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NewsCellist Alisa Weilerstein announces pregnancy
The artist is expecting her first child with husband and conductor Rafael Payare
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ArticleKyung Wha Chung performs Bruch's Violin Concerto no.1
Kung Wha Chung performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu on 5 October 2015.Read: 6 opinions on performance and interpretation by violinist Kyung Wha ChungRead: Was violinist Kyung Wha Chung right to berate a coughing child during her recital?Read: Children should ...
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ArticleKim Kashkashian gives Walton Viola Concerto masterclass
The phrase is three big steps towards the public...' American violist Kim Kashkashian gives a masterclass on Walton's Viola Concerto at the Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore. Read: Kim Kashkashian - ‘The emotional landscape of Hindemith’s music is a joy to enter’
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra appoints two new violists
Sunghee Choi and Youming Chen join the orchestra from the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Kansas City Symphony respectively
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ArticleAlban Gerhardt speaks about Dvorák's Cello Concerto - with demonstrations
The piece has beautiful haunting melodies, a deep longing for something not reachable and virtuosic elements'Alban Gerhardt speaks about the history and technique of Dvorák's Cello Concerto and gives demonstrations.Alban Gerhardt has contributed a Masterclass feature on the second and third movements of Dvorák's Cello Concerto to The ...
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ArticleJonathan Hill performs Vitali's Chaconne on a Daniel Parker violin
Jonathan Hill performs Tomaso Antonio Vitali's Chaconne on a violin by Daniel Parker, London, 1716.Probably the finest English maker of the 18th century, little is known about Parker. An early adopter of the long-pattern Stradivari model when many were influenced by Stainer, it is thought Parker was employed ...
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ArticleCharlotte Moorman performs Paik's TV cello
Experimental cellist Charlotte Moorman performs a 'TV cello' designed by artist Nam June Paik in 1976 at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney.
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ArticlePittsburgh Symphony strings perform Bernard Herrmann's Psycho suite
André Previn conducts Bernard Herrmann's orchestral suite from the film Psycho, featuring the strings of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1979.
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn faces off with beatboxer Beardyman
Violinist Hilary Hahn takes part in a humorous 'face-off' with beatboxer Beardyman, culminating in an infectious version of Yankee Doodle Dandy. Watch: Hilary Hahn performs Bach aged 15
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ArticleDouble bassist Joel Quarrington performs Bottesini
Double bassist Joel Quarrington performs Bottesini's Elegy no.1 with pianist Andrew Burashko. Quarrington contributes a Masterclass on the work in The Strad’s November 2015 issue – download through The Strad App.Watch: Double bassist Joel Quarrington performs Korngold’s Garden Scene
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NewsMusician aims to create 10 pop-up orchestras in 10 days around the UK
Shaun Buswell must perform with 100 local musicians he has met personally – and cannot offer payment
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NewsNational Orchestra of Belgium launches petition to prevent merger
The petition against plans to merge the orchestra with La Monnaie currently has 11,500 signatures
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BlogsJoshua Bell on performing and directing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto for the first time
The star soloist and Academy of St Martin in the Fields music director will perform and direct the work with the ensemble in London in November
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ArticleCellist Alisa Weilerstein on memorising music
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein gives advice on memorising music during an interview for Classical Chops.
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NewsSalem Chamber Orchestra cancels remainder of 2015-16 season
The ensemble has suffered a decline in ticket sales and donations
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ArticleViolist Antoine Tamestit performs Hindemith on the 'Mahler' Stradivarius
Antoine Tamestit performs the fiendishly difficult fourth movement of Paul Hindemith's Solo Viola Sonata op.25 no.1 on the 1672 'Mahler' Stradivarius - one of very few violas made by the famous luthier, on loan through the Habisreutinger Foundation.Watch: Vadim Repin performs on seven Stradivarius and Guarneri violins
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NewsTrio Isimsiz wins Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition 2015
The London-based piano trio receive €15,000 and concert engagements
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ArticleCellist János Starker on interpretation
I try to represent the composer as best I can - but I am a 20th century artist, and I view Bach and Beethoven from a 20th century perspective'Cellist János Starker talks with Paul Katz about interpreting the works of great composers from the perspective of his own ...
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ArticleViolinist Vadim Repin gives masterclass on Saint-Saëns
You are not sure of yourself - so you pull away with your right hand, just in case you miss it' Vadim Repin gives a masterclass on Saint-Saëns's Introduction et rondo capriccioso, featuring American Fine Arts Festival student Timothy Chooi. Read: 6 pieces of advice for performers ...
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on mastering up-bow staccato
Josef Gingold: 'I'm sorry Mr Ysaÿe, I don't have a good staccato' Eugène Ysaÿe: 'Ah, don't worry, I'll give you a good staccato - and you won't forget!' While giving a masterclass for a young Cho-Liang Lin, violinist Itzhak Perlman relays a humorous story, passed on to ...
