All Video articles – Page 99
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman performs Wieniawski at the age of 14
A 14-year-old Itzhak Perlman gives a sensational performance of the third movement of Wieniawski's Second Violin Concerto on US television. Watch Perlman at the age of 13 performing the third movement of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto on the Ed Sullivan Show. Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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ArticleHeifetz, Rubinstein and Piatigorsky perform Mendelssohn
Legendary musicians, violinist Jascha Heifetz, pianist Artur Rubinstein and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky perform Mendelssohn's Piano Trio no.1 † a work they recorded along with the trios of Ravel for RCA Victor in 1949.The Strad's May 2015 issue, out now, examines how the advent of recording at the dawn ...
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ArticleBaltimore Symphony Orchestra gives free Peace Concert
Thank you everybody for sharing this sense of community with us. Music has incredible power to bring us together and to not be misunderstood in the way that words can' † BSO music director Marin AlsopThe Baltimore Symphony Orchestra gave a free Peace Concert yesterday (29 April 2015) ...
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ArticleSvante Henryson performs an ice cello at Norway's Ice Music Festival
One time the pegs froze and when I tried to tune the cello they split into pieces' Svante Henryson gives an admirably accurate performance on his ice cello at Norway's Ice Music Festival - while wearing padded gloves! Skip to 3:27 to see his performance. Read more ...
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ArticleViolinist Yehudi Menuhin performs Wieniawski's Scherzo Tarantelle
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin gives an exceedingly fast performance of Wieniawski's Scherzo Tarantelle in 1947. Read Menuhin’s first appearance in The Strad, aged 10, in 1926. 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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Article12-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovitj performs Saint-Saëns's Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovitj, who at the age of 13 has signed to British agency Enticott Music Management, gave an impressively mature and polished performance Saint-Saëns's Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso at the age of 12 with the Talich Philharmonia Prague Orchestra on New Year's Day 2014.The young artist, ...
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ArticleNova Philharmonic performs Smetana's Dance of the Comedians † with comic results
Real gaffe or carefully staged joke? It's not immediately apparent † though perhaps the clue's in the title † in this performance of Smetana's Dance of the Comedians by the Nova Philharmonic in Slovenia. The incident occurs around the 3:40 mark.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...
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ArticlePut your ears to the test: can you pick the Stradivarius violin?
Can you pick the Stradivarius in our audio clip of six violins? Our first Strad Sunday on 12 April 2015 featured an informal blind test of six violins on the Barbican concert stage, each played by London Symphony Orchestra leader Roman Simovic. In random order, these were: ...
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ArticleCellist Mstislav Rostropovich performs Popper's Dance of the Elves
Legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich sets his fingers flying in Popper's fiendishly fast Dance of the Elves. Watch Rostropovich give a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto. 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 Gil Shaham plays Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen
Gil Shaham performs the Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen in Japan in 2007. Watch the violinist perform Bach's Gavotte en rondeau as an encore. 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 Gil Shaham plays Bach's Gavotte en rondeau
Gil Shaham performs the Gavotte en rondeau from Bach's Solo Partita no.3 as an encore. The violinist performed the same encore † though a more ornamented version † following his performance of Britten's Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra last weekend. Read Gil Shaham's thoughts on ...
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ArticleEight-year-old musicians of Joyous String Quartet play Smooth Criminal
The Joyous String Quartet † comprising two eight-year-old violinists a cellist and a double bassist † perform an arrangement of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal. The group have been playing together since they were four years old and have appeared on American, Chinese and Korean television.Subscribe to The Strad ...
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov on taking time to explore the fingerboard
And now I can imitate birds...but not sick birds!'Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Ravel's Tzigane, including advice on taking time to explore the whole fingerboard, and a humorous impression of birds as represented in the work.The full 50-minute video is available to buy as a download or ...
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ArticleMariinsky Orchestra performs Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Festival Overture
Valery Gergiev conducts the Mariinsky Orchestra in a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Festival Overture in 2007.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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ArticleSuliman Tekalli performs Bartók at the Seoul International Music Competition
27-year-old Suliman Tekalli performs Bartók's Violin Concerto no.2 with the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra in the final of the 2015 Seoul International Music Competition. Tekalli shared second prize with 17-year-old Ayana Tsuji; no first prize was awarded.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a ...
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ArticleIsaac Stern, Leonard Rose and Eugene Istomin perform Brahms
Violinist Isaac Stern, cellist Leonard Rose and pianist Eugene Istomin perform the first movement of Brahms's Piano Trio no.2. Read about the legacy of renowned American cello pedagogue Leonard Rose in The Strad's April 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition ...
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ArticleMiller Theatre announces new series: Canine Composers
The Miller Theater in New York goes above and beyond in its quest to push the boundaries of contemporary music by launching a series of works by and for dogs. The clip features the Jack Quartet keeping admirably straight faces.Happy April Fools' Day one and all!Subscribe to The ...
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ArticleJeff Bradetich performs Elgar's Cello Concerto on double bass
University of North Texas College of Music professor Jeff Bradetich gives a powerful performance of Elgar's Cello Concerto first movement on double bass with pianist Anastasia Markina.Bradetich gives tips for bow transitions at the frog in The Strad's April 2015 issue Technique section, out now.Subscribe to The Strad ...
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ArticleCellist Mstislav Rostropovich performs Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile
Mstislav Rostropovich performs Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1989. Watch the great cellist give a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto at the Kronberg Academy. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase ...
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ArticleViolinist Eric Silberger performs Paganini's Caprice no.24 with layered variations
Ever wondered what all the variations of Paganini's 24th Caprice might sound like played at the same time? In a world first, violinist Eric Silberger performs the work with all variations layered together. The video was produced and shot by Lara St John.Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
