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Premium ❘ FeatureDouble bassist Gary Karr on ‘how to take bad music and make it creative’
The British musician explains how playing the corny pieces of the repertoire gave him an invaluable lesson in finding his own voice
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ArticleFinalists perform Mozart at the Singapore International Violin Competition
The three Grand Finalists of the Singapore International Violin Competition have now been announced: Sirena Huang, USA; Richad Lin, Taiwan; and Yu-Chien Tseng, Taiwan.The three will perform Romantic concertos with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Verbitsky on 21 January and compete for a top prize of ...
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ArticleAlexandra Conunova performs at Singapore International Violin Competition
Alexandra Conunova performs Beethoven's Violin Sonata no.8, Poulenc's Violin Sonata, Koh's kilo and Wieniawski's Faust Fantasy at the Singapore International Violin Competition 2015 Semi-Finals.For further videos of the contestants visit the competition's YouTube page.For full details of all the Semi-Finalists visit the Singapore Violin Competition website.
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FocusDouble bassist Leon Bosch on avoiding back and finger injuries
The musician was forced to listen to his body to prevent the recurrence of back and finger issues
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DebateA grounding in music theory can help performance
Far from constricting a player’s response to a new piece, a good grounding in music theory can help them find more possibilities for playing it, as Henning Kraggerud argues
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Blogs
Virtuosity and intuition combine at Berlin's Feuermann Cello Competition
The recent Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann in the German capital was a fitting tribute to the man it was named after, writes Rebecca Schmid
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ArticleViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja performs Stravinsky encore
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja performs her own cadenza improvisation for Stravinsky's Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, featuring violinist Alejandro Rutkauskas.Kopatchinskaja has written a Practice Diary in The Strad's January 2015 issue, out now.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day ...
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ArticleThe Nightingale Quartet performs Shostakovich
The Nightingale Quartet performs the Adagio from Shostakovich's Third String Quartet. The Copenhagen-based ensemble is featured in The Strad's January 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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FocusCellomania: Amsterdam’s Fifth Cello Biennale
With appearances from Mischa Maisky, Gary Hoffman, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Anner Bylsma and 2Cellos, this year's event was not to be missed, writes Heather Kurzbauer
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FocusIs playing on the same string the only way to achieve even tone colour?
How much and where should we change strings in order to obtain different colour and different intensity, asks Rok KlopÄiÄ
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FocusHow to master staccato bowing, by cellist Xavier Phillips
The French cello soloist and chamber musician explains how, with practice and patience, the challenges of staccato playing can be overcome
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ArticleRussell Crowe plays the violin in Master and Commander
Russell Crowe as Captain Jack Aubrey plays the violin in the film Master and Commander, with the benefit of three months of lessons from Australian Chamber Orchestra leader Richard Tognetti. Crowe was keen to learn the instrument enough to look convincing in his movements, though of course the recording heard ...
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FocusThere's more to making a good sound than bowing parallel to the bridge
In our July 2006 issue, cellist Gerhard Mantel writes that there's more to good tone production than keeping the bow parallel to the bridge
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Premium ❘ FeatureHow to use bowing angle to vary articulation by cellist Colin Carr
How to vary the attack and timbre of a note by modifying the angle of the bow to the string
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Premium ❘ DebatePersonality is no longer encouraged in musical performance
Not too long ago mass audiences and critics alike revered overtly personal performances, yet today superimposing one's personality over that of the composer is regarded as poor musicianship, writes Henry Roth
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BlogsPerforming from memory has given our string quartet new life
After twelve years together, playing and recording from memory were key to an exciting rebirth for the Chiara Quartet, writes cellist Gregory Beaver
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ArticleGreat teachers on film: Bernard Greenhouse
Do you know what happens when a person is frightened? He pulls back, and shrinks . This destroys the sense of beauty' Cellist Bernard Greenhouse gives a masterclass on the first movement of Haydn's Second Cello Concerto in Kronberg. Buy the August 2011 issue, featuring tributes to ...
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ArticleSteven Isserlis on using the right amount of vibrato
You do need vibrato to emphasise phrasing and emotion, but not as an automatic part of your sound' Cellist Steven Isserlis puts former BBC Young Musician of the Year winner Guy Johnston through his paces in Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata at the International Musicians' Seminar Prussia Cove, and ...
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Blogs12 words of wisdom on practice and performance by Burton Kaplan
The Manhattan School of Music pedagogue offered the following guidance to violinist Ariane Todes when she attended his Magic Mountain Music Farm Practice Marathon Retreat in upstate New York this summer
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BlogsPlaying with less emotion can create more beautiful music
Putting in more effort does not necessarily mean greater improvement, writes violin professor and soloist Andrej Bielow
