All documentary articles
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VideoItzhak Perlman & Vladimir Ashkenazy in the studio
In this excerpt from Christopher Nupen’s 1978 documentary Itzhak Perlman – Virtuoso Violinist: I know I played every note, Perlman and Ashkenazy are filmed recording Beethoven’s Sonata no.10, op.96
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VideoPablo de Sarasate's violins. A short documentary with live performances
Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue visits the Sarasate museum in Pamplona, Spain, and plays the great virtuoso’s Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin, as well as taking a close look at a Gand & Bernardel which was his graduation prize from the Paris Conservatoire.
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VideoThe Cellist Sol Gabetta – DW Documentary
Argentinean cellist Sol Gabetta is the subject of this English-language documentary. Filmed around 2012, it follows Gabetta through rehearsals and performances, featuring works by Elgar, Schumann, Shostakovich, Bloch, Vivaldi and Schubert, and culminating in the preparations for the premiere of Peteris Vasks’ cello concerto Presence.
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FocusFrom Mao to Mozart: Capturing Isaac Stern’s transformative effect on China’s classical music scene
Murray Lerner’s 1979 Academy Award-winning film documented the beginning of Isaac Stern’s enduring legacy in China. In this article from the August 2016 issue of The Strad, Nancy Pellegrini talks to son David Stern and some of the documentary’s stars about the ‘Stern effect’
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VideoThe Violinist Leonidas Kavakos - excerpt from Deutsche Welle documentary
In this clip from the 2015 documentary The Violinist Leonidas Kavakos broadcast on Deutsche Welle, he makes a visit to Florian Leonhard Fine Violins to try out some instruments. Both Kavako’s previous Stradivari, the 1724 ’Abergavenny’, and his current 1734 ’Willemotte’ acquired earlier this year, have come via the London-based ...
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NewsDocumentary charts friendship between Holocaust survivor and schoolgirl through donated violin
Joe’s Violin’ premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this month
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ArticleLuthier documentaries focus on Italian tradition and a Catalan's unusual violins
Four contemporary Italian violin makers and a Catalan luthier who created violins with sympathetic strings are the subjects of two new documentaries currently in production. Parma luthier Andrea Zanrè and art historian Paolo Parmiggiani are making a film about the lives and careers of four of ...