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FocusDark and troubled or ‘really quite jolly’: how should we view Schumann’s cello concerto?
Schumann’s Cello Concerto has frequently been viewed as dark and troubled, but not by Schumann himself and his wife Clara writes Peter Quantrill
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VideoDocumentary about Janine Jansen
This documentary, made by Paul Cohen in 2010, features contributions from Janine Jansen’s first teacher, and one of her chamber partners (the violist Maxim Rysanov), as well as Jansen herself, who, amongst other topics, discusses the ‘right age’ to play Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Watch: Janine Jansen performs Debussy’s ...
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BlogsNever 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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VideoFrancesca Dego plays Ravel’s Tzigane
The violinist plays Ravel’s Tzigane with pianist Francesca Leonardi. Read about Francesca Dego’s Life Lessons in the September issue of The Strad.
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VideoJerusalem Quartet plays Bartók
The Jerusalem Quartet plays the first movement of Bartók’s String Quartet No.6. Recorded live in the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio on 4 February 2016. Our Session Report in the September issue focuses on the Jerusalem Quartet’s new Bartók album. Read it here.
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Focus‘He was a very gentle, introverted person, and you can hear that in his playing’ – Jerusalem Quartet on Bartók
The Jerusalem Quartet’s second instalment of Bartók string quartets brings a new delicacy and clarity to these works, which are so often portrayed as brutal. Violinist Alexander Pavlovsky and violist Ori Kam discuss their approach with Tom Stewart
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VideoBeethovenia: all nine symphonies reimagined
‘Beethoveniana’ composed by Iain Farrington, inspired by the 9 Symphonies of Beethoven, created with over 300 musicians from the 5 BBC Orchestras and the BBC Singers in lockdown and 2 dancers in a bubble. The live BBC Proms launch tomorrow (28 August). For more info: https://www.bbc.co.uk/proms Read: BBC Proms reveals ...
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Video‘Impossible Orchestra’ brings together 29 star players from 14 countries
The project, initiated by Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra, aims to raise money for worthwhile causes
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VideoHilary Hahn performs Bach’s Solo Violin Partita no.1 - Courante Double
Hilary Hahn performs the Courante Double (Presto) from Bach’s Solo Partita for Violin no.1 in B Minor, BWV1002. The video was recorded as part of the launch of Hahn’s Bach Solo Sonatas and Partia album, released on Decca in 2018, and reviewed by The Strad. Watch: Hilary Hahn plays ...
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VideoIda 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 Haendel: Grande dame of the violin ...
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Focus'It is not my duty to be liked and loved by everybody,' says violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja
The Moldovan-born violinist talks to Toby Deller about sound, vision and changing the world through music
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VideoAnne-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
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FocusA video-gaming approach to practice will maximise your technical efficiency
How to use a competitive video gaming approach to plan out your practice, maximise your technical efficiency and play consistently accurately on stage
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VideoLockdown conversation with Leon Bosch
Wigmore Hall presents a special documentary featuring double bassist Leon Bosch, whose early anti-apartheid activism saw him jailed as a teenager in South Africa. Read: Leon Bosch awarded honorary Fellowship of RNCM Watch: Leon Bosch: clear and resonant harmonics on the double bass
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Focus'She was a strong woman when there were comparatively few great women soloists' Tasmin Little on Ida Haendel
The British violinist speaks about Yehudi Menuhin, the importance of a good violin and meeting her hero - the late Ida Haendel
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VideoA comparison: Itzhak Perlman plays Mendelssohn in 1983 and 2011
In this video, which cuts between live performances filmed in 1983 and 2011, violinist Itzhak Perlman plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor with the New York Philharmonic under David Zinman (1983) and the San Francisco Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas (2011). Watch: Juilliard students ‘do’ Bolero with guests including ...
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NewsFormer queen appears alongside youth orchestra at reopened Concertgebouw
The European Union Youth Orchestra was joined by the ex-monarch after their concert in Amsterdam
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VideoJanine Jansen performs Debussy’s Violin Sonata in G minor
Dutch violinist Janine Jansen and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet perform Debussy’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor at Carnegie Hall, New York. Watch: Janine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris Watch: Violinist Janine Jansen performs Brahms aged 13
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VideoPatricia Kopatchinskaja plays Beethoven at Gstaad Menuhin Festival
The Moldovan-born violinist gave this recital with pianist Joonas Ahonen at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy on August 15th. The programme included Webern’s 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 7; Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’; and John Cage’s Nocturne. Read: ...
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The importance of unravelling towards our true height
In the second instalment of her 4-part article series about postural awareness, Gwendolyn Masin, concert violinist, author and educator, discusses how much easier playing can be if we allow our bodies to move freely
