All violinist articles – Page 3
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NewsBritish conductor and violinist Sir Neville Marriner has died aged 92
The former London Symphony Orchestra musician established the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in 1958
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ArticleViolinist Kyung Wha Chung plays Bach
Kyung Wha Chung performs Bach's Chaconne in the above video. The violinist speaks in The Strad's October 2016 issue about her long-awaited recording of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas, fifty years after she began playing the works.Read: 6 opinions on performance and interpretation by violinist Kyung Wha Chung
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NewsViolinist Kyung Wha Chung postpones 2016 UK tour due to finger injury
The Korean musician was due to perform at London's Barbican on 26 October
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NewsUS violinist and concertmaster John Lambros has died aged 98
The musican was also a dedicated teacher and served as a professor at Morris Harvey College in Charleston
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NewsDutch violinist Noa Wildschut signs to Warner Classics aged 15
The young musician will release her first all-Mozart album under the new agreement in 2017
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NewsViolinist Dene Olding to step down as Sydney Symphony concertmaster after three decades
The musician becomes SSO concertmaster emeritus after his final performance with the orchestra on 29 October 2016
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NewsViolinist Itzhak Perlman to donate his $1m Genesis Prize to charity
The virtuoso performer will divide the funds between young musicians, community music programmes and disabled charities
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NewsViolinist Jessica Lee appointed Cleveland Orchestra assistant concertmaster
The musician's tenure in the Clara G. and George P. Bickford Assistant Concertmaster Endowed Chair begins on 29 August 2016
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NewsViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter calls for fans to design her new album cover
The winnning design of new album 'Mutterissimo' will be personally chosen by the violinist
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ArticleAnne-Sophie Mutter performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
Anne-Sophie Mutter performs the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons in May 2015. Read: ‘Extremes of constant vibrato or none at all do not solve musical problems,’ says violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter Watch: Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter films her performance with a head ...
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Focus'Extremes of constant vibrato or none at all do not solve musical problems,' says violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter
The violinist speaks about vibrato as an expressive device
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NewsInaugural Dominique Peccatte Competition for violinists and bow makers names winners
Japanese violinist Rika Masato and bow maker Kaspar Pankow take the top awards
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Article'You must play as naturally as you sing': violinist Isaac Stern in China
One sings very naturally. You must figure out how to make that sound on your violin' In this clip from the 1979 documentary 'From Mao to Mozart', violinist Isaac Stern demonstrates to a young student the importance of listening and playing like a singer. Watch: Violinist Isaac ...
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FocusViolinist Isaac Stern in China
Captured in the 1979 Academy Award-winning documentary 'From Mao to Mozart', Isaac Stern had a transformative effect on China's classical music scene, writes Nancy Pellegrini
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NewsLouisville Orchestra appoints new concertmaster and assistant concertmaster
Violinists Gabriel Lefkowitz and Julia Noone are to join the orchestra
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman records Fiddler on the Roof
Itzhak Perlman records a special bonus track for the 2016 Broadway cast recording of Fiddler on the Roof, released on Broadway Records. Perlman’s bonus track, titled ‘Excerpts from Fiddler on the Roof’, is arranged by film composer John Williams. Read: Violinist Itzhak Perlman to perform on Fiddler ...
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NewsViolinist forced to withdraw from Proms appearance due to UK visa process
Kazakhstan-born Anna Markova was due to perform with Le Cercle de l'Harmonie on 22 July 2016
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FocusThe teaching wisdom of violinist Joseph Szigeti
The great violinist's former student Arnold Steinhardt recalls lessons from the master
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NewsViolinist Nigel Armstrong named concertmaster of Santa Cruz Symphony
Californian, 26, will lead the orchestra from 1 October
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NewsViolinist Alexandra Conunova signs to international management
The 26-year-old musician has joined Jacques Thelen Artistic Agency