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ArticleViolist Maxim Rysanov performs Bach's Cello Suite no.2
Maxim Rysanov performs the Courante from Bach's Cello Suite no.2 in D minor arranged for viola. The violist released Suites nos. 1, 4 and 5 in July 2010 and nos. 2, 3 and 6 in March this year, each on BIS. In the January 2014 issue, ...
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ArticleViolinist Jennifer Koh talks about the physical demands on a performer's body
In the third episode of Jennifer Koh's Off Stage On Record series, the violinist talks about the physical demands on a performer's body and the importance of avoiding injury. Read The Strad's guides on How to reduce tension when playing the violin or viola, and 11 stretching ...
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ArticleWilliam Primrose performs Paganini's Caprice no.24
Legendary violist William Primrose performs Paganini's Caprice no.24. The 2014 Primrose International Viola Competition recently took place in Los Angeles, won by 17-year-old Zhanbo Zheng from China. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues ...
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ArticleGlenn Dicterow performs Bartók's First Violin Concerto
New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow turns soloist to perform Bartók's First Violin Concerto with the orchestra conducted by Alan Gilbert in San Francisco in 2012.Dicterow discusses his experiences of leading the orchestra for the past 34 years in The Strad's June 2014 issue, out now.Subscribe to The ...
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ArticleSamuel Tan performs Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro
An eight-year-old Samuel Tan from Singapore performs Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro. The violinist has just won the top prize at the 21st International Andrea Postacchini Violin Competition in Fermo, Italy at the age of nine – competing against musicians up to the age of 35. Subscribe to ...
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ArticleYo-Yo Ma performs Don Quixote cello solo
Yo-Yo Ma joins the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach to perform the cello solo in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote at Carnegie Hall in 2004.Orchestral principals talk about the challenges of performing Strauss works in the June 2014 issue of The Strad, out now. You can also read ...
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NewsStrasbourg Music Festival 2014 cancelled due to poor ticket sales
The French festival was due to open next week with 15 events
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ArticleGlenn Dicterow performs Waxman's Carmen Fantasie
New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow performs Waxman's Carmen Fantasie with the NY Phil conducted by Zubin Mehta in a live television broadcast from 1989. Dicterow discusses his experiences of leading the orchestra for the past 34 years in The Strad's June 2014 issue, out now. ...
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ArticleWhen they were young: Sarah Chang
A young Sarah Chang performs Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy. Read The Strad's article on how to nurture a child prodigy.Further videos in our 'When they were young' series:Joshua BellHilary HahnLeila JosefowiczMaxim VengerovItzhak PerlmanSubscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To ...
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News26-year-old cellist Dmitry Volkov died from a heart condition
The Russian-born musician died in his sleep over the weekend
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ArticlePatricia Kopatchinskaja performs Ravel's Tzigane
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, who has won the 2014 RPS Music Award for Instrumentalist, performs Ravel's Tzigane with the Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by Jean Jacques Kantorow. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click ...
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Premium ❘ DebateWhy do so few string players start out learning the viola?
The UK may be producing some talented viola players, but violist Louise Lansdown cannot understand how, when the instrument is under-supported at grass-roots level
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NewsViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja receives RPS Music Award for Instrumentalist
The Moldovan artist is described by the jury as an ‘irresistible force of nature'
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ArticleFédor Roudine performs Waxman's Carmen Fantasie
Fédor Roudine, who has recently won the Henri Marteau Violin Competition in Germany, performs Waxman's Carmen Fantasie with pianist Paula Peluso at the Second International Violin Competition in Buenos Aires.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single ...
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ArticleKyung-Wha Chung performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Kyung-Wha Chung appears on BBC television for the first time in 1971, performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn. Read former LSO concertmaster John Georgiadis's article on working with Previn here.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureWhat does the future hold for English fiddling?
Jon Boden explains the difficulties of finding an authentic playing style for traditional English tunes
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BlogsWriting a violin concerto in the 21st century
Composer Nimrod Borenstein, who has written a new violin concerto for Dmitry Sitkovestky, writes about historical precedent, expectation and the challenge of beauty
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ArticleNadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs Rachmaninov's Vocalise
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, who appears on the cover of The Strad's May 2014 issue, performs Rachmaninov's Vocalise with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott in the lobby of San Francisco's Classical 102.1 KDFC-FM. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To ...
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ArticleCellist Dane Johansen performs Bach's Cello Suite no.3
Cellist Dane Johansen, who has made a video demonstrating 'blurred' string-crossing for The Strad to accompany his Practice Diary in the May issue, performs the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite no.3. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day ...
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ArticleNadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, who appears on the cover of The Strad's May 2014 issue, performs the Third Movement of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase ...