Violin
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider on Elgar’s Violin Concerto
The violin soloist, chamber musician and conductor gives practical advice on the great English composer’s noble string work. From November 2010
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Ida Haendel on Bach’s Chaconne in D minor
To mark the 120th anniversary of The Strad, the great virtuoso Ida Haendel draws on a lifetime of playing to explore what is for many the pinnacle of the solo violin repertoire. From the May 2010 issue.
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade with violinist Bart Vandenbogaerde
Concertmaster of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra guides us through the work based on The Arabian Nights, which demands subtle articulation and careful attention to detail to make its colourful characters come alive. From October 2014
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Tim Kliphuis on Stéphane Grappelli’s Tournesol
Tips and tricks for playing in the manner of the great jazz violinist. From November 2013
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Arabella Steinbacher on Ravel’s Tzigane
The German violinist gives advice on how to inject character and charisma into the daunting solo introduction of this much-loved work. From February 2018
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Barnabás Kelemen on the first movement of Beethoven's ‘Rasumovsky’ quartet, op.59 no.1
The leader of the Kelemen Quartet discusses spontaneity and scales in the first movement of this ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartet. From the January 2018 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Erik Schumann on the Haydn ‘Sunrise’ Quartet, first movement
Erik Schumann, first violinist of the Schumann Quartet, looks at how a good structural understanding of the work’s first movement can lead to a more profound interpretation
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Vadim Gluzman on Brahms’s Violin Sonata no.1
The Israeli violinist discusses why colour, shading and restraint are key in the first movement of this often-misinterpreted work.
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Violinist Vadim Repin on Chausson’s Poème
Violinist Vadim Repin discusses vibrato, orchestration and technique in this challenging, passionate work. From June 2017
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Leonidas Kavakos on Brahms Violin Concerto, first movement
Musical imagination, measured vibrato and a sense of thematic continuity are all essential to playing this celebrated work. From June 2014
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor op.63
Violinist James Ehnes provides his insight into tackling the tricky technical demands of this lyrical masterpiece
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Glenn Dicterow on the Sheherazade violin solos
The former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic reveals the freedom and agility needed to seduce the listener in this most sensuous of all orchestral violin solos. From June 2008
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Strauss Ein Heldenleben violin solo
Lyn Fletcher gives practical advice to help you perform the extensive violin solo in this Strauss masterpiece
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Fauré Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, first movement
Violinist Fenella Humphreys discovers the intricate patterns that make up a work full of colour and contrast, and how their interplay shapes performance
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 2
In the second of two articles, Leila Josefowicz discusses the Adagio of the second movement, in the context of the Viennese School and the Neue Sachlichkeit era
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 1
ln the first of two articles, Leila Josefowicz explores ideas of feverishness, hallucination, death and resurrection in the second movement of a great 20th-century concerto
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Baiba Skride on the Berg Violin Concerto, first movement
The Latvian violinist discusses the importance of thorough planning, together with emotional engagement, when playing this awkward work
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto part 2
Augustin Hadelich discusses Auer’s amendments, the cadenza and applause, in the second of a two-part article about the first movement
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Mozart Violin Concerto no.4 in D major K218
Violinist Francesca Dego looks at how to play the final movement of this violin concerto with direction, musicality and a sense of fun
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Julia Fischer on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Third Movement
Conversations between instruments, harmony and articulation all form part of Julia Fischer’s discussion of this joyous third movement
