All James Ehnes articles
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FocusDouble Acts: Violinist James Ehnes and David Fulton
Violinist James Ehnes and instrument collector David Fulton unite in a love fast cars as well as great instruments
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NewsNew violin appointments at Jacobs School of Music
Violinists James Ehnes and Stephen Rose join the faculty from August 2024
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ReviewRound-up: String soloists at the 2023 BBC Proms
Peter Quantrill finds a wealth of riches in this year’s Proms season at the Royal Albert Hall
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor op.63
Violinist James Ehnes provides his insight into tackling the tricky technical demands of this lyrical masterpiece
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: James Ehnes: Mythes
Unusual programme is another winner from this distinguished partnership
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ReviewDouble CD review: Christian Tetzlaff, James Ehnes: Berg
Two master violinists offer opposing views of Berg
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ReviewConcert review: James Ehnes (violin) National Arts Centre Orchestra/Alexander Shelley
Bruce Hodges attends the performance at New York’s Carnegie Hall on 5 April 2022
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VideoPaganini’s Caprice no.9, ‘The Hunt’ – played backwards
Ever wondered what Paganini’s Ninth Caprice in E major, ‘The Hunt’ would sound like backwards? Well look no further - German violinist Ingolf Turban has obliged with this performance, recorded live in Munich in 2017. And here’s James Ehnes playing the Caprice forwards for comparison: Video: Niccolò Paganini: ...
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VideoJames Ehnes plays Ysaÿe Sonata no.4, third movement
Ehnes has recently recorded all six sonatas by Ysaÿe
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ReviewJames Ehnes: Ysaÿe
Compelling narrative, technical genius, wit – what more could one ask for?
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ReviewLive-streamed concert review: James Ehnes (violin) Minnesota Orchestra/Juraj Valčuha
Bruce Hodges gives his views on the performance at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, on 5 March 2021
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ReviewJames Ehnes: Beethoven
James Ehnes: Beethoven The Strad Issue: July 2020 Description: Ehnes and Amstrong score a hat-trick with Beethoven sonatas Musicians: James Ehnes (violin) Andrew Armstrong (piano) Works: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas nos.4, 5 and 8; Rondo; Six German Dances Catalogue Number: ONYX 4208 This third instalment in James Ehnes’s ...
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Focus7 tips on motivating yourself to practise
7 different string players share their wisdom on maintaining motivation - as featured over the last 10 years in The Strad
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NewsStrings at the BBC Proms: our pick of the 2019 programme
What does the biggest classical music festival in the world offer in terms of string concertos and other highlights for Strad readers?
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VideoJames Ehnes plays Hora Staccato by Grigoraș Dinicu, arr. Heifetz
In this video from 2008, James Ehnes plays Hora Staccato, the showpiece by Romanian composer Grigoraș Dinicu, as arranged by Heifetz. As the name suggests, its challenges lie in fast staccato notes both up- and down-bow. The piece features on Ehnes’s CD/DVD Homage released on Onyx Classics, on which he ...
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FocusJames Ehnes on recording the Walton Viola Concerto
In June this year the Canadian violinist joined conductor Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the studio to record a concerto on his second instrument, the viola
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VideoJames Ehnes plays the Ysaÿe Sonata no.3, 'George Enescu'
James Ehnes, who is artistic director of the Seattle Chamber Music festival, breaks out his 1715 ’Marsick’ Stradivari and gives an impromptu performance for festival staff
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NewsJames Ehnes joins London's Royal Academy of Music as visiting professor of violin
The Canadian violinist will begin his role with a masterclass on 15 June 2017, broadcast live on the Academy's Facebook page