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KLM airline breaks double bass and offers minimal compensation, says musician
Pablo Escobar, a student at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, was offered a sum which did not cover the cost of repairing his badly damaged instrument
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Russian violinist Grigori Zhislin has died, aged 71
A prolific soloist and noted pedagogue, Zhislin forged a close partnership with composer Krzysztof Penderecki, premiering several of his works
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$300,000 double bass cracked during British Airways flight
Double bassist Barry Chan has claimed that his 150-year-old instrument and case were badly damaged during the flight from Vienna to Hong Kong
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My father Slava - by Elena Rostropovich
Accompanist, assistant, daughter: Elena Rostropovich saw her father Mstislav from a uniquely intimate perspective. Marking what would have been the great cellist's 90th birthday in March, she shares some enduring memories with Peter Quantrill
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Violinists Ilya and Olga Kaler join Cleveland Institute of Music string faculty
The Russian husband and wife will join the US institution from the start of the 2018-19 academic year
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Violinist Maxim Vengerov on being flexible in Bach
The phrase can be more flexible; you can be the creator on Bach's frame' Maxim Vengerov gives a violin masterclass on Bach’s Solo Sonata No.1, recorded at the Royal Academy of Music in London. The student is Nasrin Rashidova. The full 45-minute video is available to buy as a download ...
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Bartók String Quartet first violinist Péter Komlós has died, aged 81
The Hungarian musician founded the quartet in 1957 and was also a longtime concertmaster of the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
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Beethoven: String Quartets in G major op.18 no.2, in C major op.59 no.3 ‘Rasumovsky’
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: May 2017 Description: Fresh interpretations where nothing is taken for grantedMusicians: Cremona QuartetComposer: BeethovenCatalogue number: AUDITE 92.689 (hybrid SACD) Recorded in a warm, open acoustic, the striking range of sonorities created by the Cremona Quartet fall easily on the ear. Technically ...
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Violinist David Garrett performs Paganini Caprice no.24 at La Scala, Milan
David Garrett performs Paganini's Caprice no.24 with Filarmonica della Scala in Milan, conducted by Riccardo Chailly on 30 May 2015. Watch: David Garrett performs on the ‘Cannon’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin Watch: Violinist David Garrett performs Mozart aged 14
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Augustin Hadelich performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto at Bravo! Vail Festival
Augustin Hadelich performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Stéphane Denève at the Bravo! Vail Festival on 18 July 2015. Watch: Violinist Augustin Hadelich performs Tchaikovsky’s Valse-Scherzo Read: Violinist Augustin Hadelich on performing a concerto with the LA Phil at three days’ notice
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'I can hear it when you smile' - cellist Leonard Elschenbroich on facial expressions
The body believes what the face is doing...I can hear it when you smile' Leonard Elschenbroich gives a masterclass on Beethoven's Piano Trio no.3 at the Carole Nash Recital Room at the Royal Northern College of Music in November 2016. In this clip, Elschenbroich explains the importance ...
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'Being Pat' - stream of consciousness by violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja
I play the violin by coincidence. Everything is out of my control and that is magic - like falling in love. We need to remember us as we were children - pure and daring!'In this lighthearted, stream of consciousness video violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja - The Strad's May 2017 ...
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Violinist performs at Mosul shrine - where music was banned under ISIS rule
Musician Ameen Mukdad has given a public performance in the Iraqi city of Mosul, where so-called Islamic State banned music and seized instruments.The violinist performed for around 20 people at the Nebi Yunus shrine - containing what Muslims and Christians believe to be the tomb of Jonah, as ...
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Truls Mørk performs Elgar's Cello Concerto
Truls Mørk performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne conducted by James Gaffigan. The concert took place at the Kölner Philharmonie on the 15 March 2016. Read: 'I prioritise sound over virtuosity,’ says cellist Truls Mørk Watch: Yo-Yo Ma performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto
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Renaud Capuçon and Martha Argerich perform Beethoven's Eighth Violin Sonata
Violinist Renaud Capuçon joins pianist Martha Argerich to perform the Allegro Vivace from Beethoven's Eighth Violin Sonata on French television programme 'Fauteuils d'orchestre' in January 2017.Watch: Renaud Capuçon rehearses Beethoven’s Violin Concerto 2017Watch: Renaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ ‘Panette’ violin, 1737Watch: Capuçon brothers – violinist Renaud ...
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Violinist Janine Jansen performs Tchaikovsky's Melodie 2017
Violinist Janine Jansen performs Tchaikovsky's Melodie, op.42 as an encore at a concert on 30 March 2017 with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Thomas SøndergŠrd. Watch: violinist Janine Jansen performs Brahms aged 13 Watch: Janine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris in 2015 ...
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Maxwell Davies: Sonata for Violin Alone; Dances from The Two Fiddlers; Violin Sonata; A Voyage to Fair Isle
The Strad Issue: April 2017Description: A compelling and expressive musical portrait of the composer's final yearsMusicians: Duccio Ceccanti (violin), Vittorio Ceccanti (cello), Bruno Canino, Matteo Fossi (pianos)Composer: Peter Maxwell DaviesCatalogue number: NAXOS 8.573599 This rewarding disc already serves a valuable function in bringing together a clutch of ...
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Haydn: String Quartets opp.54 & 55
The Strad Issue: April 2017Description: The rough and smooth go hand in hand in this London Haydn Quartet releaseMusicians: London Haydn QuartetComposer: HaydnCatalogue number: HYPERION CDA 68160 (2CDs) With this sixth double-disc release in its Haydn survey for Hyperion, the London Haydn Quartet, with its period instruments, ...
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ViolinoDigitale's 3D-printed violin hybrid - made using wood filament
ViolinoDigitale's 3D-printed violin hybrid is based on the 'Sunrise' Stradivari violin of 1677.It was printed in more than 40 parts using wood filament with a Reprap FDM 3D printer. The parts were then assembled using traditional lutherie techniques by Harris Matzaridis. The printing and assembly of the instrument ...