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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Rodney Friend on Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Spanish dance and Heifetz are two of Rodney Friend’s biggest influences in this popular showpiece
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Masterclass: Philippe Graffin on Ravel’s Violin Sonata no.2
The French violinist explores how to create an orchestra of abstract colours and characters in the first movement of Ravel’s last chamber work
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Masterclass: Daniel Hope on the Franck Violin Sonata
The British violinist takes a look at the second movement of a work filled with Romantic flair, fireworks and colour, and highlights the importance of building a perfect piano-violin partnership
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Masterclass: Schubert Quartet no.14, ‘Death And The Maiden’
Second violinist of the Chiaroscuro Quartet, Pablo Hernán Benedí , looks at the first movement of a work filled with secrets, threats, drama and tension
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Masterclass: Carolin Widmann on Schumann Violin Sonata no.2
Interpretational insights into the first movement of a work written by a musical genius with an increasingly unsettled mind
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Masterclass: Daniel Hope on 'Winter' from Vivaldi's Four Seasons
The British violinist offers ideas on how to conjure a frosty chill through your violin playing. From the January 2015 issue
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Masterclass: Joshua Bell on Bruch's Violin Concerto no.1, third movement
The American violinist discusses gypsy style, charisma, flair and contrast in the lively third movement of this much-loved work
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Masterclass: Baiba Skride on the Berg Violin Concerto, first movement
The Latvian violinist discusses the importance of thorough planning, together with emotional engagement, when playing this awkward work
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Masterclass: Christian Tetzlaff on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto – first movement
How to bring out the mystery and joy of one of classical music’s longest opening movements
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Masterclass: Arabella Steinbacher on Ravel’s Tzigane
The German violinist gives advice on how to inject character and charisma into the daunting solo introduction of this much-loved work
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Masterclass: Barnabás Kelemen on the first movement of the 'Razumovsky' quartet, op.59 no.1
The leader of the Kelemen Quartet discusses spontaneity and scales in the first movement of this ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartet. From the January 2018 issue
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Klezmer violin technique masterclass with Sophie Solomon
The violin is a vital ingredient of the klezmer sound. In this Masterclass from January 2007, Sophie Solomon, founding member of klezmer fusion band Oi Va Voi and artistic director of London’s Jewish Music Institute, explains that embodying a vocal quality in the instrument is the key to performing this ...
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Masterclass: Maxim Vengerov on the Caprice D’après L’étude En Forme De Valse
Being a good musician is like being a great cook, according to Maxim Vengerov. In this Masterclass first published in the November 2005 issue of The Strad, he gives his recipe for playing a fiendish Saint-Saëns waltz arrangement by Ysaÿe
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Masterclass: Leonidas Kavakos on the Sibelius Violin Concerto
The Finnish composer put all his knowledge as symphonic writer and frustrated violinist into this great, elemental work. First published in The Strad’s January 2008 issue, Leonidas Kavakos’s masterclass explains how to do it justice
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Masterclass: Erik Schumann on the Haydn 'Sunrise' Quartet, first movement
A preview of the October 2017 issue’s Masterclass, which features detailed performance suggestions and marked-up sheet music for the first violin part of the first movement of Haydn’s ‘Sunrise’ Quartet, op.76 no.4
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Masterclass: Vadim Gluzman on Brahms's Violin Sonata no.1
The Israeli violinist discusses why colour, shading and restraint are key in the first movement of this often-misinterpreted work. From the September 2017 issue
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The Strad Masterclass: violinist Vadim Repin on Chausson's Poème op.25
’There are light and hopeful moments, but also very sad moments of absolute hopelessness’ Violinist Vadim Repin speaks about performing Chausson’s Poème op.25 to The Strad, and performs the work in the video above with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta in 2011. ...
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The Strad Masterclass: Rachel Barton Pine on Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Whipping your bow off at the right time will give the music more energy' Rachel Barton Pine speaks about performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto to The Strad, and performs the concerto in the video above with the Turku Philharmonic conducted by Christian Vasquez in February 2015. Pine ...
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Masterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Part 2
In the second of a two-part article, Hadelich discusses Auer’s amendments, the cadenza and applause. From the January 2017 issue
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Masterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Part 1
In the first of a two-part article, Hadelich discusses timing, tradition and character in the acrobatic first movement. From the December 2016 issue
