All violin articles – Page 14
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From the Archive: a violin by Sam Daniels, Jerome, Idaho, 1977
This illustration of a violin by Sam Daniels was published in The Strad, August 1980. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Sam Daniels was born in 1915 in Idaho. His first attempt at making a violin was in 1936, when Sam ordered a kit from the ...
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News
Violinist Yu-Chien Tseng signs to Deutsche Grammophon
The 21-year-old Taiwanese musician will release his first album for the label at the end of December
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Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names joint violin winners
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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Gofriller violin stolen at London underground station is recovered safely
The 18th-century instrument was snatched while Krysia Osostowicz was unlocking her bike
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Aaron Dworkin And Chi-Chi Nwanoku awarded Trinity Laban Honorary Fellowships
The violinist and double bassist were honoured at the Sphinx Global Symposium on Diversity in Classical Music
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Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 6 violin finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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David Garrett sets Guinness World Record for Fastest Violin Player
David Garrett breaks the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Violin Player in December 2008, performing Flight of the Bumblebee in 1 minute 5.26 seconds. Read: 7 tips for playing fast passages Read: How to play fast passages without tension, by cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
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Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 12 cello semi-finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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Blogs
Mastering up-bow and down-bow staccato
Dr Tomas Cotik gives an introduction to the bow stroke and demonstrates techniques and exercises
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Ray Chen and Daniel Jang perform Wieniawski's Etude Caprice, op.18 no.4
Classical musicians are actually really funny people - they are often just too shy or intimidated to show their real selves to the audience. So I just try to show what I am like as a person'Virtuoso violinist Ray Chen joined Daniel Jang to perform Wieniawski's Etude Caprice ...
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From the Archive: the 'Reynolds' Maggini violin, 1610
This illustration of a violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini was published in The Strad, May 1980. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph:This violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini of 1610 is in virtually mint condition . Authenticated violins by this Brescian maker are at best infrequent ...
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Violin accident: what to do when your bow flies out of your hand
Violinist Sara Delić loses control of her bow - which threatens to go flying - during a performance of Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen.Watch: A bow hair disasterWatch: Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt in page-turning disaster
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From the Archive: a violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia c.1600
This illustration of a violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini was published in The Strad, January 1980. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:On the good authority of William E Hill and Sons, who certified the instrument on March 16 1955, the violin (with the exception of ...
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News
George Enescu International Competition 2016 announces violin and cello candidates
The event takes place from 3 to 25 September 2016 in Romania in violin, cello and piano disciplines
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Julia Fischer performs De Beriot's Ninth Violin Concerto, aged 8
An eight-year-old Julia Fischer performs De Beriot's Ninth Violin Concerto in 1992.
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Capuçon brothers - violinist Renaud and cellist Gautier - perform together at the BBC Proms
The Capuçon brothers - violinist Renaud and cellist Gautier - perform Handel-Halvorsen's Passacaglia as an encore at the BBC Proms in London's Royal Albert Hall in 2011. Read: ‘As a musician you never finish learning,’ says cellist Gautier Capuçon Watch: Gautier Capuçon performs Thaïs Meditation at the ...
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Violinist Nigel Armstrong named concertmaster of Santa Cruz Symphony
Californian, 26, will lead the orchestra from 1 October
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Violinist Maxim Vengerov on making one violin sound like three in Bach
I want to hear two or three violinists at one time'Maxim Vengerov gives a violin masterclass on the Fugue of Bach's Sonata No.1, recorded at the Royal Academy of Music in London. The student is Nasrin Rashidova.The full 45-minute video is available to buy as a download or ...
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Introducing the bow to beginner violin students
American pedagogue Mimi Zweig explains how she engages new pupils
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Frank Peter Zimmermann regains access to ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius violin
The instrument has been purchased by the North Rhine-Westphalia government in Germany for use by the violinist