All violinist articles – Page 10
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NewsSuyeon Kang wins Michael Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand
The Australian violinist receives NZD$40,000, a recording contract and performance opportunities
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ArticleMaxim Vengerov performs Walton's Viola Concerto
Violinist Maxim Vengerov proves himself to be a highly skilled viola player, performing Walton's Viola Concerto.Read The Strad's article asking, Should all viola players practise the violin?Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleViolinist Roman Kim performs his own arrangement of Bach's Air
Virtuosic violinist Roman Kim demonstrates some impressive left-hand pizzicato skills in his contrapuntal arrangement of Bach's Air on the G string for solo violin, published by Baerenreiter.Read The Strad's 7 pointers for perfect pizzicato and violinist Jennifer Pike's blog on pizzicato technique.Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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ArticleJi Young Lim performs Brahms's Violin Concerto
Ji Young Lim performs the first movement of Brahms's Violin Concerto in the finals of the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in which she came third.The violinist has just been named the winner of the 2015 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium, after performing the same work in ...
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NewsLindsay Quartet founding violinist Peter Cropper has died aged 69
The British musician was also founder and artistic director of Sheffield’s Music in the Round
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NewsComputers are a step closer to replacing live musicians
Dutch company Prolody has created a new programme to emulate the artistry of a human violinist
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ArticleViolinist Nigel Kennedy performs Purple Haze
British violinist Nigel Kennedy performs his own arrangement of Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze.Read The Strad's interview with Kennedy on Bach, Hendrix and why he thinks music students should skip college.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back ...
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BlogsViolinist Nigel Kennedy on Bach, Hendrix, and why he thinks music students should skip college
Pauline Harding talks to the controversial musician after a rehearsal for three unusual concerts this week
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NewsViolinist Julian Rachlin named Royal Liverpool Philharmonic artist in residence
The musician will perform as soloist and conductor, and in chamber concerts in November 2015
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NewsSeattle Symphony concertmaster Alexander Velinzon to return to Boston Symphony
The violinist will return to his former Boston role as assistant concertmaster
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BlogsBach to Moog: recording Bach for violin solo, string ensemble and Moog synthesiser
Composer, arranger and producer Craig Leon describes working on Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 with violinist Jennifer Pike and Moog Modular synthesiser. Listen to the recording below:
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ArticleViolinist Yehudi Menuhin performs Wieniawski's Scherzo Tarantelle
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin gives an exceedingly fast performance of Wieniawski's Scherzo Tarantelle in 1947. Read Menuhin’s first appearance in The Strad, aged 10, in 1926. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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Article12-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovitj performs Saint-Saëns's Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovitj, who at the age of 13 has signed to British agency Enticott Music Management, gave an impressively mature and polished performance Saint-Saëns's Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso at the age of 12 with the Talich Philharmonia Prague Orchestra on New Year's Day 2014.The young artist, ...
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ArticleEight-year-old musicians of Joyous String Quartet play Smooth Criminal
The Joyous String Quartet † comprising two eight-year-old violinists a cellist and a double bassist † perform an arrangement of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal. The group have been playing together since they were four years old and have appeared on American, Chinese and Korean television.Subscribe to The Strad ...
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FocusViolinist Eugene Fodor on studying with Jascha Heifetz
American-born Fodor counted among his teachers not only Heifetz, but also Ivan Galamian and Josef Gingold
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov on taking time to explore the fingerboard
And now I can imitate birds...but not sick birds!'Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Ravel's Tzigane, including advice on taking time to explore the whole fingerboard, and a humorous impression of birds as represented in the work.The full 50-minute video is available to buy as a download or ...
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ArticleSuliman Tekalli performs Bartók at the Seoul International Music Competition
27-year-old Suliman Tekalli performs Bartók's Violin Concerto no.2 with the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra in the final of the 2015 Seoul International Music Competition. Tekalli shared second prize with 17-year-old Ayana Tsuji; no first prize was awarded.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a ...
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NewsLong-serving Boston Symphony violinist Ronald Knudsen dies aged 83
The musician performed with the orchestra for 48 years
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NewsViolinist Peter Manning appointed Dallas Opera guest concertmaster and conductor
The British musician is currently concertmaster of the Royal Opera House Orchestra
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NewsViolinist Ji Yoon Lee wins 2015 Windsor Festival International String Competition
The South Korean musician will perform with the Philharmonia Orchestra as part of her prize later this year
