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Ray Chen's comedy videos - vol.2
A compilation of funnies from the Taiwanese-Australian violin virtuoso, featuring turns from Daniel Hope, conductor Cristian Macelaru and others
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In a break from practice, Ray Chen sets himself a challenge to play as if his E string has just broken while admitting that it is not something you can defend against or even practise for – and therefore not worth worrying about either
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Ray Chen in concert: Tambourin Chinois
From Dutch broadcaster Avrotros comes this video of Ray Chen performing Kreisler’s Tambourin Chinois with Amsterdam Sinfonietta, lead by Candida Thompson. Filmed on 17 February 2019 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
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Midori plays Paganini/Liszt
Our cover star for the October 2020 issue of The Strad plays Paganini/Liszt’s La Campanella for Violin and Piano, with pianist Robert McDonald. To read our interview with Midori click here .
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Cremonese makers launch video showcase
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Violinist practises with rescue kitten in pouch
Note: Select ‘Full screen’ to watch this video properly . In this video London-based French violinist Esther Abrami practises with a rescue kitten in her pouch. On her Facebook page, Abrami says: ’This kitten was abandoned but thankfully rescued by the cat shelter Association Féli-Cité . As a ...
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