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VideoViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter performs Mendelssohn aged 14
Anne-Sophie Mutter performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the Munich Philharmonic conducted by Gerd Albrecht in 1978 at the age of 14. Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter on Herbert von Karajan and John Williams Read: ‘Extremes of constant vibrato or none at all do not solve musical problems,’ says violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter
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VideoDan Flanagan plays Shadow Breaking: a piece inspired by a painting
In this video, violinist Dan Flangan plays Shadow Breaking, a new piece by Nathaniel Stookey. It’s part of a lockdown project for Flanagan, who has commissioned 16 composers to write solo violin pieces for him, each inspired by a painting in the violinist’s collection. The composers include Libby Larsen, ...
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Focus3 questions for Liu Ming - new concertmaster of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
At just 25-years-old, Liu Ming is the orchestra’s second youngest concertmaster in its 141 year history. Here she shares a tip for being a good orchestral leader, and describes how the pandemic affected her approach to the role
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VideoMusical Postcard: Lunar New Year
A musical postcard from violist Hsin-Yun Huang to celebrate Chinese New Year. Music: Bloch Suite 1919 Dancer: Su-Chen Cuff Viola: Hsin-Yun Huang Piano: Lucas Amory Read: Why we should all be violists
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VideoPatricia Kopatchinskaja and Joonas Ahonen play Schoenberg
The violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and pianist Joonas Ahonen play Schoenberg’s Phantasy for Violin and Piano, Op.47 in August 2020 as part of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival. Read: ‘Now I am completely mad’ – Patricia Kopatchinskaja on playing Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire
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Focus‘It’s about how we can react quickly and say, “But today everything is possible”’ – Modigliani Quartet on playing through the pandemic
For the Modigliani Quartet, working with other artists has always been a priority – one that continues this year as the group turns its attention to Schubert. Charlotte Gardner speaks to the French foursome about working through Covid times
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VideoThe Lysander Piano Trio plays Jakub Ciupinski’s Black Mirror
In this music video, the Lysander Piano Trio (violinist Itamar Zorman, cellist Michael Katz and pianist Liza Stepanova) plays Jakub Ciupinski’s Black Mirror from their new album: mirrors. Film by Sara Pettinella // Little Comb Productions Watch: Carducci Quartet plays Philip Glass’s String Quartet No.5 with drummer Cristián Tamblay Watch: ...
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FocusHow we maintained a chamber music career in lockdown – the Carducci Quartet
Though full of career challenges, the last year has also opened up new musical opportunities, explains the Carducci Quartet
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VideoCamille Thomas plays Fazil Say’s ‘Never Give Up’
The Belgian cellist plays Fazil Say’s Concerto For Cello & Orchestra (II. Terror - Elegy From ‘Never Give Up’) with the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Stéphane Denève. Read: Sentimental Work: Camille Thomas
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DebateOpinion: A new light
Debussy’s Sonata for flute, viola and harp is just one of many works written for that combination, and is a prime example of how loosening fixed traditions can open new and exciting sound worlds, writes Toby Deller
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VideoAugustin Hadelich plays Chevalier de Saint-Georges
The violinist performed and wrote about de Saint-George’s music as part of a lockdown exploration of neglected works by Black composers
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NewsCulture minister rejects visa-free touring passport for UK musicians
A parliamentary debate stemming from a successful online petition ended with MP Caroline Dinenage saying the idea was ‘not consistent with Brexit’
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VideoHilary Hahn premieres ‘out of body’ by composer David Lang using AI software
The work is part of the DeepMusic.ai project which bridges the gap between culture and AI technology to find a common language
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NewsRussian mother in court over son’s violin playing
Vadim Repin tells the boy: ‘Let this be something that toughens you up, not something that stops you’
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FocusVirtuoso violinist, composer, champion fencer, officer: the Chevalier de Saint-Georges
The son of a wealthy French plantation owner and his enslaved African mistress, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges led an extraordinary life - though his compositions remain unfairly neglected, writes Kevin MacDonald
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VideoMaxim Vengerov plays Shostakovich in 1996
The violinist plays Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 aged 22 in 1996, with the WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cologne, conducted by Semyon Bychkov. Watch: Maxim Vengerov plays Ernst’s Variations on ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ Watch: Maxim Vengerov plays with his daughter Polina Watch: Maxim Vengerov plays with his daughter Liza
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FocusHow did Giovanni Battista Viotti influence the evolution of the Tourte bow?
The meeting between violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti and bowmaker François Xavier Tourte was one of the most important collaborations in the history of string instrument making, as violinist Sophie Rosa explains
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VideoJulia Fischer plays Saint-Saëns’s Havanaise aged 12
The German violinist plays Saint-Saëns’s Havanaise aged 12 in 1996, accompanied by the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa under Luís Izquierdo. The video also includes footage of Fischer practising violin, playing hockey, and sitting with her fellow class members at school. Read: Sentimental Work: Julia Fischer Read: Julia Fischer founds children’s orchestra
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FocusAn appreciation of the Endellion Quartet – by violinist Sara Trickey
The violinist and friend of the Endellion pays tribute to the quartet
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VideoA 21-year-old Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 in G major in 1985
In this video, made in March 1985, a 21-year-old Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 in G major with the Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE under Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez. Watch: Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart in a modern art museum during lockdown Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter signs with new US agent ...
