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Violinist Nikolaj Znaider on self-promotion through social media and YouTube

2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

The Strad’s March 2015 cover star says the form must never overshadow the substance

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Nikolaj Znaider performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto

2015-03-02T00:00:00Z

The Strad's March 2015 cover star, Nikolaj Znaider, performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Juraj Valcuha in October 2011. The violinist talks about the importance of practising Bach and basics in his blog for The Strad. Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...

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David Oistrakh performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

Legendary violinist David Oistrakh gives a full-bodied performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Gennadi Roshdestwenski in 1963. 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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Jascha Heifetz performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

2015-02-02T00:00:00Z

Legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz makes short work of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto first movement. 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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Vadim Repin conducts and performs Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto

2014-08-12T00:00:00Z

Violinist Vadim Repin’s Trans-Siberian Arts Festival in Novosibirsk suffered a last-minute no show in April, when conductor Valery Gergiev was delayed in New York. Rather than cancel the concert, artistic director Repin decided to conduct and play Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no.1 himself – the first time such ...

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James Ehnes on Mozart

2013-08-07T00:00:00Z

In an article from August 2006, the Canadian violinist explains how he wrote his own cadenzas for the composer's violin concertos

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Peter Schidlof plays Walton's Viola Concerto: second movement

2013-04-10T00:00:00Z

Peter Schidlof (1922–87), the Amadeus Quartet's violist, performs the second movement of William Walton's Viola Concerto on BBC Two in 1968. UPDATE (26 March 2014): His instrument, the 1719 'Macdonald' Stradivarius viola, is being offered for sale by Sotheby's and Ingles & Hayday. Click here to ...