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ArticleRenaud Capuçon rehearses Beethoven's Violin Concerto 2017
Violinist Renaud Capuçon rehearses Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris conducted by Daniel Harding for performances which took place on 25 and 26 January 2017 at the Paris Philharmonie. Watch: Renaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ ‘Panette’ violin, 1737 Watch: Capuçon brothers – violinist Renaud ...
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ArticleViolinist Nicola Benedetti on the physicality of playing
Understanding how much natural weight there is in the body, and how much you can and should use to play an instrument as delicate as the violin is so important' Violinist Nicola Benedetti speaks about the physicality of playing ahead of the Nicola Benedetti Strings Festival in ...
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FocusAdvice I would give my younger self - cellist Antonio Meneses
The Brazilian cellist talks about the importance of playing the piano for string players
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FocusWords of wisdom by violinist Gidon Kremer
As the great artist celebrates his 70th birthday, we share his views on contemporary music, tone, music and politics, and interpretation, as published in The Strad's October 2010 issue
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BlogsVenice Baroque Orchestra performs on a tour bus
The Venice Baroque Orchestra, which is currently on a 13-city tour of North America with violinist Nicola Benedetti, missed one of its scheduled flights. Refusing to be downhearted, the enthusiastic musicians gave an impromptu Vivaldi performance on the bus to pass the time.The video was shared on Facebook ...
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ArticleOwen Lee plays 420-year-old Gasparo Da Salò double bass
Cincinnati Symphony principal bass Owen Lee demonstrates one of the world's oldest double basses, crafted by Gasparo Da Salò in Brescia, Italy c. 1590.Filmed at the Cincinnati Bass Cellar on July 10, 2016, the video features the opening of Koussevitzky's Concerto, the Prelude from Bach's First cello Suite, ...
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FocusOld vs new: finding the right bow for your stringed instrument
The role of the bow in bringing out a string player's sound is often neglected, even though musicians can spend years looking for the perfect one. Charlotte Smith talks to players and dealers about how they go about finding the perfect instrument-bow combination
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Article15-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovich performs Kreisler's Recitativo and Scherzo
In the video above 15-year-old Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich performs Kreisler's Recitativo and Scherzo as an encore following a performance with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra just last week.The young musician signed a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon in June 2016, making him the label's youngest artist, and ...
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BlogsViolinist Alexander Sitkovetsky on the importance of practising scales
Scales are invaluable to all aspects of playing says the Royal Academy of Music and Royal Northern College of Music violin professor
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ArticleWinning violinist Yurina Arai performs at Heifetz Competition 2017
In the video above Yurina Arai performs at the 2017 Jascha Heifetz International Violin Competition in Vilnius, Lithuania - which she won.The 22-year-old Japanese violinist's programme includes: Zita BružaitÄ—'s Canzona for Solo Violin; Paganini's Solo Caprice op.1 no.22; the Andante and Allegro from Bach's Solo Sonata no.2; Manuel ...
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Focus'Programming a difficult contemporary work before Beethoven often backfires' - Richard Tognetti
Three decades as artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra have taught Richard Tognetti that invention is essential to the health of classical music, writes Chloe Cutts
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ArticleAmerican Composers Orchestra performs Bernard Herrmann’s Psycho Suite
The American Composers Orchestra - 'dedicated to the creation, performance, preservation and promulgation of music by American composers' - performs Bernard Herrmann's Psycho Suite conducted by George Manahan.The performance was recorded at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall in New York on October 28 2016.Watch: Pittsburgh Symphony strings perform Bernard ...
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ArticleViolinist Annelle Gregory gives winning performance at Sphinx Competition 2017
Annelle K. Gregory performs the first movement of Sibelius's Violin Concerto in the final of the 2017 Sphinx Competition - which she won, taking home the top prize of $50,000. The performance, which took place at Orchestra Hall, Detroit on 12 February 2017, features the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra ...
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ArticleNemanja Radulović rehearses Barber Violin Concerto with Kirill Karabits
Violinist Nemanja Radulović takes part in an informal rehearsal of Barber's Violin Concerto with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) chief conductor Kirill Karabits accompanying on piano. Radulović, who is currently serving as BSO artist in residence, is to perform the work with the orchestra tonight (15 February) at ...
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ArticleMischa Maisky performs Saint-Saëns's The Swan
Cellist Mischa Maisky performs 'The Swan' from Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy.The performance was recorded at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland on 27 July 2015. The entire concert, including Maisky's performance of Shostakovich's Cello Concerto can be viewed ...
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ArticleCellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah
BBC Young Musician 2016 winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah in an arrangement by composer-pianist Tom Hodge at London's Abbey Road Studios in the video above.The 17-year-old cellist performed the work at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) televised ceremony at London's Royal Albert Hall yesterday evening ...
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BlogsConquering performance nerves: staying focused on stage
Brian Hodges and Diana Allan answer student questions on coping with stage fright
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BlogsDeveloping a natural and relaxed approach to string playing – part 2
Portland State University professor Dr Tomas Cotik gives an introduction to kinesthetic feelings and demonstrates techniques and exercises
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BlogsDeveloping a natural and relaxed approach to string playing - part 1
Portland State University professor Dr Tomas Cotik gives an introduction to kinesthetic feelings and demonstrates techniques and exercises
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FocusIs popping pills the sure way to beat performance nerves?
In this article from The Strad August 2010, Catherine Nelson talks to musicians and medical experts about the risks and benefits of using beta-blockers to overcome performance anxiety, and why their use is still such a sensitive subject
