All violin articles – Page 9
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Instruments announced for Tokyo Stradivarius Festival 2018 exhibition
Eighteen Stradivari violins, a cello and a viola, plus an Andrea Amati will be featured
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Staatskapelle Berlin concertmaster Axel Wilczok has died aged 66
Axel Wilczok, who served as concertmaster of the Staatskapelle Berlin for more than 30 years, has died aged 66. A close associate of Daniel Barenboim since 1990, Wilczok was one of the first tutors at the Barenboim–Said Akademie and an important mentor at the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. ...
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman plays klezmer music
'When you're dealing with music, you're dealing with the soul of the society' This video is an clip from a 1995 PBS documentary which followed violinist Itzhak Perlman as he joined four klezmer groups – Brave New World, The Klezmatics, Andy Statman and the Klezmer Conservatory Band – to perform ...
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Vadim Gluzman on the 1690 ‘Leopold Auer’ Stradivarius
In this video from the Czech Philharmonic, Vadim Gluzman recalls meeting the ‘Leopold Auer’ Stradivari 21 years ago and how it feels to play the instrument which belonged to the great violin pedagogue who tauch Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein
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‘A huge waste of time and money’ for violinist travelling with Stradivarius turned away by British Airways over supposed rule change
BA Heathrow check-in staff said that violins are no longer accepted as cabin luggage under any circumstances, claims Tamsin Waley-Cohen
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Arabella Steinbacher on Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto
For the German violinist, Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto opened the doors to 20th-century repertoire – and with it, whole new sound worlds
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Nikolaj Znaider discusses his Guarneri 'del Gesù'
In this video for the Czech Philharmonic, Nikolaj Znaider talks about the 1741 ‘Kreisler’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ which he plays on extended loan by the Royal Danish Theater through the Velux Foundation and the Knud Højgaard Foundation. The instrument was owned by legendary Austrian violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler from ...
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Violinist, quartet and double bassist in new intake of BBC New Generation Artists
BBC Radio 3’s young classical talent platform accepts Aleksey Semenenko, Quatuor Arod and Misha Mullov-Abbado
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17-year-old Anne Luisa Kramb takes top string prize at Manhattan Competition
Prize includes paid recital at Carnegie Hall to take place on 22 September this year
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Trials of travelling musicians: violin not accepted as hand luggage on ferry
Scilly Steamship Company insists violin goes in the hold – yet maintains policy allowing two dogs per adult
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Obituary: Fredell Lack, 19 February 1922 - 20 August 2017
Child prodigy violinist who went on to be one of America’s most prolific teachers
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The Violinist Leonidas Kavakos - excerpt from Deutsche Welle documentary
In this clip from the 2015 documentary The Violinist Leonidas Kavakos broadcast on Deutsche Welle, he makes a visit to Florian Leonhard Fine Violins to try out some instruments. Both Kavako’s previous Stradivari, the 1724 ’Abergavenny’, and his current 1734 ’Willemotte’ acquired earlier this year, have come via the London-based ...
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Nuno Santos Violin - A Violin In The Most Unlikely Places
Portuguese violinist and surfer Nuno Santos has been taking his violin out into the giant waves at Nazaré – or rather a series of violins, since they don’t always survive intact. The Strad doesn’t condone putting a violin in the sea, whether it is cheap and mass-produced or not. However, ...
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Guadagnini back in action in the hands of Daniel Auner
Young Viennese violinist has been loaned 1752 Milan-period instrument by National Bank of Austria collection
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Woman, accused of destroying ex-husband's Amati among dozens of violins, arrested in Japan
Violin maker’s shop stock and collection of instruments and bows said to be worth around $1m
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Schumann: Violin Sonatas - no.1 in A minor op.105, no.2 in D minor op.121; Fünf Stücke im Volkston op.102
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: The poet speaks as a Norwegian duo take on the violin sonatasMusicians: Arvid EngegŠrd (violin), Nils Anders Mortensen (piano)Composer: SchumannCatalogue number: LAWO LWC1110 Schumann’s late violin sonatas are so rich in fantasy and unpredictable incident that it’s no wonder each new recording ...
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My World - Kennedy: Dedications, Three Sisters
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Nigel Kennedy turns composer as he invites us into his worldMusicians: Nigel Kennedy (violin), Orphy Robinson (percussion), Adam Czerwinski (drums), Doug Boyle, Julian Buschberger, Rolf Bussalb (guitars), Tomasz Kupiec (bass guitar), Oxford Philharmonic OrchestraComposer: Nigel KennedyCatalogue number: NEUE MEISTER MUSIK LCD6203 In ...
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Music for Violin and Viola - Bruch: Double Concerto in E minor op.88, Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia, Martinu¯: Three Madrigals (Duo no.1), Mozart: Duo no.1 in G major K423; Sinfonia concertante in E f
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: A bargain collection of repertoire for violin and violaMusicians: Davide Alogna (violin), José Adolfo Alejo (viola), Camerata de Coahuila/Ramón ShadeComposer: Bruch, Handel-Halvorsen, Martinu¯, Mozart, Pleyel, Ponce, SpohrCatalogue number: BRILLIANT CLASSICS 95241 (2 CDs) This CD set explores ‘the playful intertwining of two ...
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Bruch: Violin Concerto no.2 in D minor op.44; Adagio appassionato op.57; In memoriam op.65; Konzertstück op.84
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Liebeck and Brabbins continue their Bruch concerto cycle in styleMusicians: Jack Liebeck (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Martyn BrabbinsComposer: BruchCatalogue number: HYPERION CDA68055 This disc is Volume 21 in Hyperion’s Romantic Violin Concerto series and the third Bruch recording I have reviewed in ...
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Vivaldi: Violin Concertos opp.11 and 12
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Guglielmo is muscular and eloquent in Vivaldi's final collectionsMusicians: Pier Luigi Fabretti (oboe), L'Arte dell'Arco/Federico Guglielmo (violin)Composer: VivaldiCatalogue number: BRILLIANT CLASSICS 95048 (2 CDs) Federico Guiglielmo gives persuasive performances of the ten violin concertos in these two collections. He seems unusually relaxed ...