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ArticleViolinist Isaac Stern on what makes an artist
It takes a very peculiar combination of humility and arrogance. You need arrogance to believe in ideas of your own and humility enough to know you will never find the final answer' The great violinist Isaac Stern talks about musicianship and what it takes to be an ...
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NewsSendai International Violin Competition 2016 names shortlisted candidates
The 40 selected violinists will compete for a $26,000 grand prize in Sendai, Japan in May and June
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ArticleViolinist Augustin Hadelich performs Sarasate's Zapateado
Violinist Augustin Hadelich performs Sarasate's Spanish Dance, op.23 no.2 'Zapateado' with pianist Akira Eguchi. The violinist has won the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category at the 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles - his first Grammy.
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NewsViolinist Augustin Hadelich wins his first Grammy Award
The musician was honoured at the 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
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BlogsA hybrid setup can be just as effective as a wholly authentic approach to Baroque performance
When recording Johann Joseph Vilsmaÿr’s Six Partitas, violinist Vaughan Jones experimented with period bows, gut strings and a lack of chin and shoulder rest before achieving the perfect balance
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ArticleViolinist Midori on practising
The build up of skills is very exciting and motivating...' Violinist Midori speaks about practising for Classical Chops Watch: Violinist Midori on coping with stage fright Read: Never practise for more than five hours per day, says violinist Itzhak Perlman Read: 12 ways to encourage children to ...
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NewsDanish National Chamber Orchestra secures funding for the next three years
The ensemble faced closure at the end of 2014 when its state subsidy was suddenly withdrawn
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ArticleAn inside view of Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra with 12 GoPro cameras
The Cleveland Institute of Music has launched CIM Perspectives, a series of videos to be published on YouTube, in which student performers wear GoPro cameras during concerts to give viewers an idea of what it feels like to perform with an orchestra.In the first video the Cleveland Institute ...
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NewsYoung violinist Simone Porter replaces injured Cincinnati Symphony concertmaster
The 19-year-old is to perform Barber’s Violin Concerto next week after Timothy Lees was forced to withdraw
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ArticleGautier Capuçon performs Thaïs Meditation at the Eiffel Tower
Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs with Orchestre National de France conducted Daniele Gatti at the Eiffel Tower in Paris in July 2015. Read: ‘As a musician you never finish learning,’ says cellist Gautier Capuçon Capuçon is interviewed about his Classe d’Excellence in The Strad’s ...
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NewsLong Island Philharmonic to shut down with immediate effect
The 36-year-old orchestra has been suffering from financial difficulties
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NewsChinese violinist Ziyu He wins International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2016
The 16-year-old triumphed in the violin section, winning €10,000
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Article15-year-old violinist Ziyu He performs Bartók at 2014 Eurovision Young Musicians Final
Chinese violinist Ziyu He, a student at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, performs the first movement of Bartók's Second Concerto at the Eurovision Young Musicians competition Grand Final in 2014, which he won.The young musician, now aged 16, has recently won the International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2016.
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NewsCellist Thomas Mesa wins 2016 Sphinx Competition $50,000 first prize
The annual Detroit contest, including senior and junior divisions, is open to black and Latino US string players
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FocusElements of Alexander Technique: discovering a natural approach to string playing
Dr Tomas Cotik gives an introduction to the method and demonstrates techniques and exercises
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NewsBrothers Matous and Simon Michal appointed Chicago Symphony second violinists
The Czech musicians each studied at the Juilliard School and at the Manhattan School of Music
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NewsDouble bassist Jane Little sets world record with 71 seasons at Atlanta Symphony
The 87-year-old has achieved the longest professional tenure with a single orchestra
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ArticleViolinist Christian Tetzlaff on whether or not to practise scales
Sometimes in a concert if you feel tense or unsure, you might want muscle memory and motor skills to take over for a while so you can remove yourself from the performance and calm down...' Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and neurologist Dr Steven Frucht talk about whether scales and technical exercises ...
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ArticleBoston Symphony violin masterclass on orchestral excerpts and auditions
The 10 minutes you have to sell yourself at an audition are frequently traumatic - none of us escapes a little blood at some point in our lives with these auditions'Boston Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Malcolm Lowe leads a violin masterclass on orchestral excerpts and auditions at Tanglewood in ...
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ArticlePierre Fournier performs Schumann's Cello Concerto
French cellist Pierre Fournier performs Schumann's Cello Concerto with Orchestre National de France conducted by Jean Martinon in 1966.The Strad's February 2016 issue explores the career and playing of Pierre Fournier - 'the aristocrat of cellists' who embodied a smooth and lyrical style. Download on desktop computer or through The ...
