All Nikolaj Znaider articles
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ReviewConcert review: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (violin) Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst
Bruce Hodges watches the performance of Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto no.2 at New York’s Carnegie Hall on 1 June 2022
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VideoViolinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider performs Mozart Violin Concerto no.5
Continuing our theme of exploring the Mozart Violin Concertos, here’s a throwback to 2006, the year in which Szeps-Znaider provided a masterclass on the first movement for The Strad
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FocusMasterclass: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider on Mozart Violin Concerto no.5
The simplicity and purity of the master’s violin concertos belie their great technical and musical demands. Violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider delves beneath the surface, in this article from August 2006
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #17: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider on competitions
The violinist and president of the Carl Nielsen International Competition speaks about making competitions a more inclusive environment, as well as tips for future contestants
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Focus5 tips for conquering performance nerves from 5 solo string players
Artists share their wisdom on battling the fear monster, as featured over the last five years of The Strad
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VideoNikolaj Szeps-Znaider talks about the Carl Nielsen competition
In this video, president and former winner of the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, talks us through the ways in which he is trying to bring something special to the contest.
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ReviewNikolaj Znaider/LSO: Mozart Violin Concertos nos.4&5
Possibly among the most exquisite violin sound ever captured on disc
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VideoNikolaj Znaider discusses his Guarneri 'del Gesù'
In this video for the Czech Philharmonic, Nikolaj Znaider talks about the 1741 ‘Kreisler’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ which he plays on extended loan by the Royal Danish Theater through the Velux Foundation and the Knud Højgaard Foundation. The instrument was owned by legendary Austrian violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler ...
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ArticleNikolaj Znaider performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto
Nikolaj Znaider performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Yuri Temirkanov for the International Music Festival 'Stars on the Baikal' in September 2016. Read: Violinist Nikolaj Znaider on the importance of practising basics
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ArticleNikolaj Znaider performs Nielsen's Violin Concerto
Nikolaj Znaider performs Nielsen's Violin Concerto with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä. The Strad's July 2015 issue, out now, investigates the story of the concerto's composition. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To ...
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BlogsViolinist Nikolaj Znaider on self-promotion through social media and YouTube
The Strad’s March 2015 cover star says the form must never overshadow the substance
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BlogsViolinist Nikolaj Znaider on conquering performance nerves
The Strad’s March 2015 cover star says musicians must always put the music first
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ArticleNikolaj Znaider performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto
The Strad's March 2015 cover star, Nikolaj Znaider, performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Juraj Valcuha in October 2011. The violinist talks about the importance of practising Bach and basics in his blog for The Strad. Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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BlogsViolinist Nikolaj Znaider on the importance of practising basics
The Strad’s March 2015 cover star advocates shorter bursts of more concentrated practice
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ArticleNikolaj Znaider
Soloist, conductor and chamber musician, Nikolaj Znaider studied with the Russian pedagogue Boris Kuschnir and, in 1997, won one of the most highly respected violin prizes: the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels. He now performs regularly with the world's leading orchestras and was invited by Valery Gergiev ...