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ArticleFrank Peter Zimmermann performs Brahms Violin Concerto
Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under conductor Mariss Jansons in Munich's Gasteig on April 17, 2015. Watch: Violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Paganini’s God Save the King Read: Frank Peter Zimmermann regains access to ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius violin
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic cellist Ludwig Quandt gives Debussy audition masterclass
You must maintain a good sound to the end of the bow, even when you are playing pp' - Ludwig QuandtBerlin Philharmonic first principal cellist Ludwig Quandt gives an orchestral audition masterclass on Debussy's La Mer. The cello student is Henry Shapard.The masterclass was one in a series ...
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley gives Mozart audition masterclass
I think you have to play a little more soloistically in an audition than you would in a section' - Noah Bendix-BalgleyBerlin Philharmonic first concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley gives an orchestral audition masterclass on the first movement of Mozart's Symphony no.40. The violin student is Ann Yu.The masterclass was ...
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ArticleCould a brain stimulation tool used for sport improve the results of music practice?
Spanish pianist and actor Mario Marzo uses a Halo Sport brain stimulating device to boost the results of his practice with seemingly impressive results.The headphones use 'Neuropriming' to stimulate the brain during athletic training 'to improve strength, skill, explosiveness, and endurance'. Although designed for athletes, Marzo demonstrates that ...
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ArticleVadim Repin performs Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto
Vadim Repin performs Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra under Valery Gergiev in St. Petersburg in 1992. The performance was dedicated to David Oistrakh. Read: 6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Vadim Repin Watch: Vadim Repin plays seven Stradivarius and Guarneri violins
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic violist Máté SzŠ±cs gives Beethoven audition masterclass
If you cannot play beautifully without vibrato, you will not be able to play beautifully at all. The bow must provide variation' - Máté SzŠ±csBerlin Philharmonic first principal violist Máté SzŠ±cs gives an orchestral audition masterclass on the second movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The viola student is ...
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ArticleMade in Berlin, featuring violinist Ray Chen, performs Satie Gymnopédie cover
Violinist Ray Chen's new quartet, Made in Berlin, featuring members of the Berlin Philharmonic - Noah Bendix-Balgley, Amihai Grosz and Stephan Koncz - performs an arrangement of Eric Satie's Gymnopédie no.1.The ensemble gave its first public performance in The Netherlands in October 2016.
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic violinist Christian Stadelmann gives Don Juan masterclass
Berlin Philharmonic first principal violinist Christian Stadelmann gives an orchestral audition masterclass on the notorious opening to Richard Strauss's Don Juan. The violin student is Mariko Shimasaki.The masterclass was one in a series given by members of the Berlin Philharmonic over three days, focusing on orchestral repertoire and ...
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic cellist Ludwig Quandt gives Beethoven Fifth Symphony masterclass
Berlin Philharmonic first principal cellist Ludwig Quandt gives an orchestral audition masterclass on Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The cello student is Georgia Bourderionnet.The masterclass was one in a series given by members of the Berlin Philharmonic over three days, focusing on orchestral repertoire and audition preparation, at New York’s ...
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ArticleSteven Isserlis performs Dvorák Cello Concerto
British cellist Steven Isserlis performs Dvorák's Cello Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Shallon in 1991. Watch: ‘If career becomes more important than the music, your soul becomes empty,’ says cellist Steven Isserlis Watch: Cellist Steven Isserlis on using vibrato to improve phrasing
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ArticleJanine Jansen performs Brahms Violin Concerto in 2016
Janine Jansen performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi at NHK Hall in Tokyo, Japan in February 2016. Watch Jansen performing Brahms's Concerto in 2014 with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Bernard Haitink. Read: Janine Jansen receives 1707 Stradivarius ...
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ArticleShould orchestral musicians be fearful of their conductor?
Explore more Featured Stories like this in The Strad Playing Hub People would still have nervous twitches when they came to certain passages because the conductor was such a tyrant and so mean spirited. Ten years later they still had a physical reaction.' Conductors and orchestral musicians speak about ...
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Article3D imaging: Stradivarius 'Benvenuti' violin, 1727
This short video shows a visualisation of the inside of the 'Benvenuti' violin made by Antonio Stradivari in Cremona, Italy, in 1727. The 360-degree rendering of the instrument's interior was made using scans taken at the Vienna Micro-CT Lab. Andrea Zanrè tells the story of the ‘Benvenuti’ violin, while Rudolf ...
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ArticleHilary Hahn performs Beethoven Violin Concerto cadenza
Hilary Hahn gives a consummate performance of Kreisler's first movement cadenza to Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin. The performance opened the orchestra's 2016-17 season. Watch: Violinist Hilary Hahn on owning the stage Read: Violinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation
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Article9-year-old violinist Leia Zhu performs Sibelius Humoresque
In the video above violinist Leia Zhu, aged 9, makes her debut at London's Barbican Centre, performing Sibelius Humoresque op.87 no.2 with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Ash on 21 September 2016.Watch the young violinist performing the second and third movements of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto ...
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ArticleBenjamin Zander gives Prokofiev cello masterclass
You're a great musician and a great cellist, but you're not yet a great storyteller. That's because you are more interested in your instrument than you are in your audience' - Benjamin ZanderBoston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra conductor and cellist Benjamin Zander gives a masterclass on Prokofiev's Cello Sonata ...
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ArticleA lesson with violinist Pinchas Zukerman
Don't be afraid to express yourself in any language - whether it's poetry or dance or music. Speak, speak, speak!' Pinchas Zukerman gives a violin lesson to Jaram Kim, including discussions on bowing, vibrato and sound quality. The lesson took place in Ottawa, Canada in 2002. Read: ...
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ArticleViolinist Anne Luisa Kramb performs Bruch at Louis Spohr competition
German violinist Anne Luisa Kramb performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto in the Category II final (for 15 to 17-year-olds) of the 2016 Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists - which she won. Performing with Kramb is the Orchestra of the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar conducted by ...
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ArticleShlomo Mintz plays the 'Vesuvius' Stradivarius violin
Israeli violinist Shlomo Mintz tries out the 1727 'Vesuvius' Stradivarius for the first time before performing on the instrument at the prize giving ceremony of the Cremona Musica Award 2016 - which he won in October. The violin forms part of the collection of the Museo del Violino ...
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ArticleViolinist Uto Ughi performs Paganini's La Campanella
Italian violinist Uto Ughi performs Paganini's La Campanella from the composer's Second Violin Concerto at the age of 64 in 2008 - showcasing a remarkable technique.Read: Paganini, the great violinist, is taught a lessonWatch: Violinist Leila Josefowicz performs Paganini aged 13
