All Niccolò Paganini articles

Review

Concert review: Sean Lee (violin) Peter Dugan (piano)

2022-03-23T09:33:00Z

Dennis Rooney attends Lincoln Center’s Rose Auditorium on 27 January 2022 for the performance

Video

Paganini’s Caprice no.9, ‘The Hunt’ – played backwards

2021-09-07T08:20:00Z

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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Francesca Dego plays Paganini’s ‘Il Cannone’ violin

2021-03-03T09:00:00Z

Our March 2021 cover star Francesca Dego speaks about performing on Paganini’s ‘Il Cannone’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ of 1743 - and shares clips of herself playing the rarely accessed instrument

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From the Archive: a Niccolò Amati violin, 1654

2019-08-29T10:00:00Z

This illustration of an Amati violin was published in The Strad, April 1913. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs

Feature

House of cards: Paganini’s doomed casino venture

2019-08-15T16:33:00Z

The great virtuoso’s greed and gambling addiction almost cost him his fortune. Stewart Pollens tells the story of bad business and legal hot water

Video

Gidon Kremer talks about perfectionism and plays Caprice no.13

2019-07-04T14:33:00Z

An excerpt from the film Gidon Kremer - Man of Many Musics by documentary maker Christopher Nupen. The complete film is available on the Allegro Films YouTube channel  

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Paganini's 'Il Cannone' violin played in Columbus, Ohio

2019-05-16T11:34:00Z

This clip from the Columbus Dispatch shows Columbus Symphony concertmaster Joanna Frankel trying out ‘Il Cannone’, Paganini’s favourite violin, during its weeklong stay at the Columbus Museum of Art. The violin, made in 1743 by Guarneri ‘Del Gesù’, was nicknamed ‘Il Cannone’ (the cannon) by Paganini because of its ...

News

Kuss Quartet to play Paganini's Strads

2019-04-24T15:07:00Z

Short-term loan of quartet of instruments once owned by Paganini will include a complete Beethoven cycle in Tokyo

Focus

The secret behind Paganini's amazing technique

2019-04-18T11:00:00Z

Generations of violinists have tried to discover what it was that made Paganini so legendary. In this article from 2014, the late great Ruggiero Ricci shared his thoughts with Strad readers

Review

Michael Barenboim: Sciarrino, Tartini, Berio, Paganini

2018-04-06T13:39:00Z

SCIARRINO Six Caprices; TARTINI Violin Sonata in G minor ‘Devil’s Trill’; BERIO Sequenza VIII; PAGANINI Caprices (selection)

Article

Violinist Uto Ughi performs Paganini's La Campanella

2016-11-10T00:00:00Z

Italian violinist Uto Ughi performs Paganini's La Campanella from the composer's Second Violin Concerto at the age of 64 in 2008 - showcasing a remarkable technique.Read: Paganini, the great violinist, is taught a lessonWatch: Violinist Leila Josefowicz performs Paganini aged 13

Focus

Paganini, the great violinist, is taught a lesson

2016-10-27T00:00:00Z

In honour of the virtuoso’s birthday, we reprint a humorous article from The Strad’s 1893 issue

Article

10-year-old cellist Sunghyun Park performs Paganini

2016-10-27T00:00:00Z

Cellist Sunghyun Park, aged 10, performs Paganini's Variations on a Theme from Rossini's 'Mose' in South Korea's Kumho Art Hall as part of the venue's 'Prodigy Concert Series'. Park was recently named a prize winner at the Golden Classical Music Awards in New York.Watch: Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs ...

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Violinist Leila Josefowicz performs Paganini aged 13

2016-09-09T00:00:00Z

13-year-old Leila Josefowicz plays 'La Campanella' from Paganini's Violin Concerto no.2 with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams in 1991. Watch: When they were young: Sarah Chang  

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Mayu Kishima performs Paganini at Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition 2016

2016-09-02T00:00:00Z

Japanese violinist Mayu Kishima, who today has been named the winner of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, performs Paganini's Caprices nos. 24 and 11 in the contest's Quarter Final round.  

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Richard Lin performs Paganini at Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition

2016-08-22T00:00:00Z

Richard Lin performs Paganini Caprices for Solo Violin nos.24 and 10 at the Quarter-Finals of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition 2016. Lin is one of 18 violinists selected to progress to the Semi-Final rounds, taking place this week. Read: Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition reveals ...

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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 Royal College ...

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Violinist Maxim Vengerov performs Paganini's Caprice no.24

2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

Violinist Maxim Vengerov performs Paganini's Caprice no.24 as an encore at the Luna Classics Festival 2014 in Nyon, Switzerland. Watch: Maxim Vengerov on playing the violin like Mozart Watch: Maxim Vengerov on taking time to explore the fingerboard

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Violinist Ruggiero Ricci performs Paganini's La Campanella aged 12

2016-01-18T00:00:00Z

The great violinist Ruggiero Ricci performs Paganini's La Campanella (from his Violin Concerto no.2) in 1930 at the age of 12. Read: None of my teachers were any good at explaining technique – Ruggiero Ricci Listen: Violinist Jascha Heifetz performs Mozart aged 11

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Augustin Hadelich performs Paganini's Caprice no.9

2015-12-08T00:00:00Z

The German violinist, who has just been nominated for a classical Grammy award , gives a rendition of Paganini's Ninth Caprice 'The Hunt' as an encore after a performance with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on 25 April 2014. ' I change all of my strings at ...