Videos – Page 104
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn performs Bach's Sarabande from Partita no.2
Violinist Hilary Hahn performs the Sarabande from Bach's Solo Partita no.2. Hahn has been forced to withdraw from all performances since July this year due to injury. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues ...
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ArticleViolinist Renaud Capuçon performs in the Paris Metro
Two years after Joshua Bell posed as an incognito busker in Washington DC's Metro, violinist Renaud Capuçon took to the Paris Metro to try the same trick. The film, made by Simon Lelouch, shows the interest, or lack thereof, demonstrated by the busy travellers as Capuçon performs ...
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ArticleJames Ehnes performs Walton's Violin Concerto at The Proms 2014
James Ehnes performs Walton's Violin Concerto with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thomas SøndergŠrd at the BBC Proms 2014 in London's Royal Albert Hall.Ehnes performs on the Antonio Stradivari 'Marsick' violin, 1715, as featured in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale ...
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ArticleJosef Gingold gives Brahms Violin Sonata no.1 masterclass
Influential violin professor Josef Gingold, himself a student of Eugène Ysaÿe, gives a masterclass on Brahms's Violin Sonata no.1. The performers are violinist Sandra Park and pianist Ja-Eun Koo.Read Joseph Silverstein's memories of studying with Gingold. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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ArticleRachel Barton Pine talks about the Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Soldat' violin, 1742
I have always been a Guarneri girl myself. They can be as sweet as a Strad when they want to be, but they also have guts!'Rachel Barton Pine talks about the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Soldat' violin, which is on loan to her.The instrument features in The Strad's ...
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ArticleViolinist Ray Chen has his bow rehaired
Queen Elisabeth and Menuhin Competitions winner Ray Chen visits The Violin Studio in Brisbane to have his bow rehaired and tries out various instruments.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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Article14-year-old violinist Midori breaks E string twice
At the age of 14, violinist Midori performs the fifth movement of Bernstein's Serenade after Plato's Symposium, conducted by the composer. When she breaks her E string, she quickly swaps her own three-quarter-sized violin for the concertmaster's full-sized violin. When the E string snaps again, she swaps ...
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ArticleKeeping cool under pressure - a violinist's E string snaps
During the fifth movement of Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole, op.21, soloist Marek Pavelec's E string snaps. The young musician goes on to show a remarkably cool head under pressure. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single ...
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman talks about his large hands
My hands are rather big for a violinist so my big, fat fingers have to struggle the further I move up the instrument' Itzhak Perlman talks about how hand size relates to technical challenges on the violin and demonstrates by performing sections of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Finale. ...
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ArticleVadim Repin performs Prokofiev on the Guarneri 'del Ges’', 'Lafont' violin, c.1736
Vadim Repin performs Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no.2 on the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', 'Lafont' violin, c.1736 with the Russian National Orchestra at the 2013 George Enescu Festival.The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind ...
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ArticleCellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Saint-Saëns's The Swan
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Saint-Saëns's The Swan as an encore conducted by John Williams.Read the artist's 9 opinions on performance and career.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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ArticleNicola Benedetti performs Bruch on the Stradivarius 'Gariel' violin, 1717
Nicola Benedetti perform the third movement of Bruch's Violin Concerto no.1 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on the Stradivarius 'Gariel' violin, 1717. The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now. John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each ...
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ArticleAnne-Sophie Mutter performs solo Bach on the 'Lord Dunn-Raven' Stradivarius
Anne-Sophie Mutter performs the Sarabande from Bach's Solo Partita no.2 on the Antonio Stradivari 'Lord Dunn-Raven' violin, 1710. The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now. John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments showcased ...
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ArticleRenaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Panette' violin, 1737
Renaud Capuçon performs Gluck's Melodie on the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Panette' violin, 1737.The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments showcased in the calendar in The Strad's October ...
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ArticleJames Ehnes plays the 'Marsick' Stradivarius violin
James Ehnes performs Ravel's Pièce en forme de Habanera on the Antonio Stradivarius 'Marsick' violin, 1715.The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments showcased in the calendar in The ...
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ArticleHilary Hahn on finding the right chin rest and shoulder rest
I believe in padding any area that comes in contact with bone' Violinist Hilary Hahn talks about the importance of finding the correct chin rest and shoulder rest for you, and gives some helpful tips. The Strad's Accessories 2014 supplement, including a feature on chin rests, is ...
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Article3D Imaging: Girolamo Amati contralto viola
In The Strad's October 2014 issue, we report on the investigation into a recently rediscovered contralto viola by Girolamo Amati, which involved CT scanning, macro photography and 3D imaging. This 360-degree rendering of the viola's interior was made by Violinforensic, using scans taken at the Vienna Micro-CT Lab.The ...
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ArticleBrooklyn Rider performs Debussy's String Quartet
Contemporary New York-based string quartet Brooklyn Rider performs the second movement from Debussy's String Quartet. The ensemble features in The Strad's October 2014 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click ...
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ArticleJinjoo Cho performs Saint-Saëns's Introduction et rondo capriccioso
Jinjoo Cho, winner of the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, performs Saint-Saëns's Introduction et rondo capriccioso, op.28 in 2010.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 Hilary Hahn on the best advice she ever had
Balance between technique and musicality is so important. Good technique is necessary to bring the music across, but you also need sound musical ability for the technique to be free enough to work' Violinist Hilary Hahn talks about the most valuable lessons she learned from her teachers ...
