All Artists articles – Page 21
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FocusBruno Philippe on the attraction of gut strings
This month, young French cellist Bruno Philippe releases his first album as an official Harmonia Mundi artist. In this extract from our February cover story, he chats with Charlotte Gardner about the merits of gut strings
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Video'With Nicky' 1: Back to Basics
Kicking off the ‘With Nicky’ series this week, and our media partnership with Nicola Benedetti’s new video venture, it’s Back to Basics, in which the violinist delves further into the fundamentals of the violin and bow hold to develop comfort, flexibility and relaxation. See the full series here
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FocusBaiba Skride's top 5 practice tips
The Latvian violinist, whose American Concertos CD is reviewed in our January issue, shares her wisdom
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FocusIsabelle Faust on how playing period instruments has improved her bowing
Our January 2019 issue cover star on bringing her unusually active and flexible right arm technique to bear with a classical Tourte bow and the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Strad
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FocusAlisa Weilerstein's top 5 tips on maintaining a natural stage presence
The American cellist talks about physical gesture, articulation and the value of taking things slowly
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VideoHilary Hahn does the Ling Ling Workout
First she played Paganini while hoola-hooping. Now Hilary Hahn has accepted an even meaner TwoSet Violin challenge, which, amongst other things, involves playing Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with the A string tuned down a semitone.
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VideoRay Chen's practice challenge: Paganini Sauret Cadenza
The violinist lays bare his practice process, beginning from scratch on one of the steepest technical challenges in the repertoire – the Émile Sauret cadenza for Paganini’s First Violin Concerto.
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BlogsJennifer Pike on getting to the heart of The Lark Ascending
An encounter with the manuscript leads the British violinist to a new appreciation of how meticulously the composer worked to achieve its natural flow
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ReviewYo-Yo Ma: Six Evolutions – the Bach Cello Suites
Consistently absorbing readings from this most questing of musicians
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FocusViolinist Jascha Heifetz's first appearance in The Strad, October 1912
The legendary artist was first mentioned in The Strad at the age of eleven following several well-received performances
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ReviewJoshua Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields: Bruch
Scottish Fantasy and Violin Concerto no.1 in one of Bell’s most captivatingly inspired releases
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VideoAnne-Sophie Mutter plays Gershwin's 'Summertime'
From ABC Classic FM comes this video of Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Tamara-Anna Cislowska performing ‘Summertime’ from George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.
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FocusHilary Hahn on recording a second instalment of solo Bach – 20 years after the first
The violinist recorded her first disc of Bach when she was a teenager. Now, two decades on, she returns to complete the set. Pauline Harding talks to her about constancy and change, and new meanings given to music through experience and memory
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VideoYo-Yo Ma: Why Bach is relevant in the 21st century
Yo-Yo Ma appears on The Andrew Marr Show, the BBC’s Sunday morning current events programme.
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NewsJanine Jansen wins €100,000 Vermeer Award
The Dutch violinist has been chosen as the 2018 recipient of the Netherlands’ annual state prize for the arts
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NewsHundreds of children to join Nicola Benedetti on stage
The Super String events mark the 10th birthday of the Sistema Big Noise Venture
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NewsDavid Garrett returns following slipped disc recuperation
The crossover violinist has announced a new CD and tour following a six month absence
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FocusRemembering Henryk Szeryng
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Polish-Mexican virtuoso’s birth, Henryk Szeryng’s widow Waltraud shares her memories of a man who dedicated all aspects of his life to exactitude. Interview by Julian Haylock
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VideoAugustin Hadelich: Britten Violin Concerto, Detroit Symphony, Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Recorded live on 24 March 2018 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. Augustin Hadelich performs the Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Click here to view Hadelich’s encore from the same concert, the Sarabande from Bach’s Partita no.2 in D ...
