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ArticleNikolaj Znaider performs Nielsen's Violin Concerto
Nikolaj Znaider performs Nielsen's Violin Concerto with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä. The Strad's July 2015 issue, out now, investigates the story of the concerto's composition. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To ...
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FeatureThe viola should sound like a human voice, says Nobuko Imai
Innate sympathy for the instrument combined with solid training were the backdrop to Amsterdam Conservatoire professor Nobuko Imai's love-affair with the viola
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Article2Cellos perform Celloverse
2Cellos - Luka Š ulić and Stjepan Hauser - perform their original song Celloverse. Watch 2Cellos perform AC/DC's Thunderstruck with Mischa Maisky and Giovanni Sollima. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleViolin winners Viktoria Mullova and Sergei Stadler perform at the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition
Russian violinists Viktoria Mullova and Sergei Stadler, who shared first prize in the Violin category of the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition, each demonstrate lightening techniques at the event. The Violin and Cello first rounds of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition begin tomorrow, showcasing the talents of 25 ...
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ArticleMaxim Vengerov performs Walton's Viola Concerto
Violinist Maxim Vengerov proves himself to be a highly skilled viola player, performing Walton's Viola Concerto.Read The Strad's article asking, Should all viola players practise the violin?Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleCellist Alisa Weilerstein performs Kodály's Solo Sonata
Alisa Weilerstein performs Kodály's Solo Cello Sonata at the White House in Washington D.C. in November 2009. The cellist has written a Practice Diary, in which she talks about the work, for The Strad's June 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...
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ArticleViolinist Roman Kim performs his own arrangement of Bach's Air
Virtuosic violinist Roman Kim demonstrates some impressive left-hand pizzicato skills in his contrapuntal arrangement of Bach's Air on the G string for solo violin, published by Baerenreiter.Read The Strad's 7 pointers for perfect pizzicato and violinist Jennifer Pike's blog on pizzicato technique.Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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ArticleCarducci Quartet performs Shostakovich's String Quartet no.8
The Carducci Quartet performs the second movement of Shostakovich's Eighth String Quartet. The British ensemble is taking on the complete Shostakovich cycle this year to mark four decades since the composer's death - read about their project in The Strad's June 2015 issue, out now.Subscribe to The Strad ...
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman's first encounter with Jascha Heifetz
Your Symphonie Espagnole is very nice, but I would like to hear some scales...' Violinist Itzhak Perlman remembers his first meeting with the great Jascha Heifetz when he played to him as a 14-year-old student at the Juilliard School in New York. Watch Jascha Heifetz put students ...
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ArticleDouble bassist Gary Karr performs 'Failing'
Double bassist Gary Karr gives an admirable performance of Johnson's 'Failing: A Very Difficult Piece for String Bass'. The work requires Karr to talk to his audience from a script, while performing increasingly complicated material - with the idea that at some point the musician will 'fail' ...
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FeaturePractical tips for launching a chamber ensemble
If you want to establish a chamber group, playing well is only the beginning. Tully Potter offers some practical advice to help groups make an impression and stay ahead
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Article1,000 cellists perform in Japan
On 24 May 2015, 1,000 cellists came together in Sendai, Japan to support the victims of the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. This was the fifth Japanese mass cello event since 1998, when the first such concert took place in aid of the victims of the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake.See ...
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ArticleCuarteto Quiroga performs Brahms on decorated Stradivarius instruments
The musicians of the Quiroga Quartet perform the second movement of Brahms's Second String Quartet on a unique set of decorated Stradivarius instruments belonging to the Madrid Royal Palace.The musicians were named the Palace's first artists in residence in 2013, allowing them access to the Strads – the ...
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ArticleJi Young Lim performs Brahms's Violin Concerto
Ji Young Lim performs the first movement of Brahms's Violin Concerto in the finals of the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in which she came third.The violinist has just been named the winner of the 2015 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium, after performing the same work in ...
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ArticleViolinist Ray Chen performs Ysaÿe's Solo Sonata no.6
Violinist Ray Chen performs Ysaÿe's Solo Sonata no.6 at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Belgium in 2009 - which he later won.Read about the 12 violin finalists who are competing at the 2015 Queen Elisabeth Competition this week.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as ...
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ArticleDavid Oistrakh performs Debussy's Violin Sonata
Violinist David Oistrakh performs Debussy's Violin Sonata with pianist Frida Bauer at the age of 64 in 1972 - just two years before his death in October 1974.
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GalleryMinnesota Orchestra tours to Cuba
The Minnesota Orchestra performed in Havana, Cuba this month † the first major American orchestra to perform in the country since President Obama ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations. The two nations had been locked in a political stalemate for over half a century following the Cold ...
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FocusChristian Tetzlaff on Beethoven's Violin Concerto cadenza
The violinist discusses Beethoven's original piano cadenza for the work, which he has arranged for violin
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FocusHow to play the violin without a chin rest
After years of pain Elizabeth Wallfisch finally found comfort by removing her chin rest. She offers a step-by-step guide
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ArticleCellist David Finckel on producing a wider vibrato
The wider your fingertips, the easier it is to produce a wide vibrato' Cellist David Finckel demonstrates how to produce a wider, richer vibrato. Watch Finckel's video demonstration on smooth bow changes and read his 10 habits of successful musicians. Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
