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News2016 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition names 24 shortlisted candidates
Led by president Nikolaj Znaider, the contest takes place from 16-22 April in Denmark
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NewsInaugural Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition extends deadline for entries
The competition, with a grand prize of $100,000, takes place from 14 August to 2 September 2016
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ArticleViolinist Jascha Heifetz performs Debussy's The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Jascha Heifetz performs an arrangement for violin of Debussy's The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin) from the composer's Preludes Book I accompanied by Emanuel Bay. Read: Studying the violin with Jascha Heifetz Read: Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milsetin - two titanic ...
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NewsCellist Natalie Clein appointed Oxford University director of musical performance
The British musician takes on the newly created role for a period of four years
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NewsWidow of British violinist to receive royalty payments for Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean
Former London Symphony Orchestra violinist Reginald Hill was a session musician for the hit song, but was not credited for his work
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BlogsBow on string naturally connects to the human nervous system' - film composer Richard Harvey
The BAFTA Award-winning composer of scores including The Da Vinci Code and The Little Prince talks about the fundamental role of the string sound in film
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NewsJaap van Zweden named next New York Philharmonic music director
The conductor and violinist is currently music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
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ArticleJohn Williams conducts his score for E.T.
Composer John Williams conducts 'Adventures on Earth' from his soundtrack to the film E.T.The composer features in The Strad's article on the importance of strings in film music, published in the February 2016 issue - download now through The Strad App or on desktop computer.
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ArticleAna Chumachenco gives Mozart violin cadenza masterclass
Play with virtuosity but with a cool head...'Kronberg Academy violin professor Ana Chumachenco gives a masterclass on the cadenza of Mozart's Third Violin Concerto.The full 120-minute video is available to buy as a download or DVD through the Masterclass Media Foundation.Watch: Maxim Vengerov on playing the violin like ...
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NewsViolinist Leonidas Kavakos wins Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017
Founded in 1959, the award is Denmark’s highest musical honour
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ArticleCellists Gautier Capuçon and Stéphane Tétreault perform Shostakovich
Gautier Capuçon and Stéphane Tétreault perform Shostakovich's Prelude from his Five Pieces for Two Violins, arranged for cello duo.Capuçon is interviewed about his Classe d’Excellence de Violoncelle in The Strad’s February 2016 issue – download now through The Strad App or on desktop computer.Watch: Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs ...
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ArticleCellist Gautier Capuçon performs with his Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle
Gautier Capuçon performs with the six young cellists of his 2015 Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle - a mentorship programme which aims to help young players each year to bridge the gap between graduation and embarking on a career. The work is Fantaisie pour la 'Classe d'Excellence' by ...
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DebateTaking a break from music might just make you a better player in the long run
Pauline Harding considers why having a break from music might be the healthiest thing you can do
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NewsEric Nowlin appointed Detroit Symphony Orchestra principal violist
The 35-year-old is currently associate principal viola of the Toronto Symphony
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NewsVision String Quartet wins 2016 Mendelssohn Prize
Founded in the 1870s, the award is given annually to the best students from Germany’s conservatoires
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NewsMichael Nicolas named new Brooklyn Rider cellist
Nicolas replaces the string quartet’s current cellist Eric Jacobsen, who leaves to concentrate on conducting
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NewsViolinist Marta Kowalczyk receives J&A Beare bow prize
The Royal Academy of Music graduate has been awarded a specially made bow by Derek Wilson
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ArticleViolinist Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Sibelius
Frank Peter Zimmermann performs the Sibelius Violin Concerto in 2008 in Denmark on the 1711 ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius - his principal performing violin for 13 years. The musician was forced to give up the instrument in 2015 when its owner, the Düsseldorf-based bank WestLB AG failed. He ...
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NewsBBC launches The Great British Amateur Orchestra
Amateur orchestras throughout the UK are invited to compete for the title, screened on BBC Two and BBC Four
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NewsViolinist Anthea Kreston joins Artemis Quartet following death of violist Friedemann Weigle
Current second violinist Gregor Sigl will henceforth perform viola with the group
