All Video articles – Page 107
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ArticleTime for Three performs Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah
American string trio Time for Three, a group that defies traditional genre classification, performs an original arrangement of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah at a workshop for high school musicians in Kitchener, Ontario. Read Time for Three's 7 ways to build a 21st century music career. Subscribe to ...
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ArticleViolinist Rachel Podger on articulation in Bach
'The bigger the interval, the more air between the notes.' Baroque violinist Rachel Podger gives a masterclass on the Chaconne from Bach's Solo Partita no.2. Read about other leading string tutors in the Strad's September issue education special, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or ...
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ArticleMaxim Vengerov on letting the music breathe
Vibrato and bow speed must come together to let the music breathe'Violinist Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Bach's Solo Violin Sonata no.1, paying particular attention to how vibrato and bowing can work together to lend colour and variety to the music.Read about other leading string tutors in ...
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ArticleA twelve-minute history of the violin
Violinist Charles Yang gives his humorous (and informative) take on the history of violin music - summing up 'hits' of the decades in a twelve-minute performance. 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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ArticleVivaldi dream team - Isaac Stern, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel and Shlomo Mintz
Four legendary violinists - Isaac Stern, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel and Shlomo Mintz - perform Vivaldi's Concerto in B minor for Four Violins, op.3 no.10 with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a ...
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ArticleBach's Chaconne on film: James Ehnes
The violinist explores the great composer's towering work
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ArticleVivaldi on the world's smallest performable violin?
A video has emerged from Venezuela of a performance of Vivaldi's Concerto in A minor on what is described as the world's smallest violin. Whether this is indeed the world's smallest performable violin, it's certainly a squeaky novelty, boasting impressive finger control. Subscribe to The Strad or ...
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ArticleGreat teachers on film: Bernard Greenhouse
Do you know what happens when a person is frightened? He pulls back, and shrinks . This destroys the sense of beauty' Cellist Bernard Greenhouse gives a masterclass on the first movement of Haydn's Second Cello Concerto in Kronberg. Buy the August 2011 issue, featuring tributes to ...
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ArticleMstislav Rostropovich gives Dvorák Cello Concerto masterclass
You must play the opening for your public, not for yourself' Legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich gives a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto at the Kronberg Academy. Read about other leading string players as tutors in the Strad's September issue education special, out now. Subscribe to The Strad ...
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ArticleItzhak Perlman discusses Beethoven's Violin Concerto
This is one of the most difficult pieces to play. It's a really simple piece with lots of scales. So there is nothing to hide behind.' Itzhak Perlman talks about overcoming the technical difficulties of Beethoven's Violin Concerto. Read about other leading string players as tutors in ...
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov on achieving different tonal colours
Virtuoso violinist Maxim Vengerov demonstrates to a student how to achieve different tonal colours in the opening of Sibelius's Violin Concerto.Read about other leading string tutors in the Strad's September issue education special, out now.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day ...
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ArticleSteven Isserlis on using the right amount of vibrato
You do need vibrato to emphasise phrasing and emotion, but not as an automatic part of your sound' Cellist Steven Isserlis puts former BBC Young Musician of the Year winner Guy Johnston through his paces in Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata at the International Musicians' Seminar Prussia Cove, and ...
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ArticleViolinist James Ehnes on how to make the most of your practice
It helps to have a goal - to say, 'I will accomplish this today'. For me, motivation is easy, as I always have the spectre of failure at the next concert or recording staring at me'Violinist James Ehnes talks to students about how to practise effectively at Wells ...
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ArticleIvry Gitlis performs Wieniawski's Capriccio-Valse
Ivry Gitlis performs Wieniawski's Capriccio-Valse, op.7 with pianist Tasso Janopoulo. Read the great violinist's 8 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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ArticleCellist Leonard Rose performs Beethoven with pianist Glenn Gould
Leonard Rose and Glenn Gould perform the first movement from Beethoven's Third Cello Sonata in 1960. Rose is one of the inspirational teachers featured in The Strad's September issue education focus, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov performs Bazzini's Dance of the Goblins
In celebration of Maxim Vengerov's 40th birthday today (20 August 2014), here is the virtuoso violinist in a showstopping performance of Bazzini's The Dance of the Goblins and Khachaturian's Sabre Dance with pianist Itamar Golan in Amsterdam in 1994.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as ...
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ArticleViolinist Philippe Quint tells a story about Dorothy DeLay
'What in the world was that?!' 'You didn't like that Ms DeLay?' Violinist Philippe Quint tells a story about legendary Juilliard School teacher Dorothy DeLay and her teaching methods. In The Strad's September issue, out now, some of today's leading performers speak about their most influential ...
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ArticleJascha Heifetz gives violin masterclass
You're playing it too safe. Let's do it more dangerous' Violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz gives a masterclass for students at the University of Southern California. First up to perform is Varoujan Kodjian in Wieniawski's Polonaise Brillante no.2. Read Sherry Kloss's account on what it was like to ...
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ArticleCellist David Finckel on smooth bow changes
'Dorothy DeLay said, 'I never saw a bow change that I couldn't hear'. And she's right.' Cellist David Finckel talks about how to achieve smooth and fluid bow changes. Read The Strad's 6 tips for smooth bow changes and David Finckel's 10 habits of successful ...
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ArticleVadim Repin conducts and performs Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto
Violinist Vadim Repin’s Trans-Siberian Arts Festival in Novosibirsk suffered a last-minute no show in April, when conductor Valery Gergiev was delayed in New York. Rather than cancel the concert, artistic director Repin decided to conduct and play Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no.1 himself – the first time such ...
