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VideoJanine Jansen plays Histoire du Soldat
The violinist joined Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians for the performance on 4 June
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Focus‘If my cello could talk’ – by John-Henry Crawford
The American cellist shares the story of his cello - one linked with the history of his family, and their experience as Jews living in Austria during the Second World War
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VideoCellist Peter Gregson performs Patina, an original composition
The work is scored for solo cello, analogue synthesisers, piano and string orchestra and explores ‘the presence of absence’
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VideoYo-Yo Ma answers Twitter users’ questions on all things cello
Erudite quick-fire queries from the finest minds of social media
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NewsString quartets revealed for 2021 Trondheim Competition
The ten groups will compete for a €15,000 first prize at the contest, to be held in Trondheim in September
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VideoBerlin Philharmonic concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley gives Mahler First Symphony masterclass
In this video Noah Bendix-Balgley, First Concertmaster with the Berlin Philharmonic, gives tips on playing the audition excerpt for violin from Mahler’s 1st Symphony. Watch Berlin Philharmonic violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley gives Mozart audition masterclass Read Noah Bendix-Balgley steps down officially as Pittsburgh Symphony concertmaster
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FocusBomsori: Professional life is a lot harder than endless competitions
The South Korean violinist talks to Andrew Mellor about competitions and her experience so far of life as a professional solo violinist
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FocusSatu Vӓnskӓ: Life Lessons
The Finnish principal violin of the Australian Chamber Orchestra discusses the importance of cultivating one’s curiosity and taking risks
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NewsRussian cellist Alexey Seleznev has died
The musician was active in conservatoires and in promoting the careers of talented young cellists
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NewsJavier Comesaña wins 2021 International Jascha Heifetz Competition
The Spanish violinist, 22, receives the €10,000 first prize
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NewsCellist Lev Evgrafov dies aged 86
One of the Soviet Union’s most celebrated cellists, he was often accompanied by his mother on piano
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VideoKeila Wakao’s prize-winning performance at the 2021 Menuhin Competition Junior Finals
The 15-year-old Japanese violinist performs works by Bloch, Bates and Wieniawski
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NewsEgmont Trio takes first prize at ‘Beethoven in His Time’ Competition
The group, founded in 2019, receives €15,000 and a Naxos recording
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FocusSentimental Work: Carolin Widmann
For the German violinist, Schubert’s Fantasy in C major is a transcendental experience – and not just because of its myriad technical challenges
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VideoGil Shaham on the advice he received from mentors
As part of the Dorothy DeLay MasterClass Series, organized and directed by the violinist and teacher Dmitri Berlinsky, violinist Gil Shaham talks about his teachers Samuel Bernstein and Dorothy DeLay, advice he received from Isaac Stern and more. Watch Perlmans on the golden era of the violin school
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VideoJuilliard School: Emerging Artists and Art Forms
This video from the Juilliard School features new interdisciplinary works from composers, VR artists and performers working with new performance technologies. This is part of Emerging Artists and Art Forms, a platform for students who share an interest in experimental art and interdisciplinary collaboration. All works feature live performances with ...
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GalleryFermata Festival Gallery
When the UK went into lockdown in March 2020, and artists across the country found themselves suddenly looking at an empty work diary, many took on other jobs, from delivery driving to brick-laying, to make ends meet. A sizeable number of classical musicians searched for a new outlet for their ...
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VideoEffortless Beethoven from Maxim Vengerov
A performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto from the 2011 Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, of which Vengerov was jury chairman
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ArticleGermany pledges €2.5bn for Covid-hit arts sector
The money will give assurances to events organisers in the event of forced cancellations due to Covid-19
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Article‘Like hitting a brick wall again and again’ – Yulia Chaplina on Prokofiev’s F minor Violin Sonata
Alongside violinist Thomas Gould, pianist Yulia Chaplina performed music by Prokofiev and Weinberg to a live audience at London’s Kings Place this week
