All Video articles – Page 106
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ArticleCellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Saint-Saëns's The Swan
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Saint-Saëns's The Swan as an encore conducted by John Williams.Read the artist's 9 opinions on performance and career.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleOpera Five spoofs Air Canada's musical instrument policy
In the wake this week's social media storm over Air Canada's confusing musical instrument regulations - which state that although violins are accepted as carry-on baggage, violas must be checked into the hold - Toronto's Opera Five has made a humorous video sending up the airline's rules, ...
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ArticleNicola Benedetti performs Bruch on the Stradivarius 'Gariel' violin, 1717
Nicola Benedetti perform the third movement of Bruch's Violin Concerto no.1 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on the Stradivarius 'Gariel' violin, 1717. The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now. John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each ...
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ArticleAnne-Sophie Mutter performs solo Bach on the 'Lord Dunn-Raven' Stradivarius
Anne-Sophie Mutter performs the Sarabande from Bach's Solo Partita no.2 on the Antonio Stradivari 'Lord Dunn-Raven' violin, 1710. The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now. John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments showcased ...
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ArticleRichard Tognetti performs the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Ges’' 'Carrodus' violin, 1743
Richard Tognetti performs the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Carrodus' violin, 1743 with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in his own arrangement of the third movement of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now. John Dilworth explores the ...
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ArticleAnne Akiko Meyers on playing the Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Vieuxtemps' violin, c.1741
'The sound projection, warmth, richness, range of colour and responsiveness are extraordinary. There is not one crack in it. It's as if it just left the maker's bench' Anne Akiko Meyers talks about playing the Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Vieuxtemps' violin, c.1741, which has been loaned to her ...
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ArticleDouble bassist Christine Hoock performs Bach's Gamba Sonata no.2
German double bassist Christine Hoock performs a transcription of the fourth movement of Bach's Gamba Sonata no.2 with harpsichordist Florian Birsak. Hoock contributes a Practice Diary to The Strad's October 2014 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part ...
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ArticleRenaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Panette' violin, 1737
Renaud Capuçon performs Gluck's Melodie on the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Panette' violin, 1737.The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments showcased in the calendar in The Strad's October ...
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ArticleJames Ehnes plays the 'Marsick' Stradivarius violin
James Ehnes performs Ravel's Pièce en forme de Habanera on the Antonio Stradivarius 'Marsick' violin, 1715.The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments showcased in the calendar in The ...
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ArticleHilary Hahn on finding the right chin rest and shoulder rest
I believe in padding any area that comes in contact with bone' Violinist Hilary Hahn talks about the importance of finding the correct chin rest and shoulder rest for you, and gives some helpful tips. The Strad's Accessories 2014 supplement, including a feature on chin rests, is ...
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ArticleBrooklyn Rider performs Debussy's String Quartet
Contemporary New York-based string quartet Brooklyn Rider performs the second movement from Debussy's String Quartet. The ensemble features in The Strad's October 2014 issue, out now. 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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Article3D Imaging: Girolamo Amati contralto viola
In The Strad's October 2014 issue, we report on the investigation into a recently rediscovered contralto viola by Girolamo Amati, which involved CT scanning, macro photography and 3D imaging. This 360-degree rendering of the viola's interior was made by Violinforensic, using scans taken at the Vienna Micro-CT Lab.The ...
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ArticleJinjoo Cho performs Saint-Saëns's Introduction et rondo capriccioso
Jinjoo Cho, winner of the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, performs Saint-Saëns's Introduction et rondo capriccioso, op.28 in 2010.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn on the best advice she ever had
Balance between technique and musicality is so important. Good technique is necessary to bring the music across, but you also need sound musical ability for the technique to be free enough to work' Violinist Hilary Hahn talks about the most valuable lessons she learned from her teachers ...
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ArticleGreat players as teachers: Pablo Casals in 1960
In this ten-minute clip from 1960, the great cellist teaches students at UC Berkeley about interpretation and technique, using Brahms' Sonata no.1 in E minor op.38. With Nina de Veritch (cellist) and Janet Goodman (pianist) Read about other leading string players as tutors in the Strad's ...
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ArticleCavaleri Quartet performs Schubert's Death and the Maiden
The Cavaleri Quartet performs the First Movement of Schubert's String Quartet no.14, 'Death and the Maiden' at Schubertiade in Austria in 2013. The quartet's violist Ann Beilby contributes a Practice Diary to The Strad's September 2014 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn on choosing fingerings
I choose fingerings that don't get in the way of the music and that don't make the passage sound technical' Violinist Hilary Hahn gives advice on choosing fingerings for different passages and works. Read about other leading string players as tutors in the Strad's September issue education ...
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ArticleJanine Jansen and Sakari Oramo perform La Cucaracha at The Proms
Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo swaps his baton for a violin at the Last Night of the Proms 2014 at London's Albert Hall, joining Janine Jansen in a spirited and humorous arrangement of La Cucaracha. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a ...
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ArticleGidon Kremer performs Bernstein's Serenade conducted by the composer
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Serenade after Plato's 'Symposium' this month, here is violinist Gidon Kremer performing the fourth movement 'Agathon' with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bernstein. Read a feature on the work in the Strad's November 2014 ...
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ArticleBrain surgery cures violinist's essential tremors
Just a month after it was reported that Minnesota Orchestra musician Roger Frisch played his violin during brain surgery to cure his essential tremors, another video has emerged showing Naomi Elishuv, a former violinist in the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, undergoing the same operation with equally ...
