Featured Stories – Page 108
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NewsAudiences to return to Shanghai Symphony Hall
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra confirms plans for its 2020/2021 season
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VideoÉbène Quartet talks about life in lockdown and performing Beethoven
Ébène Quartet violinists Pierre Colombet and Gabriel Le Magadure speak from their separate homes about their Beethoven Around the World project, and the life of a quartet separated by lockdown. On the prospect of working together via Zoom, Colombet says: ’Chamber music is aptly named; it’s meant to be played ...
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FocusAlexander Sitkovetsky: Life Lessons
The Russian–British violinist on moving between artistic cultures and the future of collaborative music making
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NewsCellist Michael Dahlenburg to join Australian String Quartet
The musician and conductor will take up the post in November 2020, succeeding Sharon Grigoryan
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VideoAlina Ibragimova and Alasdair Beatson play for digital West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2020
In this online concert for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2020, streamed on 5 July 2020, violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Alasdair Beatson perform Mozart’s Violin Sonata in E minor K.304, Debussy’s Violin Sonata and Ravel’s Violin Sonata.
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VideoTwoSet Violin react to The Strad’s August issue
Brett Yang and Eddy Chen give YouTube viewers their take on appearing in the magazine
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NewsRhiannon Giddens named artistic director of Silkroad
The fiddle player, banjoist and singer is the first single person to hold the role since Yo-Yo Ma
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VideoViolinist Nancy Zhou performs live tribute for Isaac Stern Centennial
The 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition winner is joined by pianist Zhen ’Victor’ Chen in works by Gershwin, Bartók and Chen Yi
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NewsTasmin Little records personalised performances for fans in charity fundraiser
The violinist is raising money for UK charity Help Musicians
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NewsViola player raises £16k in charity walk before his 100th birthday
Kenneth Essex walked 1km each day in the ten days leading up to the milestone
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FeatureSentimental Work: Vadim Repin
Despite a shaky beginning, Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto no.2 has become one of the most beloved pieces in the Russian violinist’s repertoire
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NewsOrchestra heads to court over reprimanded concertmaster
Augsburg Philharmonic concertmaster Agnes Malich recieved a formal warning for supporting a Covid-19 fundraiser
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VideoA cello and poetry recital for lockdown built around Bach’s Cello Sarabandes
The cellist Alexandra Fletcher plays Bach’s Cello Sarabandes accompanied by poetry, read by actress Jenna Augen and chosen by Fletcher, with a connective thread to the music.
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FocusNew UK artist management agency launched
String players including Francesca Dego (pictured), Henning Kraggerud and Laura van der Heijden will be represented by the new firm
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VideoSan Francisco Symphony musicians perform Rossini’s William Tell Overture from lockdown
‘No animals or violas were harmed during the filming of this video’ The musicians of the San Francisco Symphony - with help from their children and pets - perform the Finale from Rossini’s William Tell Overture from their separate homes. Watch: Chilean nurse plays violin to coronavirus patients Watch: ...
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NewsJaakko Kuusisto to undergo brain surgery
The violinist was motivated to speak out by a wish to encourage others to get symptoms checked out
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VideoViolinist Pinchas Zukerman performs Tchaikovsky’s Sérénade mélancolique, op.26
Violinist Pinchas Zukerman showcases his rich and velvety sound in Tchaikovsky’s Sérénade mélancolique, op.26 in B-flat minor with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev. Read: ‘He could hear and see talent, and he loved it’ - Pinchas Zukerman remembers Isaac Stern Read: ‘Bach should be played with ...
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Focus'The great challenge was to be comfortable improvising' – violinist Viktoria Mullova
For her latest recording, violinist Viktoria Mullova has collaborated with her son, jazz bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado in an eclectic array of duets. Harry White speaks to the pair about what they each found challenging about the project
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NewsFrom swimming pool to solo Bach
An outdoor pool in southern Germany has switched swimmers for classical music fans
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Blogs6 tips for performing in an empty concert hall
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe provides advice on livestreaming or recording performances for online audiences during the time of Covid-19
