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NewsWith Nicky returns
The series of educational videos from violinist Nicola Benedetti makes a return
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Julia Fischer plays Saint-Saëns’s Havanaise aged 12
The German violinist plays Saint-Saëns’s Havanaise aged 12 in 1996, accompanied by the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa under Luís Izquierdo. The video also includes footage of Fischer practising violin, playing hockey, and sitting with her fellow class members at school. Read: Sentimental Work: Julia Fischer Read: Julia Fischer founds ...
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A 21-year-old Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 in G major in 1985
In this video, made in March 1985, a 21-year-old Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 in G major with the Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE under Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez. Watch: Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart in a modern art museum during lockdown Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter signs with new ...
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Hilary Hahn’s two-year-old tells her to ‘practise slow’
Hilary Hahn receives practice instruction from her two-year-old. Watch: Musical pictionary with Hilary Hahn Watch: Violinist Hilary Hahn performing at the age of 10 Watch: Hilary Hahn plays the Sibelius Violin Concerto with no accompaniment
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News
Benedetti Foundation announces New Year Sessions
Beginner, intermediate and advanced string players can participate in classes delivered over Zoom
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News
Someone is impersonating me, says Itzhak Perlman
According to the violinist, the impersonator is requesting ‘charitable’ funds from his followers
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Hilary Hahn singing and playing violin
A short clip of the American violinist accompanying herself on the violin by singing. Read: Hilary Hahn begins year-long sabbatical Read: Advice I’d give my younger self: violinist Hilary Hahn
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How did David Oistrakh’s interpretations evolve over his lifetime?
The development of the great violinists from fresh young artists to profound musical thinkers can be charted through their recorded interpretations. Nathaniel Vallois uses his time in lockdown to examine changes in the playing style of some of the best-known names
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Blogs
Augustin Hadelich: ‘as a violinist you never run out of great music to discover’
The violinist explains how he went about discovering neglected gems by several black composers - and the satisfaction he got from it
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‘I was too scared to touch it until recently’ – Frank Peter Zimmermann on Bartók’s Solo Violin Sonata
To tie in with his new recording, the violinist explains why he was so terrified at the prospect of playing Bartók’s Solo Violin Sonata
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Anne-Sophie Mutter plays John Williams at the OPUS KLASSIK 2020 awards
The violinist plays John Williams’s ‘Nice to be around’ from ‘Cinderella Liberty’ at this year’s socially-distanced Opus Klassik Awards. Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter calls on German government to help musicians Watch: Anne-Sophie Mutter gives a socially-distanced Beethoven performance Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter has tested positive for coronavirus
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Yo-Yo Ma pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Vocalise
The American cellist plays Rachmaninov’s Vocalise in memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Watch: Juilliard students ‘do’ Bolero with guests including Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma Read: Yo-Yo Ma plays cello at US-Mexico border Read: Yo-Yo Ma and ...
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‘I go through the process of learning a piece a few times’ – Midori
The Japanese-American violinist speaks to Toby Deller about getting to the core of new works
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Philharmonia Sessions: Nicola Benedetti plays The Lark Ascending
The violinist plays Vaughan Williams’s classic in this latest instalment of the Philharmonia Sessions, a series of performances recorded specially for online broadcast during the pandemic. The video finishes with a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No 1 conducted by Paavo Järvi. Read: The fear of making mistakes stops violinists ...
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Anne-Sophie Mutter gives a socially-distanced Beethoven performance
In this concert, broadcast by Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen on 13 September, Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Beethoven’s Romance No.2 for violin and orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter on Herbert von Karajan and John Williams Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter has tested positive for coronavirus Read: Sentimental Work: Anne-Sophie ...
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Yehudi Menuhin plays Paganini in 1947
The violinist plays Paganini’s Caprice No.24 with pianist Adolph Baller in this video recorded in 1947. Read: Violinist Yehudi Menuhin’s first appearance in The Strad, aged 10 Watch: Violinist Yehudi Menuhin on the importance of practice Watch: Great violinists of the 20th century
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Focus
Advice I'd give my younger self: violinist Hilary Hahn
Identify your own instincts and find ways to bring those ideas across effectively, says the American musician
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Blogs
Never practise for more than five hours per day, says violinist Itzhak Perlman
Marking the violinist's 75th birthday, we republish this feature from our archive in which Perlman warns against the dangers of over-practising
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Ida Haendel plays Bach’s Chaconne in 2002
In this video from 2002, Ida Haendel plays JS Bach’s Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D minor. Her dog was called Decca. Read: ‘ She was a strong woman when there were comparatively few great women soloists’ – Tasmin Little on Ida Haendel Read: Ida ...
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Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Hoe-down
Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis play the Hoe-down from Copland’s Ballet ’Rodeo’ (1943). Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter on fine and contemporary instruments Read: Sentimental Work: Anne-Sophie Mutter on Penderecki’s Metamorphosen Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter has tested positive for coronavirus
