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ArticleRenaud Capuçon and Martha Argerich perform Beethoven's Eighth Violin Sonata
Violinist Renaud Capuçon joins pianist Martha Argerich to perform the Allegro Vivace from Beethoven's Eighth Violin Sonata on French television programme 'Fauteuils d'orchestre' in January 2017. Watch: Renaud Capuçon rehearses Beethoven’s Violin Concerto 2017 Watch: Renaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ ‘Panette’ violin, 1737 Watch: Capuçon brothers ...
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Blogs
Bring back violin recitals of the Golden Era, says Aaron Rosand
Recital programmes should be like a well-balanced meal, and always incorporate tasteful virtuoso pieces, argues the American maestro
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Violinist Janine Jansen performs Tchaikovsky's Melodie 2017
Violinist Janine Jansen performs Tchaikovsky's Melodie, op.42 as an encore at a concert on 30 March 2017 with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Thomas SøndergŠrd. Watch: violinist Janine Jansen performs Brahms aged 13 Watch: Janine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris ...
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Debate
Must all orchestral string sections sound the same?
Orchestras once boasted unmistakable musical identities, but an emotionally sanitised age has brought about a lamentable universality of sound, says Julian Haylock
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Violinist Ray Chen breaks his string mid-performance
In the video above Ray Chen demonstrates exactly how to react when breaking a string mid-performance. The violinist is performing with the Taiwan Philharmonic on a recent tour of Brussels when his string breaks. Coolly he turns to the orchestral leader and swaps instruments before continuing ...
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10-year-old Leia Zhu performs Paganini's First Violin Concerto
10-year-old British violinist Leia Zhu performs Paganini's First Violin Concerto at the Leonidas Kavakos masterclass in Athens, Greece in April 2017. Her piano accompanist is Ai Motohashi. Zhu is currently studying with Professor Itzhak Rashkovsky and is a regular participant in Zakhar Bron’s violin masterclasses in Switzerland. Watch: ...
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Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja performs at London's Wigmore Hall, 2017
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja gives a humorous and characterful performance of Giya Kancheli's Rag-Gidon-Time at London's Wigmore Hall on 27 March 2017 with pianist Polina Leschenko. The concert was captured by medici.tv - the full performance of Webern, Schumann, Bartók and Ravel can be viewed here . ...
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Violist Yuri Bashmet shares his dream about Vladimir Putin
I dreamed that my president Vladimir Putin was wearing a suit and white sports shoes - and he was very angry with me...' In a lighthearted interlude during his masterclass on Shostakovich's Sonata for Viola and Piano at the Verbier Festival Academy, Yuri Bashmet shares a ...
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'You don't need to move your whole body to make a big sound' - violinist Maxim Vengerov
Play with your hands - and with more bow - but don't move your whole body' Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto at London's Royal Academy of Music, and suggests that less is more when it comes to moving your body while playing. The violin ...
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How to avoid tension in the bow arm, by cellist Bonnie Hampton
A good strong sound comes from a flexible bow hold and relaxed bowing arm, says the former Juilliard School professor
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Sol Gabetta performs Elgar's Cello Concerto
Sol Gabetta performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Simon Rattle at the Easter Festival, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden in 2014. Read: ‘ Teachers should adapt their methods to students’ individual techniques ,’ says cellist Sol Gabetta Watch: Cellist Sol Gabetta performs – and ...
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Violinist Janine Jansen performs Brahms aged 13
A 13-year-old Janine Jansen demonstrates perfect control and a sweet, singing tone in Brahms's Third Violin Sonata at Indiana University's String Academy in 1991. Watch: Janine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris in 2015 Read: Janine Jansen receives 1707 Stradivarius violin on ...
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in 1978
In this live recording from 1978, violinist Itzhak Perlman performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with London's Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Foster. Filmed by Christopher Nupen, the video was recently released on YouTube by Allegro Films . Read: ‘Never practise for more than five hours per ...
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Movement in the bow hand and wrist, by violin professor Boris Kuschnir
Kuschnir is professor of violin at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna, and University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Here he explains how to master control of your sound through correct use of the bow
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Blogs
A novel way to practise double-stops - Rachel Barton Pine
The US violinist advocates emphasising either the top or bottom lines when practising double stopped scales to anticipate more accurately what occurs in the repertoire
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The Strad Masterclass: Rachel Barton Pine on Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Whipping your bow off at the right time will give the music more energy' Rachel Barton Pine speaks about performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto to The Strad, and performs the concerto in the video above with the Turku Philharmonic conducted by Christian Vasquez in February 2015. Pine ...
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'Players should use the bow not only to sing, but to speak' - double bassist Matthew McDonald
Berlin Philharmonic first principal bassist Matthew McDonald discusses his search to find his voice as a player
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William Primrose performs his viola transcription of Paganini Caprice no.5 [Audio]
In this audio clip, recently uploaded to YouTube, British violist William Primrose performs his own transcription of Paganini's Fifth Caprice. The live recording was made in London on 5 May 1934. Read: Violist Cynthia Phelps on studying with William Primrose and Donald McInnes Watch: ...
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Blogs
Whatever happened to improvisation in classical music?
'Duelling' violin brothers Vladimir & Anton grew up surrounded by Romani music and use a variety of Romani techniques in their performances - including writing their own variations and cadenzas. Here they discuss the lost art of classical improvisation
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The Janoska Ensemble performs Rumba for Amadeus - plus tips for playing with 'Janoska Style'
In the video above the Janoska Ensemble perform their own improvisation based upon Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 20 - 'Rumba for Amadeus'. The group of three brothers - Ondrej, Frantisek and Roman Janoska - together with their brother-in-law Julius Darvas provide tips below for performing violinist Roman's ...
