The following video from our archive is linked to the Technique article in the April issue of The Strad on warming up the left hand when playing the cello
Violinist Ray Chen warms up with an excerpt from the second movement of Bruch's Scottish Fantasy at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in July 2016
Read Technique: Cello warm-ups - the left hand
Read Technique: Cello warm-ups - the bow arm
Chen announced he will play on the 1714 ‘Dolphin, ex-Heifetz’ Stradivari violin
The Russian-born viola player gives an insight into his detailed warm-up regimen
In honour of The Strad’s feature of Bach’s solo violin sonatas in the July 2021 issue, we’re exploring various performances of solo Bach. Here’s Ray Chen’s performance of the Largo from the C major sonata. Read our feature discussing interpretation of the three sonatas by Lewis Kaplan here ...
Hakkarainen performed Ravel’s Tzigane at the Fontainebleau summer course, which won him shared first prize in the Prix Ravel
The musicians first came together for a recording session on 17 September 1973
Musicians from Camerata Øresund present a dynamic video of movements from L’Europe Galante by André Campra, which features on their new album Pas de bourrée
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