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Ten years ago: Toyota's robot violinist

2017-10-05T13:26:00+01:00

Toyota unveiled this violin playing robot in 2007 to show off advances in the accuracy and dexterity of its robotic technology

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Kristine Balanas' video for her performance of Ysaÿe's 'Obsession'
2018-04-24T14:28:00Z
Starring and directed by Latvian violinist Kristine Balanas, this video features her performance of the first part of Ysaÿe’s Violin Sonata no.2, titled ‘Obsession’.
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Jordi Savall performs a variation on Les folies d'Espagne
2018-04-23T14:55:00Z
In this video, Catalan viol player Jordi Savall performs a variation on Les folies d’Espagne from a set by Marin Marais for the viola da gamba.
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11-year-old Chloe Chua plays Vivaldi's Winter at Menuhin Competition
2018-04-23T13:20:00Z
In this video, filmed at the Menuhin Competition closing gala concert on 22 April, 11-year-old Chloe Chua, who shared the first prize of the Menuhin Competition Junior Division with 10-year-old Christian Li, performs Winter from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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The Strad Quiz: Gut, mutes and tunings
2018-04-20T15:29:00Z
Ten tough questions on bowed string instruments, their makers, players and music
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Menuhin Competition, senior semi-finals
2018-04-18T09:24:00Z
This is an archived live stream from the Menuhin Competition in Geneva. In this session of the junior seminals, the programme was: Tianyou Ma – 10am - 10.30am Beethoven String Quartet Op.18, No. 4 in C minor Yair Klartag Half Tiger, Half Poet Paganini (transcribed Szymanowski) Caprice No.
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Menuhin Competition junior semifinals
2018-04-17T12:21:00Z
This is an archived live stream from the Menuhin Competition in Geneva. In this session of the junior seminals you can hear: Miray Ito – 2.15pm - 2.45pm Piazzolla Histoire du Tango, Café 1930 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4 Wieniawski Polonaise No. 1 in D major Non Aoyama – 2.45pm -