All Violinists articles – Page 2
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VideoKyung Wha Chung plays Schumann's Violin Sonata No 2 in 1997
In this video from 1997, the 30th anniversary of her international debut, Kyung Wha Chung plays Schumann’s Violin Sonata No 2
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VideoPatricia Kopatchinskaja takes on acting role in Karl Schwitters’s Ursonate
In another life, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja might have been an actor, as demonstrated by this trailer for a film version of ‘Ursonate’, a sound poem by the early 20th-century German artist Karl Schwitters, in which Kopatchinskaja puts her acting talents to serious test.
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Video‘With Nicky’ 12: Ask Nicky
This week, ‘With Nicky’ becomes ‘Ask Nicky’ as Nicola Benedetti answers some of your questions. The violinist says: ‘After recording this, however, we realised I never actually answered the most asked question! - What is your shoulder rest? ‘The super duper attentive amongst you may have noticed a change ...
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VideoHilary Hahn gives masterclass on her new album
On 17th May, Hilary Hahn releases her new album: 6 partitas specially written for the violinist by the Spanish composer Antón García Abril. And for each piece on the new album Hahn has prepared a masterclass video for players and listeners alike, to share insider knowledge on interpreting, expressing, and ...
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VideoHeifetz and Reiner on Carnegie Hall
Jascha Heifetz and Fritz Reiner ruminate on the experience of performing at Carnegie Hall minutes before going on stage with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
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VideoNikolaj Szeps-Znaider talks about the Carl Nielsen competition
In this video, president and former winner of the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, talks us through the ways in which he is trying to bring something special to the contest.
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VideoAn interview with Kyung Wha Chung in 1974
In this television interview with Humphrey Burton the legendary violinist talks about life on the road, the reasons she loves her Guarneri violin and the awkwardness of listening to her own recordings - amongst other things.
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VideoPatricia Kopatchinskaja on playing Pierrot Lunaire
Here Patricia Kopatchinskaja talks about playing Pierrot Lunaire, a project the violinist first conceived while she was unable to practise due to an arm injury. ‘All my life I’ve felt that I was Pierrot. Whenever I played the piece on my violin as a student which I I spoke the ...
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Video‘With Nicky’ 4: Vibrato Part II
Following on from last week’s episode in her series of video tutorials, Nicola Benedetti is on to Vibrato Part 2, in which she progresses from easier to slightly harder vibrato exercises. She focuses on how to put some of last week’s exercises into practice with one of the most popular ...
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Blogs10 things you need to know about Eugène Ysaÿe
Thomas Kemp shares some key facts about the 20th-century composer and violinist
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NewsChinese violinist Zhongguo Sheng dies aged 77
The international star inspired a generation of young violinists and was active in music societies across China
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FocusRemembering Henryk Szeryng
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Polish-Mexican virtuoso’s birth, Henryk Szeryng’s widow Waltraud shares her memories of a man who dedicated all aspects of his life to exactitude. Interview by Julian Haylock
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ArticleNiccolò Paganini
Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy, Oct 27, 1782 and is considered by many to be one of the greatest violinists of all time. The young musician first received lessons from his father and later from the most reputable teachers in Genoa. In 1801 Paganini travelled ...
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ArticleAaron Rosand
Acclaimed for his performances of romantic repertoire and his sweet tone, the American violinist and pedagogue Aaron Rosand has recorded prolifically and appeared with many major orchestras all over the world. He helped to lead the Romantic Revival in the 1960s, often performing forgotten works at Butler ...
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ArticleAlina Ibragimova
The Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova launched her career at the age of six, playing in the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Four years later, her family moved to England, where she completed her education, winning the London Symphony Orchestra Music Scholarship in 2002. A former member of the BBC ...
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ArticleAnne-Sophie Mutter
Exempted from school to dedicate herself full-time to music, German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter was invited by conductor Herbert von Karajan to perform with the Berlin Philharmonic aged 13. By now she has played all over the world, with practically every major symphony orchestra. Although she is ...
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ArticleAugustin Hadelich
Aged 15 in 1999, German violinist Augustin Hadelich stopped playing for almost a year after a fire on his family's farm severely burned his upper body. Nevertheless, he managed to resume his solo career, going on to win gold medal at the 2006 Violin Competition of Indianopolis. ...
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ArticleRachel Barton Pine
©Lisa Marie Mazzucco Born in Chicago, the American violinist Rachel Barton Pine debuted with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of 10. Despite a serious injury on a train in her twenties, which forced her to take a two-year career break, Pine has since performed with ...
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ArticleLisa Batiashvili
A student of Ana Chumachenko and Mark Lubotski, Lisa Batiashvili gained international recognition at age 16 as the youngest-ever competitor in the Sibelius Competition. The Georgian violinist has collaborated in chamber music and concerto performances with cellist Alban Gerhardt and pianist Steven Osborne and in 2006 premiered ...
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ArticleJoshua Bell
The American violinist Joshua Bell began his musical education by attempting to pluck out music on stretched-out rubber bands. Soon afterwards, aged four, he started violin lessons. Taught by pedagogues including Donna Bricht, Mimi Zweig and Josef Gingold, he made his first major professional appearance, aged ...
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