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Premium ❘ FocusHow to develop an expressive vibrato
Just one beautiful note is all we need as a starter for a gorgeous vibrato, writes Phyllis Young
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Article15-year-old violist Tabea Zimmermann performs at Geneva Music Competition in 1982
15-year-old Tabea Zimmermann performs Stamitz's Viola Concerto in D major, op.1 with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande at the final of the 1982 Geneva International Music Competition - which she won. Zimmermann will join violinist Antje Weithaas and cellist Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt as new professors at Germany’s ...
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FocusViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter on authenticity in musical performance
We may never truly 'know' composers such as Mozart and Beethoven because we live in vastly different times, but that does not diminish the validity of 21st-century interpretations, the violinist tells Andrew Farach-Colton
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ArticleJanine Jansen performs Brahms Violin Concerto at 2016 Nobel Prize Concert
Janine Jansen performed Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda at the 2016 Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm Concert Hall on 8 December 2016. The star violinist replaced tenor Jonas Kaufmann who cancelled his appearance at the event due to a ...
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Blogs'Taking part in competitions improved my playing tremendously,' says violinist Ray Chen
The former winner of the Menuhin and Queen Elisabeth contests advises young musicians to stop thinking about prizes and instead to use competitions as vehicles for self-improvement
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ArticleQuintet dream team: Joshua Bell, Yuri Bashmet, Mischa Maisky, Henning Kraggerud, Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich (piano), Mischa Maisky (cello), Joshua Bell (violin), Henning Kraggerud (violin) and Yuri Bashmet (viola) come together in a dream lineup to perform Shostakovich's Piano Quintet, op.57 at the 2008 Verbier Festival. Read: ‘I often have to battle negative thoughts on stage,’ says violinist Joshua Bell ...
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Article9-year-old Dylan Beato's incredible perfect pitch
9-year-old Dylan Beato demonstrates his truly incredible perfect pitch, managing to correctly sing and write down almost instantly discordant clusters of notes played on the piano by his father Rick Beato.The young musician, who has played the piano for four years, has been tutored by his father, who ...
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Blogs'Portamento, when used tastefully, can bring a piece to life,' says violinist Aaron Rosand
The American virtuoso examines how the great 20th-century violinists used the ‘gliding technique' to bring personality and individuality to their interpretations
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ArticleViolinist Sarah Chang performing in the 1980s - her youngest YouTube clip to have surfaced?
Violinist Sarah Chang gives a staggeringly accomplished performance of Saint-Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso during the 1980s in this clip, which recently surfaced on YouTube. Although the video's owner is unsure of the exact date, it seems certain that the young prodigy was under the age of ...
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ArticleCellist Jan Vogler performs Bloch's Schelomo
Cellist Jan Vogler performs Bloch's Schelomo with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Eliahu Inbal at the Alte Oper Frankfurt on 25 November 2016.Read: Cellist Jan Vogler on life before the fall of the Berlin WallWatch: Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs Paganini’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini
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FocusThe Emerson Quartet on the future of string quartet playing
After more than 30 recordings and many international tours, the Emerson Quartet players speak to Jessica Duchen about marking their 40th anniversary year
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ArticleGil Shaham performs Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto 2016
Gil Shaham performs Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto with the SummerFest Chamber Orchestra conducted by James Conlon at La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest in August 2016. Watch: Gil Shaham performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Read: Violinist Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos
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BlogsThe power of legato practice for string players - Moonkyung Lee
The violinist shares her tried and tested method of practising to improve tone and memory skills
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn performs Bach encore 2016
Hilary Hahn performs the Gigue from Bach's Third Partita for Solo Violin as an encore following a performance of Bruch’s First Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada in December 2016. Read: violinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation Watch: violinist Hilary Hahn ...
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Article10-year-old Leia Zhu performs Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto
10-year-old Leia Zhu performs Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto with the Silk Street Sinfonia in London on 10 December 2016.Watch the young violinist performing the second and third movements of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Surgut Philharmonic conducted by Denis Kirpanev in April 2016.A student of Itzhak Rashkovsky, the ...
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Focus6 ways to improve your ensemble playing
Advice on rhythmic, intuitive and tuneful ensemble playing from The Strad's archives
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ArticleHilary Hahn performs Bruch's Violin Concerto 2016
Hilary Hahn performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada in December 2016. Read: violinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation Watch: violinist Hilary Hahn on owning the stage
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ArticleJanine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris
Violinist Janine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi for concerts takings place in January 2015. Watch: Janine Jansen performs Brahms Violin Concerto under Bernard Haitink Read: Joshua Bell on performing and directing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto for the first time
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Focus12 inspiring quotes about string playing 2016
2016: twelve great issues of The Strad. Here are some pieces of inspiring wisdom from the artists featured in The Strad this year...'If you ask me how many times I've played the Sibelius Concerto, I don't know, but it's definitely in the hundreds. So what does that mean ...
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ArticleViktoria Mullova performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto 2016
Viktoria Mullova performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the Insula orchestra conducted by Laurence Equilbey at the Philharmonie de Paris on October 15, 2016. The video was recorded by Medici.tv. Watch: Viktoria Mullova plays Sibelius Violin Concerto Watch: violinist Viktoria Mullova performs at the 1980 Sibelius Competition ...
