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BlogsListening to my idols makes me a better violinist, says Alexandra Conunova
Listening to recordings is a valuable part of practice, the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition finalist tells Pauline Harding
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BlogsCellist Lynn Harrell on the art of playing up high
The American musician tells Pauline Harding that many tuning problems stem from a lack of exposure to the upper registers
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on working with John Williams on Schindler's List
In Schindler's List there were many places where there was no music at all - and that made it so much more dramatic and meaningful when the music began' Violinist Itzhak Perlman discusses working with film composer John Williams on Schindler's List and Fiddler on the Roof. ...
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ArticleViolinist Joshua Bell performs Piazzolla's Las cuatro estaciones Porteñas
Watch a three-minute clip of Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields performing the Argentine composer's Four Seasons in Buenos Aires at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam on 19 July.Click here to read Joshua Bell's thoughts on how conducting improves his violin playingClick here to read ...
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ArticleViolinist Joshua Bell and London Symphony Orchestra change perceptions of sharks
The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week has traditionally played host to programmes designed to heighten the terrifying image of sharks. However, this year the channel has teamed with composer J. Ralph to create an original piece entitled ‘Theodora’ focusing on the majesty of these animals.Recorded at Abbey Road Studios ...
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BlogsViolinist James Ehnes performs Sarasate aged 13
The virtuoso demonstrates an impressive technique in a clip from 1989
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ArticleViolinist Julia Fischer performs Wieniawski's Polonaise no.1
Violinist Julia Fischer performs Wieniawski's Polonaise no.1. Watch Fishcer perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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BlogsStar violinist James Ehnes on his ‘other’ life as a chamber musician
Thomas May talks to the violinist about his Beethoven string quartet cycle — one of the most ambitious projects he’s ever undertaken.
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ArticleVadim Repin, Mischa Maisky and Lang Lang perform Rachmaninoff
Violinist Vadim Repin, cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Lang Lang perform Rachmaninoff's Trio élégiaque No. 1 at the Verbier Festival in 2009. Read 6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Vadim Repin. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day ...
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ArticleAnne-Sophie Mutter performs Summer from Vivaldi's Seasons
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Mutter Virtuosi perform the Summer Presto from Vivaldi's Four Seasons at New York's Carnegie Hall in November 2014. Watch Mutter filming her own performance at Berlin's Yellow Lounge with a head cam. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as ...
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ArticleCellist Gautier Capuçon performs Paganini's Variations on a Theme of Rossini
French cellist Gautier Capuçon demonstrates tremendous control in Paganini's Variations on a Theme of Rossini.Watch Gautier's violinist brother Renaud performing Gluck’s Melodie on the Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ ‘Panette’ violin, 1737.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase ...
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ArticleViolinist Boris Kuschnir gives Mozart masterclass
I need to hear the head, body and legs of each note...'Celebrated violin professor Boris Kuschnir gives a masterclass on Mozart's Fourth Violin Concerto at the Verbier Festival.The full 48-minute video is available to buy as a download or DVD through the Masterclass Media Foundation.Read Kuschnir's advice on ...
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov on Bach's musical architecture
Bach's harmonies are like columns in a gigantic cathedral. Only when you come nearer, do you see the detail.'Violinist Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Bach’s Solo Violin Sonata no.1, paying particular attention to the harmonic architecture.The full 48-minute video is available to buy as a download or ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Alexandra Conunova performs in the final
Violinist Alexandra Conunova, one of three Bronze Medal winners in the violin category of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition last week, performs both Sibelius and Tchaikovsky concertos in the final of the competition. All competition performances can be viewed through Tch15.medici.tv. Read The Strad's blog ...
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BlogsWhy no Gold Medal violinist at this year’s Tchaikovsky Competition?
For those witnessing the violin finals, the results of the 2015 competition were an anti-climax. But, writes Charlotte Smith, perhaps they were inevitable.
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: cellist Andrei Ionuț Ioniță performs Stravinsky
Cellist Andrei Ionuț Ioniță, who won the cello category of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition this week, performs Stravinsky's Suite Italienne arranged for cello by Gregor Piatigorsky in the first live round of the competition. His full performance can be viewed through Tch15.medici.tv, which broadcast ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Yu-Chien Tseng performs in the final
Violinist Yu-Chien Tseng, the highest ranked competitor in the violin category of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition this week - achieving second place - performs both Sibelius and Tchaikovsky concertos in the final of the competition. All competition performances can be viewed through Tch15.medici.tv. Subscribe ...
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DebateTechnique - a dangerous concept for musicians
Musicians should never prioritise intellect over feeling and physicality, wrote Herbert Whone in The Strad's 1982 issue
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ArticleJazz violinist Aaron Weinstein performs Cheek to Cheek
Jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein performs Cheek to Cheek at the 23rd International Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary in March last year.The New York City musician and comedian is due to perform at Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zedel in London from 14-18 July 2015 in a ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: Pablo Ferrández-Castro performs Bach
Cellist Pablo Ferrández-Castro, Onyx recording artist and 2015 winner of the Rheingau Music Festival award, performs the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite no.3 at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. Ferrández-Castro is one of six cello finalists competing for the top prize this week. ...
