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ArticleViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja performs at London's Wigmore Hall, 2017
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja gives a humorous and characterful performance of Giya Kancheli's Rag-Gidon-Time at London's Wigmore Hall on 27 March 2017 with pianist Polina Leschenko. The concert was captured by medici.tv - the full performance of Webern, Schumann, Bartók and Ravel can be viewed here. Watch: Patricia ...
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ArticleViolist Yuri Bashmet shares his dream about Vladimir Putin
I dreamed that my president Vladimir Putin was wearing a suit and white sports shoes - and he was very angry with me...' In a lighthearted interlude during his masterclass on Shostakovich's Sonata for Viola and Piano at the Verbier Festival Academy, Yuri Bashmet shares a dream ...
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Article'You don't need to move your whole body to make a big sound' - violinist Maxim Vengerov
Play with your hands - and with more bow - but don't move your whole body'Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto at London's Royal Academy of Music, and suggests that less is more when it comes to moving your body while playing. The violin student ...
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FocusHow to avoid tension in the bow arm, by cellist Bonnie Hampton
A good strong sound comes from a flexible bow hold and relaxed bowing arm, says the former Juilliard School professor
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ArticleSol Gabetta performs Elgar's Cello Concerto
Sol Gabetta performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Simon Rattle at the Easter Festival, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden in 2014. Read: ‘Teachers should adapt their methods to students’ individual techniques,’ says cellist Sol Gabetta Watch: Cellist Sol Gabetta performs – and sings – at the ...
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ArticleViolinist Janine Jansen performs Brahms aged 13
A 13-year-old Janine Jansen demonstrates perfect control and a sweet, singing tone in Brahms's Third Violin Sonata at Indiana University's String Academy in 1991. Watch: Janine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris in 2015 Read: Janine Jansen receives 1707 Stradivarius violin on ten-year loan
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in 1978
In this live recording from 1978, violinist Itzhak Perlman performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with London's Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Foster. Filmed by Christopher Nupen, the video was recently released on YouTube by Allegro Films. Read: ‘Never practise for more than five hours per day,’ says violinist ...
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BlogsA novel way to practise double-stops - Rachel Barton Pine
The US violinist advocates emphasising either the top or bottom lines when practising double stopped scales to anticipate more accurately what occurs in the repertoire
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Focus'Players should use the bow not only to sing, but to speak' - double bassist Matthew McDonald
Berlin Philharmonic first principal bassist Matthew McDonald discusses his search to find his voice as a player
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ArticleWilliam Primrose performs his viola transcription of Paganini Caprice no.5 [Audio]
In this audio clip, recently uploaded to YouTube, British violist William Primrose performs his own transcription of Paganini's Fifth Caprice. The live recording was made in London on 5 May 1934. Read: Violist Cynthia Phelps on studying with William Primrose and Donald McInnes Watch: William Primrose performs ...
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BlogsWhatever happened to improvisation in classical music?
'Duelling' violin brothers Vladimir & Anton grew up surrounded by Romani music and use a variety of Romani techniques in their performances - including writing their own variations and cadenzas. Here they discuss the lost art of classical improvisation
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ArticleThe Janoska Ensemble performs Rumba for Amadeus - plus tips for playing with 'Janoska Style'
In the video above the Janoska Ensemble perform their own improvisation based upon Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 20 - 'Rumba for Amadeus'.The group of three brothers - Ondrej, Frantisek and Roman Janoska - together with their brother-in-law Julius Darvas provide tips below for performing violinist Roman's most popular ...
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FocusAsk the Experts: playing violin in the second position
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to a panel of experts
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ArticleJoshua Bell performs Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto no. 3
Violinist Joshua Bell performs Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto no. 3 with the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra conducted by Joshua Weilerstein. The performance was recorded at the Verbier Festival in the Salle des Combins, Switzerland on 6 August 2016. The entire performance is available to watch via medici.tv. Read: ...
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ArticleViolinist Rachel Barton Pine performs Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs her own solo arrangement of Ozzy Osbourne's 'Crazy Train', the first single from the Black Sabbath frontman's debut solo album, released in 1980. Read: 10 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Rachel Barton Pine Watch: violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs her ...
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ArticleAlisa Weilerstein rehearses Dvorák's Cello Concerto
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein rehearses the first movement of Dvorák's Cello Concerto with Orchestre de Paris conducted by Emmanuel Krivine for a performance which took place on 13 May 2015 at the Paris Philharmonie. Watch: Cellist Alisa Weilerstein on memorising music Watch: Alisa Weilerstein performs Kodály’s Solo Cello ...
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ArticleViolinist Vadim Repin performs Sofia Gubaidulina's Offertorium
Violinist Vadim Repin performs Sofia Gubaidulina's Offertorium concerto for violin and orchestra (1980) with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra 'Evgeny Svetlanov' under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski. The performance took place at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow on 30 May 2016. Read: 6 pieces of advice ...
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ArticleHilary Hahn performs Gigue from Bach Solo Violin Partita no.3
Violinist Hilary Hahn performs the Gigue from Bach's Solo Partita no. 3 as an encore. The violinist often finishes concerts with the work, as she did following a performance of Bruch’s First Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony in December 2016. Read: violinist Hilary Hahn on ...
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ArticleLisa Batiashvili rehearses Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili rehearses the fourth movement of Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi for performances on the 20 and 21 January 2016. Read: 5 pieces of advice for playing Bach by violinist Lisa Batiashvili Watch: Lisa Batiashvili performs Sibelius Violin ...
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BlogsConnecting, communicating and playing with character - cellist and baritone Matthew Sharp
The British artist uses the Greek word 'melos' - meaning both 'melody' and 'limb' - to explain the connection between movement and sound
