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BlogsHow to prepare for a concert tour, by violinist Chloë Hanslip
Preparing both mentally and physically before and during a tour is essential
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NewsUNESCO orchestral concert for Paris terror victims to feature French concertmasters
The performance will be streamed live online this evening
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ArticleViolinist performs at Trafalgar Square vigil for Paris attack victims
Violinist Bar Markovich performs at the candlelit vigil in Trafalgar Square, London in the aftermath of the Paris terror attacks of Friday 13 November 2015.Watch: Musicians gather in London's Trafalgar Square to pay tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims
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Focus5 views on playing the perfect harmonic
Learning how to do harmonics properly is invaluable to a player’s left hand, bow arm and intonation – as the following tips from The Strad's archive demonstrate.
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ArticleCellist to compose album of music for cats
Cellist and composer David Teie has successfully raised over $143,000 via a Kickstarter campaign to create the first album of music designed specifically for cats. In 2008 the National Symphony Orchestra musician teamed with scientists at the University of Wisconsin to compose two works which elicited a positive ...
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BlogsDo concerto performances need a conductor?
Joshua Bell performed and directed Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields this week with great success. Could this spark a new trend in concerto performance, asks Charlotte Smith
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ArticleLondon Symphony cello masterclass on Rossini and Brahms
William Tell does usually start a concert, and it's a really scary moment for any principal cello as you start completely alone'Rebecca Gilliver from the London Symphony Orchestra gives a cello masterclass on Rossini's William Tell Overture opening and the second movement of Brahms's Second Symphony.Watch: Sydney Symphony ...
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NewsCellist Maya Beiser named 2015 United States Artists Distinguished Fellow in Music
The experimental Israeli-American musician receives a grant of $50,000
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Blogs‘A world premiere can be the purest way to experience music,’ says violinist Benjamin Beilman
The multi-prize winning American musician premieres a new work by Edmund Finnis in London in December 2015
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NewsZorá String Quartet wins First Prize at 2015 Young Concert Artists International Auditions
The string quartet was one of six artists to receive the New York prize, which includes concert opportunities and management
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NewsViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja withdraws from concerts due to injury
The Moldovan musician is suffering from tendonitis
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ArticleDouble bassist Edgar Meyer performs Bach's Second Cello Suite
American double bassist Edgar Meyer performs the Prelude from Bach's Second Cello Suite, and talks about the importance of Bach's works. Meyer writes about the Second Cello Suite in The Strad's November 2015 issue, describing how practising the work became a pathway to technical expertise - download ...
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NewsCellist Ella van Poucke wins 2015 Isangyun Competition in South Korea
The 21-year-old musician receives a substantial cash prize and performance opportunities
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ArticleThe daily torment suffered by violists
Was violin too hard?''Hey, what's it like never playing in tune?'Submediant has produced a spoof video of the daily abuse suffered by violists in an effort to #endviolajokes. A female violist walks the streets of New York and is subjected to taunts and catcalls.Read: The history of the ...
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NewsMenuhin Competition 2016 receives record number of applications
The contest has conducted a survey of its young violin entrants, producing interesting findings
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NewsHong Kong Sinfonietta concertmaster collapses on stage during concert
James Cuddeford, who temporarily lost consciousness, fell onto his Gagliano violin
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NewsSalem Chamber Orchestra files for bankruptcy
The ensemble, which cancelled its season last month, will be dissolved
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ArticleSibelius's Valse Triste arranged for six - identical - double basses
In celebration of Jean Sibelius's 150th birthday in December 2015, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra double bassist Charles DeRamus performs his own arrangement of Valse Triste, op.44 for six basses - playing every part himself.Watch: Violinist Eric Silberger performs Paganini’s Caprice no.24 with layered variations
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ArticleUltimate violinist's stunt
A fiddler performs violin with his left hand and piano with his right - while another violinist takes on the task of bowing. The ultimate coordination challenge.
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NewsViolinist Benjamin Beilman signs to Warner Classics
Record label announces debut recording with the American soloist
