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ArticleViolinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen on practising Bach and Brahms
'I play the passage slowly at first, without vibrato, in order to concentrate on bow distribution, speed and developing a more natural line.' Violinist Tamsin Waley Cohen, who has written a Practice Diary for The Strad's August 2014 issue, gives an insight into how she practises ...
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ArticleGidon Kremer performs Kreisler's Liebesleid
To mark the official centenary of the beginning of the First World War today, here's violinist Gidon Kremer performing Kreisler's Liebesleid with pianist Martha Argerich. Kreisler fought and was wounded in the first year of the Great War, and subsequently performed concerts throughout America, despite prejudice against ...
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ArticleLisa Batiashvili performs Bach's Concerto for Violin and Oboe
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili, who has written 5 tips for playing Bach for The Strad's website, performs the composer's Concerto for Violin and Oboe, BWV1060R with her husband, oboist François Leleux, and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Christian Zacharias. Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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ArticleHenschel Quartet performs Beethoven's String Quartet no.9
The Henschel Quartet, which has contributed a masterclass feature on Schulhoff's Five Pieces for String Quartet to The Strad's August 2014 issue, performs the first movement of Beethoven's 'Razumovsky' String Quartet no.9 in Tokyo. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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ArticleViolinist Joshua Bell busks in a Washington DC metro station
It's been a few years since star violinist Joshua Bell performed Bach incognito in a Washington DC metro station - an experiment organised by the Washington Post to discover 'in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? ...
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ArticleTamsin Waley-Cohen performs Vaughan-Williams's The Lark Ascending
Violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen, who has written a Practice Diary for The Strad's August 2014 issue, performs Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending with The Orchestra of the Swan. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single ...
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ArticleViolinist Ivry Gitlis on life, love and music
What is your favourite motto? 'To be alive, to be aware, to hear, to know, to feel, to see, to love - and to be loved a little bit sometimes' The incomparable Ivry Gitlis answers questions on everything from his favourite composer to how he would like ...
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ArticlePaul Tortelier gives masterclass on Elgar's Cello Concerto
French cellist Paul Tortelier gives a televised masterclass on Elgar's Cello Concerto in 1974.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleDouble bassist Gary Karr performs Paganini's Three Variations
Double bassist Gary Karr, who had written about the need for orchestral conductors' attitudes to change towards his instrument, gives a comical performance of Paganini's Three Variations, originally composed for 'that puny, small, tiny little instrument, the violin' with pianist Harmon Lewis. Subscribe to The Strad or ...
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ArticleJascha Heifetz performs Paganini's Caprice no.24
Violinist Jascha Heifetz performs Paganini's Caprice no.24, including the famous left-hand pizzicato passage - read more about the technique in The Strad's 7 pointers for perfect pizzicato.
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on vibrato
'One of my pet peeves is vibrato, the most underused tool for music-making' Violinist Itzhak Perlman, who is interviewed in The Strad's July 2014 issue, talks about vibrato. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase ...
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on practising
'If you learn something slowly, you forget it slowly. If you learn it quickly, you forget it almost immediately' Violinist Itzhak Perlman, who is interviewed in The Strad's July 2014 issue, answers questions about practice. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part ...
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ArticleBaiba Skride performs Eichberg's 'Qilaatersorneq'
Baiba Skride, who appears on the cover of The Strad's July 2014 issue, performs Søren Nils Eichberg's Violin Concerto 'Qilaatersorneq' at the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition 2001 in Brussels, for which she was awarded first prize. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as ...
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ArticleItzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman perform Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante
Violinist Itzhak Perlman, who is interviewed in The Strad's July 2014 issue, performs Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, K364 with violist Pinchas Zukerman. Zubin Mehta conducts the Israel Philharmonic.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleArto Noras performs Dvorák's Cello Concerto
Arto Noras, who has contributed a Masterclass on Penderecki's Suite for Solo Cello to The Strad's July 2014 issue, performs the first movement from Dvorák's Cello Concerto with the RTVE Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sergiu Comissiona.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a ...
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ArticleHilary Hahn performs Korngold's Violin Concerto
Hilary Hahn performs Korngold's Violin Concerto with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Kent Nagano. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleKarine Georgian performs Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations
Cellist Karine Georgian, who contributes a Practice Diary to The Strad's July 2014 issue, performs the cadenza and final two variations of Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yuri Simonov. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition ...
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ArticleA cello implodes
A cellist's recording session goes horribly wrong when her instrument's tailpiece and bridge collapse. The fun starts at around the 35-second mark. Luckily the cello was 'on its last legs', according to the musician. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a ...
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ArticleAnne Akiko Meyers and Vadim Gluzman perform Bach's Double Concerto
Violinists Anne Akiko Meyers and Vadim Gluzman play on the 'Vieuxtemps' Guarneri del Gesu, dated 1741 and the 'Auer' Stradivarius, dated 1690. Their performance of the Bach Double Concerto took place at the North Shore Chamber Music Festival in Chicago on 4 June 2014. Subscribe to The ...
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ArticleGlenn Dicterow speaks to CBS News about his retirement from NY Phil concertmaster role
Glenn Dicterow, who is interviewed in The Strad's June 2014 issue, spoke to CBS News last week about his retirement from the New York Philharmonic after 34 years as the orchestra's concertmaster. The violinist describes himself as a 'musical ambassador' and 'peacemaker' who has dealt with ...
