All Video articles – Page 92
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ArticleViolinist Rachel Podger gives Baroque bowing masterclass
Imagine your hand is like seaweed in the water, always flowing...'British Baroque violinist Rachel Podger gives a bowing masterclass as part of the York Baroque Strings Project for students at the National Centre for Early Music in 2014.Podger speaks about the singular challenges of Biber’s Rosary Sonatas, considered ...
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Article2Cellos perform Bach's Double Violin Concerto
2Cellos - Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser - perform the first movement of Bach's Double Violin Concerto, arranged for two solo cellos, with the Zagreb Soloists at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, in June 2015. Watch: 2Cellos, Mischa Maisky and Giovanni Sollima perform AC/DC’s Thunderstruck Read: ...
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ArticleViolinist performs at Trafalgar Square vigil for Paris attack victims
Violinist Bar Markovich performs at the candlelit vigil in Trafalgar Square, London in the aftermath of the Paris terror attacks of Friday 13 November 2015.Watch: Musicians gather in London's Trafalgar Square to pay tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims
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ArticleLondon Symphony cello masterclass on Rossini and Brahms
William Tell does usually start a concert, and it's a really scary moment for any principal cello as you start completely alone'Rebecca Gilliver from the London Symphony Orchestra gives a cello masterclass on Rossini's William Tell Overture opening and the second movement of Brahms's Second Symphony.Watch: Sydney Symphony ...
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ArticleCellist to compose album of music for cats
Cellist and composer David Teie has successfully raised over $143,000 via a Kickstarter campaign to create the first album of music designed specifically for cats. In 2008 the National Symphony Orchestra musician teamed with scientists at the University of Wisconsin to compose two works which elicited a positive ...
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ArticleMaking a string quartet of instruments
South African luthier Brian Lisus documents the making of the Quartet for Peace - a string quartet of instruments dedicated to Nelson Mandela.Read The Strad's article on the evolution of the Quartet for Peace.
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ArticleDouble bassist Edgar Meyer performs Bach's Second Cello Suite
American double bassist Edgar Meyer performs the Prelude from Bach's Second Cello Suite, and talks about the importance of Bach's works. Meyer writes about the Second Cello Suite in The Strad's November 2015 issue, describing how practising the work became a pathway to technical expertise - download ...
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ArticleThe daily torment suffered by violists
Was violin too hard?''Hey, what's it like never playing in tune?'Submediant has produced a spoof video of the daily abuse suffered by violists in an effort to #endviolajokes. A female violist walks the streets of New York and is subjected to taunts and catcalls.Read: The history of the ...
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ArticleUltimate violinist's stunt
A fiddler performs violin with his left hand and piano with his right - while another violinist takes on the task of bowing. The ultimate coordination challenge.
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ArticleSibelius's Valse Triste arranged for six - identical - double basses
In celebration of Jean Sibelius's 150th birthday in December 2015, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra double bassist Charles DeRamus performs his own arrangement of Valse Triste, op.44 for six basses - playing every part himself.Watch: Violinist Eric Silberger performs Paganini’s Caprice no.24 with layered variations
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ArticleKyung Wha Chung performs Bruch's Violin Concerto no.1
Kung Wha Chung performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu on 5 October 2015.Read: 6 opinions on performance and interpretation by violinist Kyung Wha ChungRead: Was violinist Kyung Wha Chung right to berate a coughing child during her recital?Read: Children should ...
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ArticleKim Kashkashian gives Walton Viola Concerto masterclass
The phrase is three big steps towards the public...' American violist Kim Kashkashian gives a masterclass on Walton's Viola Concerto at the Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore. Read: Kim Kashkashian - ‘The emotional landscape of Hindemith’s music is a joy to enter’
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ArticleAlban Gerhardt speaks about Dvorák's Cello Concerto - with demonstrations
The piece has beautiful haunting melodies, a deep longing for something not reachable and virtuosic elements'Alban Gerhardt speaks about the history and technique of Dvorák's Cello Concerto and gives demonstrations.Alban Gerhardt has contributed a Masterclass feature on the second and third movements of Dvorák's Cello Concerto to The ...
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ArticleJonathan Hill performs Vitali's Chaconne on a Daniel Parker violin
Jonathan Hill performs Tomaso Antonio Vitali's Chaconne on a violin by Daniel Parker, London, 1716.Probably the finest English maker of the 18th century, little is known about Parker. An early adopter of the long-pattern Stradivari model when many were influenced by Stainer, it is thought Parker was employed ...
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ArticleCharlotte Moorman performs Paik's TV cello
Experimental cellist Charlotte Moorman performs a 'TV cello' designed by artist Nam June Paik in 1976 at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney.
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ArticlePittsburgh Symphony strings perform Bernard Herrmann's Psycho suite
André Previn conducts Bernard Herrmann's orchestral suite from the film Psycho, featuring the strings of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1979.
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn faces off with beatboxer Beardyman
Violinist Hilary Hahn takes part in a humorous 'face-off' with beatboxer Beardyman, culminating in an infectious version of Yankee Doodle Dandy. Watch: Hilary Hahn performs Bach aged 15
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ArticleDouble bassist Joel Quarrington performs Bottesini
Double bassist Joel Quarrington performs Bottesini's Elegy no.1 with pianist Andrew Burashko. Quarrington contributes a Masterclass on the work in The Strad’s November 2015 issue – download through The Strad App.Watch: Double bassist Joel Quarrington performs Korngold’s Garden Scene
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ArticleHovalin 3D-printed acoustic violin - made for just $65
Hovalin has revealed its new, affordable 3D-printed acoustic violin. Printed entirely on a desktop Dremel Idea Builder 3D printer, the instrument - including plastic, carbon fiber rods, tuner pegs and strings - was made for just $65.Watch: Student creates 3D-printed violin bow
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ArticleCellist Alisa Weilerstein on memorising music
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein gives advice on memorising music during an interview for Classical Chops.
