Videos – Page 90
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ArticleVideo: Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Mozart's Violin Concerto no.3
Conductor and early music pioneer Nikolaus Harnoncourt, who announced his retirement on Saturday 5 December, conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Mozart's Violin Concerto no.3 in G major K216, with soloist Gidon Kremer. Violinist Ray Chen will give a Masterclass on the first movement of this concerto in ...
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on buying his Stradivarius
Two weeks after buying our house in Long Island - when we had absolutely no money at all - the Stradivarius violin suddenly became available' Itzhak Perlman speaks about buying his violin - the 'Soil' Stradivarius of 1714 - at Elon University. Read: Violinist Itzhak Perlman on conquering performance nerves
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ArticleChristel Lee performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
Christel Lee performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto in 2014.The US violinist has been named the winner of the 2015 International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in Finland and receives €25,000. Watch Lee performing in the competition final here.
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ArticleViolin maker Guy Rabut on when to adjust a soundpost
If the instrument is no longer self-correcting small changes in sound, then it's time to adjust the soundpost' New York violin maker Guy Rabut gives tips on when to adjust your soundpost, and demonstrates the process. Watch: How to re-hair a violin bow Read: Buying an instrument ...
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on the importance of silence
Rests are so important in music because they provide the tension between notes...' Violinist Itzhak Perlman speaks about the significance of silence at Elon University in North Carolina. Watch: Violinist Itzhak Perlman on different playing characteristics
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ArticleViolinist Viktoria Mullova performs at the 1980 Sibelius Competition
Viktoria Mullova gives her winning performance of Sibelius's Violin Concerto at the 1980 International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. The 2015 Sibelius Competition is currently underway - read about the six finalists. Watch: Violin winners Viktoria Mullova and Sergei Stadler perform at the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition
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ArticleViolinist Min-Jin Kym performs Beethoven on her 1696 Stradivarius
Min-Jin Kym plays the opening of Beethoven's Violin Concerto on her 1696 Stradivarius with Andrew Davis conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in a recording session for Sony Classics in 2006.Kym is to write a memoir called ‘Gone’ about the theft of her 1696 Stradivarius from a Pret a Manger ...
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ArticleTehran Symphony Orchestra performs Carmen Suite
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra performs Bizet's Carmen Suite conducted by Shahrdad Rohani.The orchestra was recently barred from playing at an event in Iran, as the organisers objected to female musicians performing on stage.
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ArticleHilary Hahn performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto
Violinist Hilary Hahn performs the first movement of Sibelius's Violin Concerto. Watch part two here. Watch: Hilary Hahn performs Bach aged 15 Read: Violinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation
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ArticleGil Shaham performs Barber's Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham performs Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Robertson at the BBC Proms in London's Albert Hall in 2013. Read: Violinist Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos
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ArticleHow to re-hair a violin bow
Japanese-based violin and bow maker Daniel Olsen demonstrates how to re-hair a violin bow.Watch: How gut strings are madeWatch: Making a violin - from start to finish
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ArticleCellist Ralph Kirshbaum on varying bow speed
When playing Bach we tend to use a slightly faster bow speed - with less core and more resonance' Cellist Ralph Kirshbaum speaks about varying bow speed depending on period and genre for the Play With A Pro Music Academy. The full masterclass is available here. Kirshbaum ...
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ArticleThomas Demenga performs Rococo Variations on 1669 Guarneri cello
Cellist Thomas Demenga performs Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with Real Filharmonía de Galicia in May 2014 on the Andrea Guarneri 'Soyer' cello, 1669.The instrument features in The Strad’s 2016 calendar, ‘Cellos of the Stars’, on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments ...
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ArticleHow to achieve perfectly controlled bowing
The presentation may be a little odd, but this video on how to achieve a clear and controlled bow stroke, drawing inspiration from the method of Paganini, features some very useful tips.Read: The evolution of violin bow holdRead: Violinist Aaron Rosand on improving bow technique
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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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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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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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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.
