All Chamber articles – Page 6
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VideoThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic play The Pink Panther Theme
Henry Mancini’s Pink Panther Theme gets The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic treatment in this arrangement by Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann. This performance was filmed in the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory at the First Moscow International Cello Festival in 2008. The cellists are: Dávid Adorján, Andreas Grünkorn, Solène Kermarrec, ...
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NewsRobert Mann, founding member of the Juilliard Quartet, dies aged 97
Robert Mann, photographed for the documentary Speak the Music: Robert Mann and the Mysteries of Chamber Music US violinist Robert Mann, a founding member of the Juilliard Quartet, died on New Year’s Day at the age of 97. A teacher at both Juilliard and the Manhattan School ...
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VideoMendelssohn Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
The Borodin Quartet and Fine Arts Quartet combine to perform Mendelssohn’s Octet. The performance was filmed live on 20 July 1990 at the Festival de St-Riquier, Baie de Somme, France, in the Saint Riquier Abbey.
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VideoThe Quatuor Ebène plays Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht
In this performance filmed live at the Wissembourg Festival in September 2014, the Quatuor Ebène play Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht. The quartet’s regular members, Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure (violin), Mathieu Herzog (viola) and Raphaël Merlin (cello) are joined by Arnaud Thorette (viola) and Felix Drake (cello)
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VideoO Magnum Mysterium by Tomás Luis de Victoria arranged for four cellos
This performance of Tomás Luis de Victoria’s O Magnum Mysterium arranged for four cellos was filmed at Alice Tully Hall in April 2017 in a Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center concert. The cellists are David Finckel, Sarina Zhang, Dmitri Atapine, and Sumire Kudo.
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VideoChiaroscuro Quartet: A tribute to our suitcases and British Airways
It sounds like the members of the Chiaroscuro Quartet, led by Alina Ibragimova, have been having some airline trouble – although for a change this isn’t related to taking their instruments as hand luggage but rather the disappearance of their hold luggage.
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NewsTwo new members among big changes for Fine Arts Quartet in 72nd season
Milwaukee based chamber group is changing both viola and cello, while also ending its University of Wisconsin residency after 55 seasons
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FocusIn residence: The Coull Quartet at the University Of Warwick, UK
This year the group marks its 40th anniversary at the English university – a place of stability that has allowed the players to experiment musically and to engage with all academic departments, finds Toby Deller
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ReviewThe Brahms Project: The Complete Piano Quartets
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Splendid Spanish musicians share their passion for Brahms Musicians: The Brahms Project: Josep Colomé (violin) Joaquín Riquelme (viola) David Apellániz (cello) Enrique Bagaría (piano) Works: Brahms Piano Quartets: no.1 in G minor op.25, no.2 in A major op.60, ...
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FocusSteven Isserlis's trench cello encores
In 2014, when violin dealer Charles Beare introduced Steven Isserlis to a ‘box cello’ played in the trenches of the First World War, there was an instant connection. Isserlis has now recorded wartime works on the humble ‘holiday’ instrument, as he tells Kimon Daltas
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NewsBent Sørensen wins Grawemeyer Award for 'gentle, introspective' triple concerto
$100,000 composition award for concerto with violin, cello and piano soloists premiered by Trio con Brio Copenhagen and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in 2016
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FocusIrvine Arditti's sentimental work: Helmut Lachenmann's Grido
For the Arditti Quartet’s founder and first violinist, Helmut Lachenmann’s String Quartet no.3 Grido contains unorthodox challenges and an unusual sense of passion
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VideoThe English Concert at Kings Place | Biber's Rosary Sonatas
Baroque period instrument ensemble The English Concert is performing an evening of chamber music by Biber and his contemporaries at London’s Kings Place on 6 December. In this video, violinist Nadja Zwiener offers her insight into Biber’s wonderful Rosary Sonatas (or ‘Mystery’ Sonatas). Find out more here: https://englishconcert.co.uk/whats-on…
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VideoAnne-Sophie Mutter, Daniil Trifonov and friends – Trout Quintet
In this trailer for the new Trout Quintet release from Deutsche Grammophon (released 3 November), Anne-Sophie Mutter and Daniil Trifonov are joined by former Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation artists. They are Maximilian Hornung (cello), Roman Patkoló (double bass) and Hwayoon Lee (viola).
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VideoThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic perform Piazzolla at the ECHO Klassik awards
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic won a 2017 ECHO Klassik award for Hora Cero, their first album as an ensemble in six years. In this video, from the awards ceremony held at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg on 29 October, the ensemble performs Astor Piazzolla’s Calambre.
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VideoKronos Quartet and Trio Da Kali
This video from World Circuit Records is a trailer for Ladilikan, the new album by Malian group Trio Da Kali with the Kronos Quartet.
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ReviewIreland: Cello Sonata in G minor; Delius: Violin Sonata no.3 (arr. Handy); Bax: Cello Sonata
The Strad Issue: October 2017Description: An unfairly neglected British cello sonata is given a chance to shineMusicians: Lionel Handy (cello) Jennifer Hughes (piano)Composer: Ireland, Delius, Bax Catalogue Number: LYRITA SRCD361 Commissioned by Gaspar Cassadó, Bax’s Cello Sonata is cloaked in grand gesture and accessible tonal ...
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FocusString trio repertoire from Haydn to the present day
To accompany The Strad’s October 2017 issue cover feature on the Trio Zimmermann, Geraint Lewis looks at the available repertoire for this Cinderella of string genres
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VideoMa, Kavakos, Ax - Brahms Piano Trio no.2 in C Major - third movement
Yo–Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax and Leonidas Kavakos performing Brahms’s Piano Trio no.2 in C Major, third movement ©2017 Sony Music Entertainment
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FocusWhat I’d tell my younger self – Joel Krosnick
Two years after his 42-season career with the Juilliard Quartet came to an end, the American cellist reflects on lessons learned