All Ida Haendel articles
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Ida Haendel on Bach’s Chaconne in D minor
To mark the 120th anniversary of The Strad, the great virtuoso Ida Haendel draws on a lifetime of playing to explore what is for many the pinnacle of the solo violin repertoire. From the May 2010 issue.
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Premium ❘ FeatureRemembering Ida Haendel: Grande dame of the violin
Following Ida Haendel’s death at the age of 96 in July 2020, Tully Potter surveys the career of an exceptional performer and a remarkable woman. From September 2020
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NewsAlexandra Tirsu loaned Ida Haendel’s Stradivari violin
The Moldavian violinist has been granted use of the 1699 instrument by Beare’s International Violin Society
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VideoWhen young violinist Leia Zhu met the great Ida Haendel
In this video, made by young violinist siblings Leia and Leo Zhu during lockdown, Leia pays homage to the great violinist Ida Haendel, who died on 1 July 2020 at the age of 96. Also shared is footage of Leia’s meeting with Haendel in February 2018 (from 3.30). The video ...
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FocusViolinist Ida Haendel on Brahms's Violin Concerto
In a special tribute to Ida Haendel, we are republishing some archive content related to the late violinist. Here is she is, explaining why the Brahms concerto is such a demanding and an inspirational piece of music
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NewsViolinist Ida Haendel has died
The ‘grande dame of the violin’ had a seven-decade career in performing, recording and teaching
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ArticleViolinist Ida Haendel performs Paganini Caprice no.17
A video clip has surfaced in recent days of violinist Ida Haendel performing Paganini's Caprice no.17 and the Andante from Bach's Solo Sonata no.2. The live television studio recording was made during the 1980s. Read: Violinist Ida Haendel on Bach's Chaconne Watch: Ida Haendel gives Royal College ...
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ArticleIda Haendel performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto
Ida Haendel puts her distinctive stamp on Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Franz Paul Decker in 1981. Read: Violinist Ida Haendel on Bach’s Chaconne Watch: Ida Haendel gives Royal College of Music masterclass
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Premium ❘ FocusViolinist Ida Haendel on Bach's Chaconne
The great performer and teacher offered her insights into the work in The Strad's May 2010 issue
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ArticleViolinist Ida Haendel gives Royal College of Music masterclass
You need to be more present; you don't want the audience to forget you are here!' Violinist Ida Haendel gives a masterclass for four students at London's Royal College of Music, covering Ravel's Tzigane, Brahms's Violin Concerto, and Enescu's Third Violin Sonata. Read Haendel's views on Brahms's ...
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ArticleVivaldi dream team - Isaac Stern, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel and Shlomo Mintz
Four legendary violinists - Isaac Stern, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel and Shlomo Mintz - perform Vivaldi's Concerto in B minor for Four Violins, op.3 no.10 with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a ...
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ArticleIda Haendel performs Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen
Ida Haendel, who features in The Strad's gallery in honour of International Women's Day on 8 March 2014, performs Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, op.20 in 2006. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back issues click here.
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ArticleBach's Chaconne on film: Ida Haendel
A recent performance by the violinist illustrates her special sound.
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ArticleConversations with great artists: Steven Isserlis meets Ida Haendel
In an interview recorded in 2012 at London's Wigmore Hall, Steven Isserlis is joined by violinist Ida Haendel to speak about her life in music, the place of music in her life and her views on the essential spirit of being a performer. 'I am the violin', ...
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ArticleIda Haendel: I Am the Violin
I Am the Violin is a 2004 documentary about violinist Ida Haendel, written and directed by Paul Cohen and produced by IDTV in Amsterdam. Read editor Ariane Todes' thoughts on Ida Haendel and her latest CD The great violinist offers her insights into Bach's Chaconne (from our ...
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BlogsThe indomitable musical spirit of Ida Haendel
Ariane Todes listens to a new CD by the great violinist
