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FocusForgotten by violinists: Brahms’s op.120 Sonatas
The violin version of Brahms’s op.120 Sonatas has been forgotten by violinists since being championed by Joseph Joachim and Marie Soldat-Roeger. With her new CD release, violinist Jenna Sherry argues the case for considering them as violin sonatas
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VideoComposer Nimrod Borenstein talks about using illustrated notation in his new string quartet
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Quartetto di Cremona is releasing ‘Italian Postcards’, a new recording of quartets inspired by Italy from non-Italian composers. In this video, the quartet’s violist Simone Gramaglia speaks to Nimrod Borenstein - the only living composer on the recording - about the latter’s work, in particular ...
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BlogsAugustin Hadelich: ‘as a violinist you never run out of great music to discover’
The violinist explains how he went about discovering neglected gems by several black composers - and the satisfaction he got from it
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VideoLockdown commissions 5: Lawrence Power plays Martyn Brabbins’s Matchless Space
In this, the fifth of ten videos filmed in and around empty iconic venues, violist Lawrence Power plays Martyn Brabbins’s ‘Matchless Space’ in the London Coliseum. Brabbins says: I was inspired to write ‘Matchless Space’ by the truly matchless viola playing of Lawrence Power, with whom I have enjoyed a ...
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Focus‘I was too scared to touch it until recently’ – Frank Peter Zimmermann on Bartók’s Solo Violin Sonata
To tie in with his new recording, the violinist explains why he was so terrified at the prospect of playing Bartók’s Solo Violin Sonata
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VideoAnne-Sophie Mutter plays John Williams at the OPUS KLASSIK 2020 awards
The violinist plays John Williams’s ‘Nice to be around’ from ‘Cinderella Liberty’ at this year’s socially-distanced Opus Klassik Awards. Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter calls on German government to help musicians Watch: Anne-Sophie Mutter gives a socially-distanced Beethoven performance Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter has tested positive for coronavirus
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VideoStamford Symphony Gala Concert
Stamford Symphony’s first-ever Virtual Gala Concert, streamed live on 24 October 2020, featured violinist Pinchas Zukerman performing Bach’s violin concerto in A minor, and his wife, cellist Amanda Forsyth, performing ‘Les Larmes de Jacqueline’. Amanda Forsyth reveals her Sentimental Work in the November issue of The Strad. To read, click ...
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FocusFour alternative methods to make sure your practice efforts survive the pressures of performance
A violist with a background in neuroscience, Molly Gebrian shares some alternative practice methods informed by studies on how our brain processes learning
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VideoGregor Piatigorsky live in concert
This is the only video of cellist Gregor Piatigorsky in a live concert performance. It was made in 1957 and features the cellist playing the Walton Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sir Malcom Sargent. Read: Great Cellists: Gregor Piatigorsky Read: My Heroes: Mischa Maisky on Mstislav Rostropovich and ...
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Gregory Harrington: creating a new work for the violin repertoire
The violinist draws on his experience of transcribing Philip Glass’s music to offer general advice on the transcription process
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter calls on German government to help musicians
‘And if that is not the case,’ Mutter said, ‘then we have to take to the streets.’
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NewsSào Soulez Larivière wins Fanny Mendelssohn Advancement Award
The violist receives €10,000 for his innovative programme based around French Impressionism
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VideoAlexandra Conunova plays Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
In this video from 2015, the violinist plays Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Orchestra International de Genève. To read her latest piece, ‘5 reasons why Vivaldi inspires me’, click here. Alexandra Conunova will release a new Vivaldi recording of Four Seasons with Aparté, out on 20 November 2020. Find out ...
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Blogs5 reasons why Vivaldi inspires me
As Alexandra Conunova prepares to release her new recording of the Four Seasons, the violinist explains why she continues to find inspiration in the Baroque masterpiece
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VideoWest Wycombe Chamber Music Festival: closing concert
This is the last concert of Lawrence Power’s West Wycombe Chamber Music Festival, which, owing to the pandemic, the violist has broadcast online this year. He says: ‘For all my dear colleagues, friends and any freelance person on this planet whose beautiful work continues to be silenced by this current ...
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BlogsCollaborating with a contemporary composer
To tie in with their latest release, the Calidore Quartet reflects on the experience of working with the contemporary composer Caroline Shaw
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VideoBeethoven ReCycled
In this video the violinist Yury Revich plays his experimental composition, the ’Beethoven ReCycled’ Sonata, in which he uses sketches and drafts by Beethoven which the composer never included in his final works. A recording of the cadenzas by Russian violinist Yury Revich is available at bit.ly/2E1I5ac. Revich plays ...
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FocusThe concert café that Covid could not close
Justin Pearson interviews conductor Raffaello Morales and cellist Steven Isserlis about the Fidelio Orchestra Café, which is putting on performances during the pandemic
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FocusRewiring ourselves to play without fear
In the third of a four-part series, Gwendolyn Masin, concert violinist, author and educator, explains how we can harness breath, meditation and yoga practice to help us play without fear
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BlogsHow can musicians get closer to audiences during Covid?
Viola player Shiry Rashkovsky talks about creating intimacy in small, relaxed venues
