All masterclass articles – Page 3
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Orchestral audition masterclass on Midsummer Night's Dream at Royal College of Music
The stroke is a little too cushioned. It needs to be a little shorter and crisper'Morgensterns in partnership with the Musicians’ Union present a string audition masterclass on Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream at The Royal College of Music in London. On the panel are Pieter Schoeman, London Philharmonic ...
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Violinist Maxim Vengerov on taking time to explore the fingerboard
And now I can imitate birds...but not sick birds!'Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Ravel's Tzigane, including advice on taking time to explore the whole fingerboard, and a humorous impression of birds as represented in the work.The full 50-minute video is available to buy as a download or ...
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Maxim Vengerov on playing the violin like Mozart
Violinist Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto at the Royal Academy of Music, London - including a humorous impression of Mozart's violin playing.The full 48-minute video is available to buy as a download or DVD through the Masterclass Media Foundation.Watch Vengerov give a showstopping ...
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Violinist Maxim Vengerov on blending your sound with other instruments
You have to forget sometimes that you play the violin. Use it to express the sound of the music and to integrate with the orchestra'Violinist Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Britten’s Violin Concerto at the Royal Academy of Music, London. The full 50-minute video is available to ...
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Violist Yuri Bashmet on rubato
Rubato can only be effective if you work within the structure of a clear beat' Violist Yuri Bashmet describes how best to use rubato as part of a masterclass on Shostakovich's Sonata for Viola and Piano, recorded at the Verbier Festival Academy. The full 123-minute video is ...
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Maxim Vengerov on Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
One note of wider vibrato can ruin the purity of the whole line...'Violinist Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Playing the solo part is Aya Sanada. The full 48-minute video is available to buy as a download or ...
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Violinist Zakhar Bron gives Beethoven masterclass
Most important is that you play with strong expressive character'Violin professor Zakhar Bron gives a masterclass on Beethoven's Romance op.50 in F major. Read more about Bron's teaching philosophies in The Strad's January 2015 issue, out now.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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Violinist Zakhar Bron gives masterclass on Bach's Partita no.2
We can play it faster or slower, but most important is to keep the dance-like feel in any speed'Respected tutor Zakhar Bron gives a violin masterclass on Bach's Partita no.2 at the Verbier Festival Academy. The full 104-minute video is available to buy as a download or DVD ...
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Violinist Zakhar Bron gives Bach masterclass
The playing should never be cramped or colourless. The tutti sections shouldn't be colourless either, but the solo sections must prove † in competition with the ensemble † their sense of individuality'Respected teacher Zakhar Bron gives a masterclass on Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041.Bron is interviewed ...
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Sydney Symphony viola masterclass † Brahms Symphony no.4
We are looking for strengths in three key areas † intonation, sound production and the use of appropriate bowing strokes. But on a deeper level we are looking at your understanding of the music's sound world'Roger Benedict, principal viola of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, gives an orchestral audition ...
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Sydney Symphony cello masterclass † Beethoven Symphony no.5
Imagine instead of playing a closed vowel - like 'ee' - playing an open vowel like 'ah'. We don't want to have the feeling in an orchestra that someone is playing an electric guitar'Umberto Clerici, principal cello of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, gives an orchestral audition masterclass on ...
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Sydney Symphony double bass masterclass † Beethoven Symphony no.9
In an audition situation, we're usually a little bit nervous, so we lose some of the energy in our playing. We therefore really have to think technically about how we can maximise our dynamic range'Kees Boersma, principal double bass of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, gives an orchestral audition ...
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Sydney Symphony masterclass † Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
I would like to look at the impact that vibrato, which is the domain of our left hand, has on our right hand, and how the two are connected via our brain.'Sydney Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Andrew Haveron gives a masterclass on an audition excerpt from the first violin ...
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Josef Gingold gives Brahms Violin Sonata no.1 masterclass
Influential violin professor Josef Gingold, himself a student of Eugène Ysaÿe, gives a masterclass on Brahms's Violin Sonata no.1. The performers are violinist Sandra Park and pianist Ja-Eun Koo.Read Joseph Silverstein's memories of studying with Gingold. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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Practice Diary: The Miró Quartet - part two
In the November issue, second violinist William Fedkenheuer explains how the four players prepare for a recording of Schubert's Quartettsatz. Here he goes into more detail regarding tempo and intonation
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UK study to assess cultural value of Sistema music education project
Researchers based at the University of East Anglia are to examine the cultural value of projects inspired by Venezuela’s El Sistema music education programme. The study will focus on three projects across England: In Harmony Newcastle Gateshead, Sistema in Norwich and In Harmony Telford & Stoke.‘The value of young people's ...
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Ex-Chetham's teacher Malcolm Layfield arrested
Malcolm Layfield, former head of strings at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), has been arrested on suspicion of three historic rapes. The 61-year-old, who quit his post at the RNCM in February, was detained over alleged offences of rape against three girls, two aged 16 and one aged ...
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Fernando Grillo (1946–2013)
Fernando Grillo, the Italian double bassist, composer and teacher, has died at the age of 67. Closely associated with Italy’s avant-garde movement, he experimented with new forms of sound production and collaborated with composers including Salvatore Sciarrino, Harrison Birtwistle, Iannis Xenakis and Luciano Berio. Karlheinz Stockhausen once dubbed Grillo ‘the ...
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Use intellect, not instinct
Instead of simply focusing on technical prowess, performers should have as profound an understanding of music theory as composers do, argues cellist David Watkin, since it can only serve to develop their skills
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