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FocusScales and exercises are essential for all string players
Not all players regard exercises as important, but without a sound technical basis you cannot achieve your expressive potential, writes the cellist
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ArticleMaxim Vengerov rehearses Sibelius Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris
Maxim Vengerov rehearses the original 1904 version of Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Christoph Eschenbach for concerts taking place on 5 and 6 October 2016.Watch: Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Sibelius’s Violin Concerto and speaks about the importance of emphasising the theme ...
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Focus6 ways to control bow pressure
How to use bow pressure to produce a fine, even tone, to vary texture and dynamics and to produce smooth bow changes from The Strad archive
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ArticleFrank Peter Zimmermann performs Brahms Violin Concerto
Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under conductor Mariss Jansons in Munich's Gasteig on April 17, 2015. Watch: Violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Paganini’s God Save the King Read: Frank Peter Zimmermann regains access to ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius violin
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic cellist Ludwig Quandt gives Debussy audition masterclass
You must maintain a good sound to the end of the bow, even when you are playing pp' - Ludwig QuandtBerlin Philharmonic first principal cellist Ludwig Quandt gives an orchestral audition masterclass on Debussy's La Mer. The cello student is Henry Shapard.The masterclass was one in a series ...
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley gives Mozart audition masterclass
I think you have to play a little more soloistically in an audition than you would in a section' - Noah Bendix-BalgleyBerlin Philharmonic first concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley gives an orchestral audition masterclass on the first movement of Mozart's Symphony no.40. The violin student is Ann Yu.The masterclass was ...
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ArticleCould a brain stimulation tool used for sport improve the results of music practice?
Spanish pianist and actor Mario Marzo uses a Halo Sport brain stimulating device to boost the results of his practice with seemingly impressive results.The headphones use 'Neuropriming' to stimulate the brain during athletic training 'to improve strength, skill, explosiveness, and endurance'. Although designed for athletes, Marzo demonstrates that ...
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ArticleVadim Repin performs Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto
Vadim Repin performs Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra under Valery Gergiev in St. Petersburg in 1992. The performance was dedicated to David Oistrakh. Read: 6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Vadim Repin Watch: Vadim Repin plays seven Stradivarius and Guarneri violins
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BlogsBach's humanity has provided comfort in a turbulent year
Kati Debretzeni, leader of the English Baroque Soloists, describes performing Bach's St Matthew Passion with the Monteverdi Choir following the 2016 Brussels terror attacks, and looks ahead to the group's Bach Magnificat tour during December
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic violist Máté SzŠ±cs gives Beethoven audition masterclass
If you cannot play beautifully without vibrato, you will not be able to play beautifully at all. The bow must provide variation' - Máté SzŠ±csBerlin Philharmonic first principal violist Máté SzŠ±cs gives an orchestral audition masterclass on the second movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The viola student is ...
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FocusI prioritise sound over virtuosity,' says cellist Truls Mørk
The Norwegian cellist offers a glimpse into his inner musical world in an interview with Paul Cutts
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ArticleMade in Berlin, featuring violinist Ray Chen, performs Satie Gymnopédie cover
Violinist Ray Chen's new quartet, Made in Berlin, featuring members of the Berlin Philharmonic - Noah Bendix-Balgley, Amihai Grosz and Stephan Koncz - performs an arrangement of Eric Satie's Gymnopédie no.1.The ensemble gave its first public performance in The Netherlands in October 2016.
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FocusHow to use 'flow' to make the most of your practice
Andreas Burzik offers four principles that will minimise the effort and maximise the effects of practising
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic cellist Ludwig Quandt gives Beethoven Fifth Symphony masterclass
Berlin Philharmonic first principal cellist Ludwig Quandt gives an orchestral audition masterclass on Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The cello student is Georgia Bourderionnet.The masterclass was one in a series given by members of the Berlin Philharmonic over three days, focusing on orchestral repertoire and audition preparation, at New York’s ...
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic violinist Christian Stadelmann gives Don Juan masterclass
Berlin Philharmonic first principal violinist Christian Stadelmann gives an orchestral audition masterclass on the notorious opening to Richard Strauss's Don Juan. The violin student is Mariko Shimasaki.The masterclass was one in a series given by members of the Berlin Philharmonic over three days, focusing on orchestral repertoire and ...
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ArticleSteven Isserlis performs Dvorák Cello Concerto
British cellist Steven Isserlis performs Dvorák's Cello Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Shallon in 1991. Watch: ‘If career becomes more important than the music, your soul becomes empty,’ says cellist Steven Isserlis Watch: Cellist Steven Isserlis on using vibrato to improve phrasing
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FocusHow to develop expressive technique, by violist Pauline Sachse
The professor of viola at the Carl Maria von Weber School of Music, Dresden, explains how to give meaning to every note by training independence of the hands
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ArticleJanine Jansen performs Brahms Violin Concerto in 2016
Janine Jansen performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi at NHK Hall in Tokyo, Japan in February 2016. Watch Jansen performing Brahms's Concerto in 2014 with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Bernard Haitink. Read: Janine Jansen receives 1707 Stradivarius ...
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ArticleShould orchestral musicians be fearful of their conductor?
Explore more Featured Stories like this in The Strad Playing Hub People would still have nervous twitches when they came to certain passages because the conductor was such a tyrant and so mean spirited. Ten years later they still had a physical reaction.' Conductors and orchestral musicians speak about ...
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Article9-year-old violinist Leia Zhu performs Sibelius Humoresque
In the video above violinist Leia Zhu, aged 9, makes her debut at London's Barbican Centre, performing Sibelius Humoresque op.87 no.2 with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Ash on 21 September 2016.Watch the young violinist performing the second and third movements of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto ...
