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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: December 1920
A reader (and a master of the long sentence) pens a letter extolling the merits of British violins and makers, in contrast to the current trend for Italian instruments
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Video‘I’ve certainly never had musicians disrobe down to their skin in rehearsals’ – Marin Alsop
The conductor breaks down orchestra scenes from movies and tv and determines how realistic they are
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FocusThe Dover Quartet on the idea of the ‘hypermetre’
The ensemble discusses a concept that is not often taught or discussed in musical circles
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BlogsA time for reinvention – don’t let the orchestra become a museum piece
Violinist David Le Page, Artistic Director of Orchestra of the Swan explains his approach as their Luna programme streams this Thursday
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VideoNicola Benedetti introduces the Global Violin Sessions
In this video, Nicola Benedetti introduces the Global Violin Sessions: A Cultural Exchange Part 1, her new venture with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Benedetti Foundation which takes participants on a musical journey around the world. Read: Benedetti Foundation presents the Global Violin Sessions
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DebateOpinion: Original and the best?
Scouring the archives for early drafts is fine in the name of research, but when it comes to performance, the composer’s revised version is usually the more satisfying option, writes Charlotte Gardner
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FocusForgotten by violinists: Brahms’s op.120 Sonatas
The violin version of Brahms’s op.120 Sonatas has been forgotten by violinists since being championed by Joseph Joachim and Marie Soldat-Roeger. With her new CD release, violinist Jenna Sherry argues the case for considering them as violin sonatas
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VideoComposer Nimrod Borenstein talks about using illustrated notation in his new string quartet
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Quartetto di Cremona is releasing ‘Italian Postcards’, a new recording of quartets inspired by Italy from non-Italian composers. In this video, the quartet’s violist Simone Gramaglia speaks to Nimrod Borenstein - the only living composer on the recording - about the latter’s work, in particular ...
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BlogsAugustin Hadelich: ‘as a violinist you never run out of great music to discover’
The violinist explains how he went about discovering neglected gems by several black composers - and the satisfaction he got from it
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VideoLockdown commissions 5: Lawrence Power plays Martyn Brabbins’s Matchless Space
In this, the fifth of ten videos filmed in and around empty iconic venues, violist Lawrence Power plays Martyn Brabbins’s ‘Matchless Space’ in the London Coliseum. Brabbins says: I was inspired to write ‘Matchless Space’ by the truly matchless viola playing of Lawrence Power, with whom I have enjoyed a ...
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Focus‘I was too scared to touch it until recently’ – Frank Peter Zimmermann on Bartók’s Solo Violin Sonata
To tie in with his new recording, the violinist explains why he was so terrified at the prospect of playing Bartók’s Solo Violin Sonata
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VideoAnne-Sophie Mutter plays John Williams at the OPUS KLASSIK 2020 awards
The violinist plays John Williams’s ‘Nice to be around’ from ‘Cinderella Liberty’ at this year’s socially-distanced Opus Klassik Awards. Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter calls on German government to help musicians Watch: Anne-Sophie Mutter gives a socially-distanced Beethoven performance Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter has tested positive for coronavirus
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VideoStamford Symphony Gala Concert
Stamford Symphony’s first-ever Virtual Gala Concert, streamed live on 24 October 2020, featured violinist Pinchas Zukerman performing Bach’s violin concerto in A minor, and his wife, cellist Amanda Forsyth, performing ‘Les Larmes de Jacqueline’. Amanda Forsyth reveals her Sentimental Work in the November issue of The Strad. To read, click ...
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FocusFour alternative methods to make sure your practice efforts survive the pressures of performance
A violist with a background in neuroscience, Molly Gebrian shares some alternative practice methods informed by studies on how our brain processes learning
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VideoGregor Piatigorsky live in concert
This is the only video of cellist Gregor Piatigorsky in a live concert performance. It was made in 1957 and features the cellist playing the Walton Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sir Malcom Sargent. Read: Great Cellists: Gregor Piatigorsky Read: My Heroes: Mischa Maisky on Mstislav Rostropovich and ...
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Gregory Harrington: creating a new work for the violin repertoire
The violinist draws on his experience of transcribing Philip Glass’s music to offer general advice on the transcription process
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter calls on German government to help musicians
‘And if that is not the case,’ Mutter said, ‘then we have to take to the streets.’
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NewsSào Soulez Larivière wins Fanny Mendelssohn Advancement Award
The violist receives €10,000 for his innovative programme based around French Impressionism
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VideoAlexandra Conunova plays Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
In this video from 2015, the violinist plays Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Orchestra International de Genève. To read her latest piece, ‘5 reasons why Vivaldi inspires me’, click here. Alexandra Conunova will release a new Vivaldi recording of Four Seasons with Aparté, out on 20 November 2020. Find out ...
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Blogs5 reasons why Vivaldi inspires me
As Alexandra Conunova prepares to release her new recording of the Four Seasons, the violinist explains why she continues to find inspiration in the Baroque masterpiece
