All Improve your playing articles – Page 53
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ArticleVideo: British orchestras make everyday life special
The Association of British Orchestras has released a quirky video about the contribution of UK orchestras to everyday life - both in and outside the concert hall.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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ArticleNatalie Clein performs and discusses Elgar's Cello Concerto
We're very lucky as cellists. We don't have as many concertos as violinists or pianists, but when a number of composers decided to write for us, they poured their heart out and wrote some of their best works'Natalie Clein discusses and performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the South ...
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ArticleViolinist James Ehnes performs Salut d'amour
The Strad's November 2014 issue cover star, violinist James Ehnes, performs Elgar's Salut d'amour on the Stradivarius, 'La Pucelle' violin, 1709.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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ArticleYehudi Menuhin and David Oistrakh perform the Bach Double
Legendary violinists Yehudi Menuhin and David Oistrakh perform Bach's Double Concerto. 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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Article2Cellos, Mischa Maisky and Giovanni Sollima perform AC/DC's Thunderstruck
2Cellos, Mischa Maisky and Giovanni Sollima perform an arrangement of rock band AC/DC's Thunderstruck for four cellos at the final concert of the Cello Biennale Amsterdam 2014. Read 2Cellos' Double Acts interview. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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FocusDouble Acts: Cellists Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser of 2Cellos
The London-trained duo performed at the Amsterdam Cello Biennale on 24 October. Bella Clifford spoke to them about friendship, rivalry and crossing the non-classical divide.
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ArticleSydney Symphony double bass masterclass † Beethoven Symphony no.9
In an audition situation, we're usually a little bit nervous, so we lose some of the energy in our playing. We therefore really have to think technically about how we can maximise our dynamic range'Kees Boersma, principal double bass of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, gives an orchestral audition ...
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ArticleSydney Symphony masterclass † Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
I would like to look at the impact that vibrato, which is the domain of our left hand, has on our right hand, and how the two are connected via our brain.'Sydney Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Andrew Haveron gives a masterclass on an audition excerpt from the first violin ...
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ArticleCellist Natalie Clein performs Bach
I feel in the back of my mouth that I have been speaking after I have performed Bach. There is a conversational element to his music, which taps into the language part of the brain'Natalie Clein plays an excerpt from Bach's Cello Suite in G major BWV1007 and ...
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ArticleHaydn's Cello Concerto no.1 arranged for seven cellos
Cellist Amit Peled and his Peabody Institute students perform Haydn's Cello Concerto no.1 in C major in an arrangement for solo cello and six-cello accompaniment by Douglas Moore.Read Peled's blog on 'How I came to play Pablo Casals’s 1733 Goffriller cello'.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...
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ArticleDanish orchestra performs while eating world's hottest chili
In one of the web's more bizarre experiments, the Danish National Chamber Orchestra, which is to disband at the end of 2014, performs Jacob Gade's Tango Jalousie while eating one of the world's hottest chili peppers. The performance is conducted by Danish chili enthusiast Chili Klaus.Subscribe to The ...
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ArticleVideo: violinist Kyung Wha Chung on returning to the stage
When I was told I had won the Leventritt Competition it was like somebody bursting a balloon. It was a shocking experience. I said, 'Oh my goodness, I have to practise. I have to study'. Until then I wanted to be recognised as a first prize winner. But ...
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ArticleViolinist James Ehnes performs Wieniawski's Etude-Caprice op.18 no.4
The Strad's November 2014 issue cover star, violinist James Ehnes, performs Wieniawski's Etude-Caprice op.18 no.4 on the Peter Guarneri 'Shapiro' violin, 1698.Read Ehnes's blog on 'Why I never practise scales and exercises from books'Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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ArticleThe Ebène Quartet performs The Beatles' Come Together
Quatuor Ebène performs an original arrangement of 'Come Together' by The Beatles. The French quartet has just announced the appointment of Adrien Boisseau as its new violist from January 2015, following the departure of Mathieu Herzog, who performed with the ensemble for 15 years.Subscribe to The Strad or ...
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BlogsI never practise scales and studies from books, says violinist James Ehnes
The Strad’s November issue cover star on why pieces contain almost all the technical components necessary for practice
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ArticleViolinist Joshua Bell performs Bernstein's Serenade
Virtuoso violinist Joshua Bell rehearses Bernstein's Serenade with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Alan Gilbert in Istanbul in March 2013.The Strad's November 2014 issue, out now, explores the rich recording history of the work, which was written 60 years ago.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...
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ArticleViolinist James Ehnes performs Paganini's Caprice no.24
The Strad's November 2014 issue cover star, violinist James Ehnes, performs Paganini's Caprice no.24.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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ArticleParrot attacks violinist
A parrot, which according to its owner normally 'loves to dance' to Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' from the movie Titanic, has a change of heart...Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click ...
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on different playing characteristics
Violinist Itzhak Perlman gives a masterclass on achieving different characteristics in performance - and demonstrates 'heavy' and then 'funny' performances of the opening of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues ...
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BlogsRe-launching a performing career after injury
Cellist Corinne Morris writes about how she regained her playing career and a foothold in the marketplace after a five-year gap
