All Chamber articles – Page 7
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VideoAmernet String Quartet plays Beethoven 'Pathétique' Sonata, op. 13 (arr. Jeffery Briggs)
The Amernet String Quartet presents the first recorded installment of the complete (New) Beethoven Quartets, a reimagining by composer Jeffery Briggs of all of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. The Amernet String Quartet are Misha Vitenson, Franz Felkl, violins; Michael Klotz, viola; Jason Calloway, cello. www.amernetquartet.com jefferylbriggs.com
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ReviewRussian Soul: Works for String Orchestra by Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Glinka, Koussevitzky, Rachmaninoff and Rimsky-Korsakov
The Strad Issue: September 2017Description: Two exciting young soloists in the making – hear them here firstMusicians: LGT Young Soloists/Alexander Gilman Composer: Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Glinka, Koussevitzky, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-KorsakovCatalogue Number: RCA RED SEAL 88985 43088 The LGT Young Soloists are essentially a very high-class youth string orchestra, ...
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VideoTrondheim competition winning Maxwell Quartet plays Beethoven String Quartet no.12 (op.127)
The Maxwell Quartet’s winning performance at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition - see news story here
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NewsScottish quartet wins jury and audience prizes in Trondheim
The ninth Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, running alongside the Chamber Music Festival in Trondheim, Norway, was won by the Scotland-based Maxwell Quartet
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VideoThe Tokyo String Quartet plays the finale of Haydn's op.77, no.1
Following news that the quartet of Stradivari instruments once owned by Paganini has now passed to the Quartetto di Cremona, in this video from 2013 we can see previous custodians the Tokyo Quartet playing them in the ensemble’s final season.
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NewsQuartet of Stradivarius instruments once owned by Paganini back in action
Quartetto di Cremona takes on full set of Strads previously played by the Hagen and Tokyo Quartets
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VideoBalanas sisters play Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia
Violinist Kristine Balanas, 27, and cellist sister Margarita,23, perform the Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia at the Great Guild in Riga. The sisters from Latvia are based in the UK where both studied at the Royal Academy of Music. www.kristinebalanas.com www.margaritabalanas.com Video by Kaspars Kambars
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NewsA new work for viola by Shostakovich discovered in Moscow State Archives
The short work for viola and piano, the discovery of which was announced on the composer’s birthday, appears to have been written in one sitting in 1931
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FocusTrio Zimmermann discuss how forming the group has changed them as musicians
A decade after its founding, Trio Zimmermann has put the string trio back in the spotlight. How does this all-star ensemble function, and can it save the string trio from obscurity? Andrew Mellor went to meet its members
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ReviewBartók: String Quartets nos.2, 4 and 6
Beauty and muscular intensity abound, just as they should in Bartók
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ArticlePing-pong playing violinist demonstrates serious coordination skills
The first violinist of comedy string quartet the MozART Group demonstrates seriously impressive coordination and rhythmic control in a performance incorporating left-hand pizzicato, singing and ping-pong.Watch: Ray Chen's violin swapping Bach Double Concerto encore
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Premium ❘ FocusThe Great Pretenders – how to act like a string player
In this article from The Strad November 2008 Nick Shave looks at how actors make their string performances look real
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DebateShould today's string quartet playing be more liberated and instinctive?
Toby Deller argues for a less restricted view of the genre today - in both concerts and competitions
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Focus'Classical musicians must be innovative and personal, without violating tradition,' says Tim Frederiksen
The Royal Danish Academy of Music chamber tutor has a knack of putting together string ensembles that go on to achieve great things, finds Andrew Mellor
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ArticleDanish Quartet performs Waltz after Lasse
The Danish Quartet perform 'Valse from Lasse' arranged by Fredrik Sjolin for Performance Today.The ensemble appears on the cover of The Strad's July 2016 issue as one of several ensembles brought together by Danish chamber music tutor Tim Frederiksen – download on desktop computer or through The Strad ...
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ArticleViolinists Maxim Vengerov and Vadim Repin perform together as students
Violinists Vadim Repin and Maxim Vengerov perform together as students in this short clip from a documentary about their teacher Zakhar Bron. Watch: A young Vadim Repin performs Ysaÿe’s Solo Violin Sonata no.3
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ArticleViolinist Joshua Bell performs Eleanor Rigby with Frankie Moreno
Violinist Joshua Bell performs an arrangement of The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby with Frankie Moreno.Read: Joshua Bell on the Stradivarius of his lifeWatch: When they were young - Joshua Bell
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ArticleAn ensemble of 6 Stradivarius cellos
Six outstanding cellists perform six Stradivari cellos together at Brompton's Auctioneers' Simply Strad event, held at the Royal Academy of Music, London in October 2013. The performance features: Robert Max - 'Saveuse' 1726 Stéphane Tétreault - 'Countess of Stanlein' 1707 Julian Lloyd Webber - 'Barjansky' 1690 Christian ...
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FocusWe do not believe in a Czech tradition of playing, says the Pavel Haas Quartet
Despite specialising in the music of their homeland, the quartet’s members believe there is more to understanding this repertoire than a shared language and culture
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ArticleString quartet entertains motorists in M5 traffic jam
A string quartet gave an impromptu performance during a traffic jam on the M5 in Somerset, UK over the weekend - traffic had come to a standstill when a horse escaped.Violinist Lu Jeffery joked to the BBC that their next venue could be the M6 or M25.
