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FocusMasterclass: 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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VideoThe 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. Repin continues The Strad’s marked-up ...
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FocusMasterclass: 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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FocusMasterclass: 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
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ArticleThe Strad Masterclass: violinist James Ehnes on Beethoven's Spring Sonata
Sometimes people seem to think it's more important that their interpretations be defensible than beautiful, and that's absurd' James Ehnes speaks about interpreting Beethoven to The Strad, and performs the composer's Romance no.1 with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop (above). The violinist continues The Strad’s new ...
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ArticleThe Strad Masterclass: Ray Chen on Mozart's Third Violin Concerto
What makes Mozart so difficult to play? It's finding that perfect balance between simplicity on one hand, and complexity on the other. Like being young and energetic, but having a mature and experienced sound' Ray Chen talks about finding a balance in Mozart - and compares his music to a ...
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