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NewsMusician aims to create 10 pop-up orchestras in 10 days around the UK
Shaun Buswell must perform with 100 local musicians he has met personally – and cannot offer payment
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NewsNational Orchestra of Belgium launches petition to prevent merger
The petition against plans to merge the orchestra with La Monnaie currently has 11,500 signatures
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BlogsJoshua Bell on performing and directing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto for the first time
The star soloist and Academy of St Martin in the Fields music director will perform and direct the work with the ensemble in London in November
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ArticleCellist Alisa Weilerstein on memorising music
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein gives advice on memorising music during an interview for Classical Chops.
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NewsSalem Chamber Orchestra cancels remainder of 2015-16 season
The ensemble has suffered a decline in ticket sales and donations
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ArticleViolist Antoine Tamestit performs Hindemith on the 'Mahler' Stradivarius
Antoine Tamestit performs the fiendishly difficult fourth movement of Paul Hindemith's Solo Viola Sonata op.25 no.1 on the 1672 'Mahler' Stradivarius - one of very few violas made by the famous luthier, on loan through the Habisreutinger Foundation.Watch: Vadim Repin performs on seven Stradivarius and Guarneri violins
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NewsTrio Isimsiz wins Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition 2015
The London-based piano trio receive €15,000 and concert engagements
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ArticleCellist János Starker on interpretation
I try to represent the composer as best I can - but I am a 20th century artist, and I view Bach and Beethoven from a 20th century perspective'Cellist János Starker talks with Paul Katz about interpreting the works of great composers from the perspective of his own ...
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ArticleViolinist Vadim Repin gives masterclass on Saint-Saëns
You are not sure of yourself - so you pull away with your right hand, just in case you miss it' Vadim Repin gives a masterclass on Saint-Saëns's Introduction et rondo capriccioso, featuring American Fine Arts Festival student Timothy Chooi. Read: 6 pieces of advice for performers ...
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on mastering up-bow staccato
Josef Gingold: 'I'm sorry Mr Ysaÿe, I don't have a good staccato' Eugène Ysaÿe: 'Ah, don't worry, I'll give you a good staccato - and you won't forget!' While giving a masterclass for a young Cho-Liang Lin, violinist Itzhak Perlman relays a humorous story, passed on to ...
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Blogs‘Today's violinists make too much effort to produce a large sound,’ says Sasha Rozhdestvensky
The Russian violinist and Royal College of Music, London professor believes today’s playing has become more tense
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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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ArticleIda Haendel performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto
Ida Haendel puts her distinctive stamp on Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Franz Paul Decker in 1981. Read: Violinist Ida Haendel on Bach’s Chaconne Watch: Ida Haendel gives Royal College of Music masterclass
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Premium ❘ FocusViolinist Ida Haendel on Bach's Chaconne
The great performer and teacher offered her insights into the work in The Strad's May 2010 issue
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ArticleViolinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt in page-turning disaster
Page-turner Anna Reszniak manages to prevent a performance by violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt at Sendesaal Bremen from descending into complete chaos by catching pages falling in all directions. Watch: A bow hair disaster
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FocusEvery violinist must develop an individual voice, says Aaron Rosand
The American maestro discusses the importance of developing a distinctive tone
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BlogsVideo: Sergei Dogadin's winning Shostakovich performance at the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
Sergei Dogadin gives his winning performance of Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto at the 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover.The 27-year-old Russian, who won first prize the Paganini International Violin Competition in 2005 and second prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011, receives a cash prize of ...
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ArticleViolinist Aaron Rosand demonstrates the impact of bow direction
For me the bow is the breathing process - it has to be free and clear' Violinist Aaron Rosand speaks about the importance of bowing direction and demonstrates his ideas in the opening of Sibelius's Violin Concerto. Read Aaron Rosand's blogs: Improving bow technique and Every movement ...
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BlogsAmalia Hall performs at the 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover
New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall, one of six finalists currently taking part in the 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover, performs Mozart's Fifth Concerto in the semi final.Appearing with the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the twelve semi-finalists both directed and performed their Mozart concerto.The violinists are competing for ...
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BlogsDiana Tishchenko performs at the 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover
Diana Tishchenko, one of 12 remaining candidates currently taking part in the 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover, performs Mozart's First Concerto in the semi final.Appearing with the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the twelve candidates have to demonstrate that they are able to lead and direct an ensemble ...
