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"Finally I can play with my heart" - Relearned to play the cello left-handed as an adult

Everything was easier - and the feeling! I have become a passionate lefty player and will never play the wrong way around again.

Playing left-handed in orchestra? Interview with Berlin Philharmonic principal cellist Ludwig Quandt

Prejudices such as, one cannot play left-handed in an orchestra, or orchestras do not accept left-handed players, still persist. Time to

Media reports, busking, concert, exchange – Our Left-Handers Day 2022

None of us had ever played music with other lefty players before, and we were able to pass our instruments around for the very first time

Argentina: 'I couldn't do what they were doing' – Federico Morgan about changing sides on the violin

Federico switched to left-handed violin playing as an adult after having played 'the right way' for 5 years. Learn about his experience here

Proud to be unique – India's left-handed music producer

Meet Aswin Sathya, inspiring left-handed music producer and violin player from South India

Lorac's rocky road to becoming a left-handed cellist

Cello student with big goals: Lorac wants to become a professional musician – playing left-handed, of course. Here she shares her story.

Anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's death

Charlie Chaplin died 44 years ago. To this day he’s often the first person to name when it comes to left-handed violin playing. Chaplin...