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FocusWe do not believe in a Czech tradition of playing, says the Pavel Haas Quartet
Despite specialising in the music of their homeland, the quartet’s members believe there is more to understanding this repertoire than a shared language and culture
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ArticleMeryl Streep plays violin in Music of the Heart
Meryl Streep proves herself not only to be a consummate actress, but a pretty decent violinist in this clip from the 1999 film Music of the Heart in which she plays real-life violin teacher Roberta Guaspari.In this scene Guaspari and her students from the Opus 118 Harlem School ...
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BlogsI didn’t understand really good ensemble playing before joining the LSO, says violist Paul Silverthorne
As the London Symphony Orchestra’s long-serving viola principal prepares to leave for a new Chinese appointment, he speaks to Toby Deller about 25 wonderful years with the ensemble
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ArticleFive-year-old violinist Anna Lee performs Paganini
South Korean violinist Anna Lee performs Paganini's First Violin Concerto with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lan Shui in January 2001 - at the age of just five-and-a-half.The musician went on to study at the Juilliard School in New York and in 2012 won second prize in ...
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FocusLeft-hand pivots and the crab fingering system with bassist François Rabbath
The French soloist and teacher advises on how to improve intonation and dexterity on the double bass. From the October 2015 issue
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ArticleGretchen Carlson performs Sarasate at the Miss America Pageant 1989
Gretchen Carlson from Minnesota - winner of the 1989 Miss America Pageant - demonstrates impressive violin playing skills in Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen.
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ArticleString quartet entertains motorists in M5 traffic jam
A string quartet gave an impromptu performance during a traffic jam on the M5 in Somerset, UK over the weekend - traffic had come to a standstill when a horse escaped.Violinist Lu Jeffery joked to the BBC that their next venue could be the M6 or M25.
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ArticleCellist Amit Peled performs Fauré's Papillon
Amit Peled performs Fauré's Papillon - a favourite encore piece of Pablo Casals - at the Heifetz International Music Institute on Casals' own 1733 Goffriller cello, presented to him by Casals' widow, Mrs Marta Casals Istomin.Read Peled's article for The Strad: How I came to play Pablo Casals’s ...
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BlogsVideo: Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton perform in the film Limelight
The great screen comedian Charlie Chaplin teams with the equally great Buster Keaton in the film 'Limelight' - giving a disastrously funny performance on violin and piano respectively.Watch the video below:Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton (limelight... by Mallu-palaceChaplin was an accomplished amateur violinist who composed many of the ...
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ArticleViolinist Jascha Heifetz...and goat!
It may be childish, but it tickled our funny bone...A mash-up between Jascha Heifetz performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and a particularly vocal (and remarkably in tune) goat.Watch a video of Heifetz imitating bad playing.
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ArticleViolinist Jascha Heifetz imitates bad playing
Violinist Jascha Heifezt gives a wincingly accurate impression of a bad performance he once heard of Vieuxtemps' Fourth Violin Concerto - proving not only his gifts as a performer, but also as a sharply observant comic. Read former Heifetz pupil Sherry Kloss's article: Studying the violin with ...
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ArticleCellist János Starker on vibrato
Vibrato is tension and release. I had an argument with Paul Rolland, who claimed I was rolling above the note and back, but I don't think so. I am in the middle of the note and then releasing' Cellist János Starker speaks about vibrato in an interview with Paul Katz ...
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ArticleViolinist Ray Chen reviews fans' up bow staccato videos
Violinist Ray Chen shares his humorous reviews of videos sent in by string players in response to his up bow staccato masterclass.Read The Strad’s 6 ways to improve your staccato.Watch Ray Chen performing Ysaÿe’s Solo Sonata no.6 at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Belgium in 2009 – ...
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Focus6 ways to develop a smooth legato
Tips from The Strad’s Archive on producing a fluid and beautiful tone
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ArticleCellist Jian Wang performs Méditation from Thaïs
Chinese cellist Jian Wang performs Massenet's Méditation from Thaïs in Tokyo in 1995.Read Jian Wang's thoughts on the importance of slow practice.
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ArticleViolinist David Oistrakh performs Ravel's Tzigane
Violinist David Oistrakh performs Ravel's Tzigane with pianist Frida Bauer. For an entirely different interpretation, watch Patricia Kopatchinskaja perform the work.
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ArticleIvry Gitlis performs Kreisler's Liebesleid aged 89
Violinist Ivry Gitlis gives a wonderfully individual performance of Kreisler's Liebesleid at the Järvi Festival, conducted by Paavo Järvi, in August 2011. The performance showcases a particularly warm chemistry between conductor and soloist. Read 8 opinions on performance and career by violinist Ivry Gitlis
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ArticleViolinist Gil Shaham gives Mozart masterclass
Can you play that with twice as much bow? OK, now twice as much again!' Violinist Gil Shaham gives a masterclass on Mozart's Violin Concerto no.5 at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts. (Bear with the recording - at the half-way point, the camera angle and sound ...
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ArticleGary Hoffman gives Chopin Cello Sonata masterclass
It's possible play with a variety of ups and downs in the line, and to connect your musical ideas' Gary Hoffman gives a masterclass on Chopin's Cello Sonata at the Curtis Institute of Music. Read 6 practice and interpretation tips by cellist Gary Hoffman.
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ArticleViolinist Viktoria Mullova performs Prokofiev's Second Concerto
Viktoria Mullova performs the second movement of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no.2 conducted by Jeffrey Tate. The violinist is releasing an all-Prokofiev album, including the Second Concerto, this week.
