All violin articles – Page 11
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ArticleViolinist Ray Chen gives masterclass on smooth bow changes
Imagine that the paper is the instrument, the brush is the bow, and your musical line is the ink' Ray Chen continues his video masterclass series by analysing, with the aid of a paint brush, exactly what happens at the moment of a bow change. Watch: Violinist ...
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Focus5 reasons to develop your own musical ideas
Violin professor Boris Kuschnir gives five reasons why students should avoid copying others' phrasing and interpretation
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ArticlePing-pong playing violinist demonstrates serious coordination skills
The first violinist of comedy string quartet the MozART Group demonstrates seriously impressive coordination and rhythmic control in a performance incorporating left-hand pizzicato, singing and ping-pong.Watch: Ray Chen's violin swapping Bach Double Concerto encore
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News1714 Claude Pierray violin stolen in Germany
The instrument belongs to Hofkapelle München artistic director Rüdiger Lotter
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Premium ❘ FocusThe Great Pretenders – how to act like a string player
In this article from The Strad November 2008 Nick Shave looks at how actors make their string performances look real
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a Stradivarius violin from the 1695 period
This illustration of a violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, April 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This violin, which is not recorded in any of the books listing Stradivari's works, belongs to the 1695 era, the so-called long Strad ...
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ArticleLisa Batiashvili performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
Lisa Batiashvili performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with Orchestra Sinfonica Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Antonio Pappano in January 2015. The violinist speaks about her long association with the work in The Strad’s October 2016 issue – download on desktop computer or through The Strad App ...
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FocusViolinist Benjamin Beilman on building a successful career
For the American, seizing opportunities when they present themselves has been key to his professional development
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NewsViolinist and Orchestra della Toscana concertmaster Andrea Tacchi dies aged 63
The Italian violinist has performed with the orchestra since its formation in 1980
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ReviewPolish Violin Concertos - Bacewicz: Violin Concerto no.1; Panufnik: Violin Concerto; Tansman: Five Pieces; Spisak: Andante and Allegro
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: An important addition to the discography of these works Musicians: Piotr Plawner (violin), Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble/Jürgen Brun Composer: Bacewicz, Panufnik, Tansman, Spisak Catalogue number: Naxos 8.573496 ...
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NewsTeenage violinist Noa Wildschut signs to Harrison Parrott
The Dutch 15-year-old has recently joined the Warner Classics roster on an exclusive contract
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ArticleViolinist Julia Fischer and violist Gordan Nikolitch record Mozart
Violinist Julia Fischer and violist Gordan Nikolitch (normally a violinist) record Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra for their 2007 recording on PentaTone Classics. Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott describe the demands and rewards of their duo partnership in The Strad’s October 2016 issue ...
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ReviewWeinberg: Solo Violin Sonatas nos.1–3; Shostakovich: Three Fantastic Dances (transc. Glikman)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Roth goes it (largely) alone as he reaches Weinberg’s three solo sonatas Musicians: Linus Roth (violin), José Gallardo (piano) Composer: Weinberg, Shostakovich Catalogue number: ...
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ArticleViolinist Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott perform duo encore
Violinist Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott perform Handel-Halvorsen’s Passacaglia as an encore in Saarbrücken, Germany in 2007. Read: Violinist Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott on sound projection Julia Fischer and Daniel Müller-Schott describe the demands and rewards of their duo partnership in The Strad’s October ...
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NewsJanine Jansen receives 1707 Stradivarius violin on ten-year loan
The Dutch violinist has been loaned the instrument by Norway's Dextra Musica foundation
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NewsQueensland Symphony Orchestra violinist killed in car accident
Stephen Phillips was travelling with his family while on holiday in New Zealand
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NewsThe Strad October 2016 issue is out now
Violinist Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott discuss the demands and rewards of their duo partnership
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NewsGyehee Kim wins 2016 George Enescu Competition violin section
The event is taking place from 3 to 25 September 2016 in Romania in violin, cello and piano disciplines
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Article7-year-old violinist Elli Choi performs Mendelssohn in 2008
Elli Choi, aged just 7, performs the third movement of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto at the Strings International Music Festival in Pennsylvania, US in 2008.Choi, now aged 15, has been named the winner of the World Monaco Music Masters Competition 2016.
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Article9-year-old violinist Noa Wildschut performs with Janine Jansen
9-year-old Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut performs two Shostakovich violin duets with Janine Jansen at the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht in December 2010.Wildschut, now 15, has recently signed exclusively to Warner Classics, and will release her first album for the label in 2017.
