All Improve your playing articles – Page 19
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Blogs'Portamento, when used tastefully, can bring a piece to life,' says violinist Aaron Rosand
The American virtuoso examines how the great 20th-century violinists used the ‘gliding technique' to bring personality and individuality to their interpretations
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Article9-year-old Dylan Beato's incredible perfect pitch
9-year-old Dylan Beato demonstrates his truly incredible perfect pitch, managing to correctly sing and write down almost instantly discordant clusters of notes played on the piano by his father Rick Beato.The young musician, who has played the piano for four years, has been tutored by his father, who ...
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ArticleViolinist Sarah Chang performing in the 1980s - her youngest YouTube clip to have surfaced?
Violinist Sarah Chang gives a staggeringly accomplished performance of Saint-Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso during the 1980s in this clip, which recently surfaced on YouTube. Although the video's owner is unsure of the exact date, it seems certain that the young prodigy was under the age of ...
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FocusThe Emerson Quartet on the future of string quartet playing
After more than 30 recordings and many international tours, the Emerson Quartet players speak to Jessica Duchen about marking their 40th anniversary year
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ArticleCellist Jan Vogler performs Bloch's Schelomo
Cellist Jan Vogler performs Bloch's Schelomo with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Eliahu Inbal at the Alte Oper Frankfurt on 25 November 2016.Read: Cellist Jan Vogler on life before the fall of the Berlin WallWatch: Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs Paganini’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini
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BlogsThe power of legato practice for string players - Moonkyung Lee
The violinist shares her tried and tested method of practising to improve tone and memory skills
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ArticleGil Shaham performs Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto 2016
Gil Shaham performs Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto with the SummerFest Chamber Orchestra conducted by James Conlon at La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest in August 2016. Watch: Gil Shaham performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Read: Violinist Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn performs Bach encore 2016
Hilary Hahn performs the Gigue from Bach's Third Partita for Solo Violin as an encore following a performance of 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 ...
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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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Focus6 ways to improve your ensemble playing
Advice on rhythmic, intuitive and tuneful ensemble playing from The Strad's archives
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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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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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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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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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Focus7 ways to play perfect chords
Advice on unforced and resonant chord playing from The Strad's archives
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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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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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ArticleViolinist Vadim Repin performs Schubert and Prokofiev in 1992
Violinist Vadim Repin performs Schubert's Violin Sonata and Prokofiev's First Violin Sonata with pianist Alexander Markovich in Moscow in 1992 at the age of 21. Read: 6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Vadim Repin Watch: Vadim Repin plays seven Stradivarius and Guarneri violins
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DebateListening to recordings can be an unhelpful way to learn well-known repertoire
The pervasiveness of YouTube has prevented many students from developing an individual voice, argues the Royal College of Music’s Mark Messenger
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ArticleViolinist Ray Chen on practising for performance
Ray Chen: 'When practising you must be sure that you are focused on every moment of performance. It's normal to think, 'Why did my practice go out the window?' after a performance, but it's because you didn't practise for that situation.' Violinist Ray Chen speaks about practising ...
