Videos – Page 98
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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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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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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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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 ...
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ArticleIvry Gitlis performs Bartók's Solo Violin Sonata
Ivry Gitlis performs the third movement 'Melodia' of Bartók's Solo Violin Sonata. Read 8 opinions on performance and career by Ivry Gitlis. 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 Itzhak Perlman performs Bazzini’s Dance of the Goblins
Itzhak Perlman gives a buoyant performance of Bazzini's Dance of the Goblins in Russia. Watch Maxim Vengerov perform Dance of the Goblins in Amsterdam in 1994. 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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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic performs Barber's Adagio for Strings
The Berlin Philharmonic performs Barber's Adagio for Strings conductor by Gustavo Dudamel.Read about the orchestra's famous string sound in The Strad's April 2015 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 here.
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ArticleLeia Zhu, aged 8, gives winning performance of Wieniawski's Second Violin Concerto
British violinist Leia Zhu, aged 8, has been named the youngest ever winner of the International Competition ‘Young Virtuosos’ in Sophia, Bulgaria. The competition's 2015 edition included violin, viola, cello and percussion categories, each divided into four age groups.Zhu won her violin category (up to the age of ...
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn performs Vieuxtemps Concerto no.4
Violinist Hilary Hahn performs Vieuxtemps' Concerto no.4 with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Tugan Sokhiev – a work she recently recorded for DG alongside Mozart's Fifth Concerto. The artist recently announced on her Facebook page that she is expecting her first baby, but will complete her 2014-15 ...
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ArticleBruno Giuranna plays a 1715 Stradivarius viola
Bruno Giuranna, who writes about tone production in The Strad's March 2015 issue Technique section, performs Marin Marais on a 1717 Stradivarius viola with pianist Clara Dutto at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
