All Niccolò Paganini articles
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VideoFrancesca Dego plays Paganini’s ‘Il Cannone’ violin
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
This illustration of an Amati violin was published in The Strad, April 1913. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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Feature
House of cards: Paganini’s doomed casino venture
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
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Gidon Kremer talks about perfectionism and plays Caprice no.13
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
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 ...
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News
Kuss Quartet to play Paganini's Strads
Short-term loan of quartet of instruments once owned by Paganini will include a complete Beethoven cycle in Tokyo
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Focus
The secret behind Paganini's amazing technique
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
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Review
Michael Barenboim: Sciarrino, Tartini, Berio, Paganini
SCIARRINO Six Caprices; TARTINI Violin Sonata in G minor ‘Devil’s Trill’; BERIO Sequenza VIII; PAGANINI Caprices (selection)
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Violinist Uto Ughi performs Paganini's La Campanella
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 lesson Watch: Violinist Leila Josefowicz performs Paganini aged 13
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Paganini, the great violinist, is taught a lesson
In honour of the virtuoso’s birthday, we reprint a humorous article from The Strad’s 1893 issue
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10-year-old cellist Sunghyun Park performs Paganini
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 ...
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Violinist Leila Josefowicz performs Paganini aged 13
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
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
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 ...
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Violinist Ida Haendel performs Paganini Caprice no.17
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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Violinist Maxim Vengerov performs Paganini's Caprice no.24
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
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
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 ...
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Five-year-old violinist Anna Lee performs Paganini
South Korean violinist Anna Lee performs Paganini's First Violin Concerto with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lan Shui in January 2001 - at the age of just five-and-a-half. The musician went on to study at the Juilliard School in New York and in 2012 won second prize ...
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Violinist Ruggiero Ricci performs Bach and Paganini encores
Ruggiero Ricci performs encores following a concert in Florence in 1985 at the age of 67. First up is the Prelude from Bach's Solo Partita no.3, followed by Paganini's Caprice no.17. Read the great violinist's memories of his teachers: None of my teachers were any good ...
