All orchestra articles – Page 3
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ArticleStrauss Tritsch-Tratsch Polka performed by double bass orchestra
The Brno Double Bass Orchestra performs an arrangement of Strauss's Tritsch-Tratsch Polka by Wells Cathedral School tutor David Heyes in 2009.Heyes writes about creating a resonant double bass tone in The Strad's July 2016 issue – download on desktop computer or through The Strad App.Read: Too few conductors ...
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ArticleMusicians respond to Brexit with Beethoven performance in London
The night after the UK's EU referendum, a group of musicians and singers from around Europe and the UK, who had never performed together before, played Beethoven's Ode To Joy live outside St Martin-in-the-Fields in London.Video © 2016 Apple and Biscuit RecordingsRead: Association of British Orchestras warns ...
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NewsEuropean Union Youth Orchestra secures short-term funding
European Commission announces €600,000 lifeline for the 2016–17 season
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NewsBoston Symphony Orchestra appoints three new violists and a violinist
The four new players will join the orchestra from the 2016-17 season
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ArticleAn inside view of Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra with 12 GoPro cameras
The Cleveland Institute of Music has launched CIM Perspectives, a series of videos to be published on YouTube, in which student performers wear GoPro cameras during concerts to give viewers an idea of what it feels like to perform with an orchestra.In the first video the Cleveland Institute ...
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NewsLong Island Philharmonic to shut down with immediate effect
The 36-year-old orchestra has been suffering from financial difficulties
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ArticleJohn Williams conducts his score for E.T.
Composer John Williams conducts 'Adventures on Earth' from his soundtrack to the film E.T.The composer features in The Strad's article on the importance of strings in film music, published in the February 2016 issue - download now through The Strad App or on desktop computer.
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NewsBBC launches The Great British Amateur Orchestra
Amateur orchestras throughout the UK are invited to compete for the title, screened on BBC Two and BBC Four
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FocusThe great conductors value music above personal image, says violinist Rodney Friend
The former concertmaster of the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and BBC Symphony shares his experiences with conductors - great and not so great
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Focus10 ways for orchestral musicians to protect their ears
If you're an orchestral musician you could be at serious risk of long-term hearing damage. Janet Horvath looks at some simple and effective solutions
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ReviewPleyel: Violin Concerto in D major; Symphony in F major. Vanhal: Symphony in G major
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Rediscovered works by lesser-known contemporaries of Haydn and MozartMusicians: Sebastian Bohren (violin) Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto/Luca BizzozeroComposer: Pleyel, VanhalSebastian Bohren seems surprisingly laid-back in his approach to Pleyel’s Violin Concerto. Nevertheless, he performs the work with style, vitality and ...
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ArticleViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter rehearses Mozart with Boston Symphony Orchestra
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter rehearses the Presto from Mozart's Violin Concerto no.1 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall in September 2011. Watch: Anne-Sophie Mutter films her performance with a head cam
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
Leonidas Kavakos performs the third movement of Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in February 2015. Kavakos talks about his ever-deepening relationship with the Sibelius Concerto in The Strad's January 2016 issue - out Friday. Read: Leonidas Kavakos on modern violin ...
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ArticleJohn Williams conducts Star Wars with the Boston Pops
Film composer John Williams conducts his Star Wars theme with the Boston Pops orchestra.Watch: Violinist Itzhak Perlman on working with John Williams on Schindler's ListWatch: Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs Schindler's List conducted by John Williams
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FocusConductors are both a blessing and a curse - violinist Chaim Taub
The former Israel Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster shares his thoughts on working with good and bad conductors, and learning to listen to listen
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NewsFormer Tucson Symphony concertmaster John Ferrell has died, aged 90
The violinist was also a member of the Stradivari String Quartet
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NewsSalem Chamber Orchestra files for bankruptcy
The ensemble, which cancelled its season last month, will be dissolved
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NewsNational Orchestra of Belgium launches petition to prevent merger
The petition against plans to merge the orchestra with La Monnaie currently has 11,500 signatures
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NewsMusician aims to create 10 pop-up orchestras in 10 days around the UK
Shaun Buswell must perform with 100 local musicians he has met personally – and cannot offer payment
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NewsSalem Chamber Orchestra cancels remainder of 2015-16 season
The ensemble has suffered a decline in ticket sales and donations