All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 299
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FocusHow to use the back muscles while playing, by cellist Hillel Zori
The senior faculty member at the Buchmann–Mehta School of Music, Tel Aviv University, Israel gives tips for maximising power and control with minimum effort
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Article'You cannot practise impatiently,' says violinist Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman: 'Have an agenda and be patient. You cannot practise impatiently. I would rather practise with my head for two hours than mindlessly for eight!' Violinist Itzhak Perlman gives good, general advice for effective practice and for dealing with performance nerves. Read: Never practise for more ...
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ArticleBach: Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas BWV1001–6
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Chung returns with a new recording of the solo violin's 'old testament'Musicians: Kyung Wha Chung (violin)Composer: BachCatalogue number: WARNER CLASSICS 9029 59441-6 (2 CDs) There are few sterner tests for a recording comeback than a complete set of solo Bach. Kyung Wha ...
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Focus7 ways to play perfect chords
Advice on unforced and resonant chord playing from The Strad's archives
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on politics and disability
Itzhak Perlman: 'That was a mindless kind of decision. It was terrible. You don't do that. It's almost not worth commenting on because it's so outrageous.' Itzhak Perlman reacts to Donald Trump's behavior toward a disabled reporter during the 2016 US presidential election campaign, and speaks more ...
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ArticleViktoria Mullova performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto 2016
Viktoria Mullova performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the Insula orchestra conducted by Laurence Equilbey at the Philharmonie de Paris on October 15, 2016. The video was recorded by Medici.tv. Watch: Viktoria Mullova plays Sibelius Violin Concerto Watch: violinist Viktoria Mullova performs at the 1980 Sibelius Competition ...
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ArticleBartók by Heart. Bartók: Complete String Quartets
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: The Chiara pulls off the feat of playing Bartók's quartets from memoryMusicians: Chiara QuartetComposer: BartókCatalogue number: AZICA ACD 71310 (2 CDs) The title of this disc is literally true: the Chiara Quartet plays from memory. This mnemonical feat must surely play a ...
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Focus12 inspiring quotes about string playing 2016
2016: twelve great issues of The Strad. Here are some pieces of inspiring wisdom from the artists featured in The Strad this year...'If you ask me how many times I've played the Sibelius Concerto, I don't know, but it's definitely in the hundreds. So what does that mean ...
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ArticleBeethoven: String Quartet no.15 in A minor op.132. Mendelssohn: String Quartet no.2 in A minor op.13
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: The Sacconi pairs A minor quartets by two 19th-century mastersMusicians: Sacconi QuartetComposer: Beethoven, MendelssohnCatalogue number: SACCONI RECORDS SACC 105 The Sacconi Quartet’s fifth own-label release neatly pairs Beethoven’s late A minor Quartet (1825) with Mendelssohn’s own A minor work of two years ...
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ArticleJanine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris
Violinist Janine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi for concerts takings place in January 2015. Watch: Janine Jansen performs Brahms Violin Concerto under Bernard Haitink Read: Joshua Bell on performing and directing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto for the first time
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FocusMasterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Part 2
In the second of a two-part article, Hadelich discusses Auer’s amendments, the cadenza and applause. From the January 2017 issue
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ArticleTorque. Bruch: Kol nidrei. Garrop: Torque. Hindemith: Viola Sonata op.11 no.4. Ravel: Pavane (arr. Borisovsky). Schumann: Adagio and Allegro op.70
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Standards, arrangements and discoveries from this Belarusian–Swiss violistMusicians: Viacheslav Dinerchtein (viola) Mauricio Náder (piano)Composer: Bruch, Garrop, Hindemith, Ravel, SchumannCatalogue number: QUINDECIM QP 257 This ‘calling card’ recording offers a nicely chosen mix of both original and transcribed music. Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Jakob Stainer, 1672
This illustration of a violin by Jakob Stainer was published in The Strad, March 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: It is difficult to separate much of the fact and fiction surrounding Jakob Stainer and both have been mixed together in ...
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ArticleHilary Hahn performs Bruch's Violin Concerto 2016
Hilary Hahn performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada in December 2016. Read: violinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation Watch: violinist Hilary Hahn on owning the stage
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Focus6 ways to improve your ensemble playing
Advice on rhythmic, intuitive and tuneful ensemble playing from The Strad's archives
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Article10-year-old Leia Zhu performs Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto
10-year-old Leia Zhu performs Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto with the Silk Street Sinfonia in London on 10 December 2016.Watch the young violinist performing the second and third movements of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Surgut Philharmonic conducted by Denis Kirpanev in April 2016.A student of Itzhak Rashkovsky, the ...
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NewsCanadian-born violinist and teacher Betty-Jean Hagen has died aged 86
The violinist won the Naumburg Award, Pathé-Marconi Prize and Carl Flesch Medal, and was a finalist in the Tchaikovsky Competition
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NewsApplications now open for Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition
Taking place in September 2017, the contest offers a top prize worth more than $30,000
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra violinist Lennox Mackenzie awarded OBE for services to music
The musician, who has performed with the LSO for 37 years, was recognised in the UK's New Year’s Honours List 2017
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NewsViolinist Julia Fischer receives Germany's Order of Merit
The German musician has been honoured as a cultural ambassador for the country
