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ArticleViolinist Eric Silberger performs Paganini's Caprice no.24 with layered variations
Ever wondered what all the variations of Paganini's 24th Caprice might sound like played at the same time? In a world first, violinist Eric Silberger performs the work with all variations layered together. The video was produced and shot by Lara St John.Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
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ArticleCellist Mstislav Rostropovich performs Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile
Mstislav Rostropovich performs Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1989. Watch the great cellist give a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto at the Kronberg Academy. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase ...
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ArticleIvry Gitlis performs Bartók's Solo Violin Sonata
Ivry Gitlis performs the third movement 'Melodia' of Bartók's Solo Violin Sonata. Read 8 opinions on performance and career by Ivry Gitlis. 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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BlogsDivide your practice into hour-long chunks, says violinist Sarah Chang
The American musician advocates taking breaks between practice sessions
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman performs Bazzini’s Dance of the Goblins
Itzhak Perlman gives a buoyant performance of Bazzini's Dance of the Goblins in Russia. Watch Maxim Vengerov perform Dance of the Goblins in Amsterdam in 1994. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click ...
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BlogsHow violinist Pinchas Zukerman helped me develop my musical voice
25-year-old violinist Asi Matathias discovered the paradoxically liberating power of discipline during his studies with the charismatic performer
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic performs Barber's Adagio for Strings
The Berlin Philharmonic performs Barber's Adagio for Strings conductor by Gustavo Dudamel.Read about the orchestra's famous string sound in The Strad's April 2015 issue, out now.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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Premium ❘ FeatureAsk the Experts: how often should you have your bow rehaired?
A reader asks if there are long-term consequences for a bow if a player fails to have it rehaired in a timely fashion. Two bow makers and one supplier give their views
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ArticleLeia Zhu, aged 8, gives winning performance of Wieniawski's Second Violin Concerto
British violinist Leia Zhu, aged 8, has been named the youngest ever winner of the International Competition ‘Young Virtuosos’ in Sophia, Bulgaria. The competition's 2015 edition included violin, viola, cello and percussion categories, each divided into four age groups.Zhu won her violin category (up to the age of ...
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn performs Vieuxtemps Concerto no.4
Violinist Hilary Hahn performs Vieuxtemps' Concerto no.4 with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Tugan Sokhiev – a work she recently recorded for DG alongside Mozart's Fifth Concerto. The artist recently announced on her Facebook page that she is expecting her first baby, but will complete her 2014-15 ...
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ArticleBruno Giuranna plays a 1715 Stradivarius viola
Bruno Giuranna, who writes about tone production in The Strad's March 2015 issue Technique section, performs Marin Marais on a 1717 Stradivarius viola with pianist Clara Dutto at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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ArticleDavid Oistrakh performs Brahms's Third Violin Sonata
Violinist David Oistrakh and pianist Sviatoslav Richter perform Brahms's Third Violin Sonata. Watch Oistrakh perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Read about David Oistrakh and Joseph Szigeti’s ‘s influence on Prokofiev’s violin concertos and sonatas in The Strad’s March 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
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Premium ❘ FocusFrom the Archive: conducting tips for players
In The Strad’s March 1930 issue, G.W. Johnstone gave tips for players thinking of taking up the conductor’s baton – drawn from years of witnessing less-than-exceptional conducting as an orchestral musician
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ArticleViolinist performs while suspended upside down from bridge
Félix Analís performs his violin while suspended upside down from a bridge in Xalapa, Mexico.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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ArticleDavid Oistrakh performs Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no.1 cadenza
David Oistrakh performs the cadenza to Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto. Watch David Oistrakh perform Bach’s Double Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin. Read about David Oistrakh and Joseph Szigeti’s ‘s influence on Prokofiev’s violin concertos and sonatas in The Strad’s March 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad ...
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ArticleMaxim Vengerov on playing the violin like Mozart
Violinist Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto at the Royal Academy of Music, London - including a humorous impression of Mozart's violin playing.The full 48-minute video is available to buy as a download or DVD through the Masterclass Media Foundation.Watch Vengerov give a showstopping ...
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BlogsViolinist Nikolaj Znaider on self-promotion through social media and YouTube
The Strad’s March 2015 cover star says the form must never overshadow the substance
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ArticleDigital representation of Bach's First Cello Suite
One of a series of experiments by Magnatune, this animated video represents the cellist's bowing and its relationship to the musical line in the Prelude of Bach's First Cello Suite.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single ...
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ArticleViolinist Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Paganini's God Save the King
Violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Paganini's fiendishly difficult Variations on 'God Save the King'. Zimmermann was recently forced to part ways with the 1711 ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius – his principal performing violin for the past 13 years. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as ...
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BlogsHow to build and diversify your music career
British cellist Gabriella Swallow shares her path to forging a unique musical identity and helps fellow musicians to think outside the box
