Ida Haendel

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    Ida Haendel making her first appearance in The Strad in 1937

    2019-02-14T12:21:00Z

    In our March 1937 issue our correspondent predicts great things for a 14-year-old violinist who may have actually only been 9 at the time

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    Violinist Ida Haendel performs Paganini Caprice no.17

    2016-08-22T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    Ida Haendel performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    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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    Violinist Ida Haendel on Bach's Chaconne

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    The great performer and teacher offered her insights into the work in The Strad's May 2010 issue

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    Violinist Ida Haendel gives Royal College of Music masterclass

    2015-01-20T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    Violinist Ida Haendel on Brahms's Violin Concerto

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Powerful, moving, lyrical: for the veteran British violinist, the Brahms concerto is a demanding and an inspirational piece of music

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    Vivaldi dream team - Isaac Stern, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel and Shlomo Mintz

    2014-09-03T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    Ida Haendel performs Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen

    2014-03-07T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    Ida Haendel

    Born in Chelm, a small town in provincial Poland, Ida Haendel first picked up her father's violin at the age of 3 and won her first competition, the Huberman Prize, when she was five, playing Beethoven's Violin Concerto. Her family recognised her potential immediately and spent several ...

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    Bach's Chaconne on film: Ida Haendel

    2013-08-08T00:00:00Z

    A recent performance by the violinist illustrates her special sound.