All Featured Stories articles – Page 94
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VideoSitkovetsky Trio play Beethoven’s Trio, Op. 70 No. 2
Marking the anniversary - to the day - of Beethoven’s baptism, here is a video of the Sitkovetsky Trio (violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky, pianist Wu Qian and cellist Isang Enders) playing Beethoven’s Trio, Op. 70 No. 2. Read: Alexander Sitkovetsky: Life Lessons
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NewsOfsted confirms damage to music education from Covid-19
The UK education authority’s latest report highlights the effect of the pandemic on students’ music education provision
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VideoBeluga whale is mesmerised by violin playing
A musician mesmerises a Beluga whale by playing his violin. Watch: Violinist practises with rescue kitten in pouch Read: Yo-Yo Ma to the rescue – lost puppy found after cellist’s intervention
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FocusI gave up a Montagnana for my c.1696 Cappa cello, says Jean-Guihen Queyras
The French cellist and January 2021 cover star tells Pauline Harding about his cellos and bows
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FocusWhat were the forerunners of the viola d’amore?
The viola d’amore is undergoing a resurgence in popularity among early music groups, with a wealth of repertoire still to be rediscovered. Rachael Durkin tracks the development of this unique instrument, examining its many precursors along the way
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Premium ❘ FeatureJean-Guihen Queyras: A journey through time
Recording Beethoven’s ‘Triple’ Concerto last June allowed French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras to step back into near normality, among colleagues and friends. He tells Pauline Harding about recording at a social distance, the importance of musical ‘family’, and why working with living composers has helped him to find contemporary relevance in ...
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VideoThe Stuttgart Philharmonic perform in social distancing bubbles – literally
This performative art installation from the artist Florian Mehnert deals with the issue of social distancing in orchestras. With each musician performing in his or her own bubble, it draws attention to the loss of live performance and the livelihood of musicians. Read: Stuttgart Liederhalle to be used for mass ...
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis January 2021: Lost at sea?
More musicians than ever are speaking out about struggles with their mental health, but what support services are available in this time of crisis? By Peter Somerford
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Premium ❘ FeatureBasic Maintenance: Avoiding instrument carnage
Luthiers often see the same basic problems when repairing instruments – and most of them could be solved by some simple care and attention from the players themselves. Korinthia Klein presents a simple guide to violin maintenance, without encroaching on the experts’ territory
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Premium ❘ FeatureTwo-fingered Tchaikovsky: Beating the odds
Despite losing the function of the third and fourth fingers of his left hand through focal dystonia and a shoulder injury, violinist Clayton Haslop was determined to continue playing. Here he shares his story
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Right place, right time
For Renaud Capuçon, recording Elgar’s Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra and Simon Rattle was a dream come true – and one that he couldn’t allow to be derailed by Covid-19’s lockdown restrictions, as he tells Charlotte Gardner
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Alban Gerhardt on Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto no.1, part 2
Alban Gerhardt explains why it takes courage to fight tradition and forge your own interpretation – based not on what others play but on what the composer wrote – in the work’s third movement
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VideoYo-Yo Ma Plays Ol’ Man River
In this video from cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott’s new release, Songs of Hope, the duo perform ‘Ol’ Man River’ from Jerome Kern’s 1927 musical Show Boat. Watch: Yo-Yo Ma performs tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg Watch: Yo-Yo Ma’s screen debut
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WinWIN the Modigliani Quartet’s new album
The recording of Haydn, Bartók and Mozart is released by Mirare in January
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VideoA Dust in Time: a sneak peek
On Sunday 13 December at 4pm, the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group will present the digital release of ‘A Dust in Time’, Huang Ruo’s musical meditation on how the pandemic has affected our lives. This is a preview clip of that filmed performance. To read Kate Suthers’s blog about recording Huang ...
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VideoGrand Teton Music Festival on location: Chicago
This second concert from the Grand Teton Music Festival on location series - a 5-concert digital chamber music series featuring small ensembles, recorded and produced remotely in the home cities of Festival Orchestra musicians - was held in Chicago and features music for brass ensemble. Watch: Grand Teton Music Festival ...
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VideoViolinist Jennifer Pike and broadcaster Andrew Green discuss The Lark Ascending
Ahead of her performance of The Lark Ascending at Shirehampton Public Hall on Tuesday 15 December 2020, marking the centenary of the work’s premiere, violinist Jennifer Pike speaks to writer and broadcaster Andrew Green about the background to the work’s composition. Green also talks to guests about the real-life skylark. ...
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VideoItzhak Perlman pays a musical tribute to Beethoven for his birthday
In this video Itzhak Perlman plays Beethoven’s Ode to Joy as a tribute for the composer’s birthday. Read: Never practise for more than five hours per day, says violinist Itzhak Perlman Watch: A comparison: Itzhak Perlman plays Mendelssohn in 1983 and 2011
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VideoConcert Artists Guild winners cover Winter Wonderland
This arrangement of Winter Wonderland by Brandon Ilaw features the winners of the Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh competition. The performers include Geneva Lewis (violin/vocals), Ariel Horowitz (violin), Gabriel Martins (cello), Britton-René Collins (percussion), Ken Kubota (cello), Mitch Lyon (cello) and Brandon Ilaw (percussion/vocals). Read: Cellist and violinist win 2020 ...
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VideoSara Zeneli plays ‘il Cremonese’ Stradivari at the Museo del Violino
In this video the violinist Sara Zeneli plays Monti’s Csárdás on the 1715 A.Stradivari ‘il Cremonese’ in the Chamber Hall of the Museo del Violino in Cremona. Read: Innovative solutions: Postcard from Cremona Read: 1734 Stradivari violin ‘Willemotte’: Late… but worth the wait
