All violin articles – Page 14
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Formlabs' 3D-printed acoustic violin made from white resin
Formlabs engineer Brian Chan and violinist Rhett Price have combined forces to build a 3D-printed violin from white resin.The instrument was made with SLA (StereoLithoGraphy) printing technology - which lends itself well to intricate details and a smooth surface finish - rather than a FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) ...
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Violinist and teacher Dejan Mihailović has died aged 84
The Serbian musician taught at the Faculty of Music at the University of Arts in Belgrade
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Medici Quartet founding violinist Paul Robertson has died aged 63
The violinist performed with the ensemble for over four decades, but had suffered from ill health in recent years
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From the Archive: a violin by Alfredo Galea, 1979
This illustration of a violin by Alfredo Galea was published in The Strad, March 1982. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Among the Italian violins produced in this century, the instruments of Alfredo G. Galea merit special appreciation for their lustrous and flexible tone. After a ...
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A violin bow with a mind of its own
A violinist's enthusiastic final bow stroke makes for a finale to remember in this orchestral concert from 2013.Watch: A bow hair disasterWatch: Violist Yuri Bashmet in tailpiece disasterWatch: Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt in page turning catastrophe
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Renaud Capuçon performs Gluck's Melodie on solo violin
Renaud Capuçon performs Gluck's Melodie on solo violin as an encore at a concert with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony in May 2016.Watch: Violinist Renaud Capuçon performs in the Paris MetroWatch: Capuçon brothers – violinist Renaud and cellist Gautier – perform together at the BBC Proms
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Sugar vs caramel: comparing the sound of the 'Joachim-Ma' Stradivarius to that of other violins
Alexi Kenney describes playing the 300-year-old 'Joachim-Ma' Stradivarius violin, on loan to him through the New England Conservatory
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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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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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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 ...