Childhood: I. Good Morning

Franz Waxman, Patrick Savage, Martin Cousin · The Golden Age of Hollywood · Song · 2024

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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

We Are! Concert in support of Ukraine from Roman Mints, Another Orchestra & guests in music by Malcolm Arnold & Ukrainian composers at St John's Waterloo. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2025/01/we-a...

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We Are! In support of Ukraine

Violinist Roman Mints is the artistic director of WE ARE! Concert in Support of Ukraine, a night of music and solidarity to support Ukraine on Sunday

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

In a way, it’s quite inspiring that there’s no such thing as an insurmountable task, as long as you’re supposed to be doing something else

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Currently sorting a shoebox full of foreign coins to avoid practicing the violin

Cardboard box containing a random assortment of coins on the left and organised groups of coins on the right

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Join us on Sunday at St John’s Church, Waterloo, for “We Are” - a concert of in aid of Ukraine, with proceeds going to fund ambulances and generators There’s an outstanding lineup of soloists and a stunning program of Ukrainian and British music. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-are-con...

Concert poster showing a line of musicians in performance

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Last night of guest-leading at Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, at Sadler’s Wells. Thanks for having me, lovely band xo

Evening selfie wearing a grey woollen hat and grey coat in front of an illuminated Swan Lake poster

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Fingers crossed that you find an e-reader copy. Actually, if you do, do you mind posting the link? That would be handy to have

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Robert Gerle was also a fantastic violinist. Have a search for his recordings

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

This book is not just for violinists - I think there’s something here for any performer. Many of his principles apply broadly. His advice on mental preparation for performance helps me every day

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Patrick Savage @patricksavage.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

For string players of any level, this is the book to read, imho #RobertGerle #TheArtOfPractisingTheViolin

Book cover of ‘The Art of Practising the Violin’, written by Robert Gerle. White title text superimposed over abstract graphic composed of coloured violin-shaped silhouettes

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Justin🦩Boldaji @justinboldaji.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Ebert’s Mulholland Drive review is one of my favorite reviews he did

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