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ArticleRichard Harwood performs Haydn's Cello Concerto in C on the London Underground
Richard Harwood performs Haydn's Cello Concerto no.1 at Southwark Underground station in London for the 6th Musequality World Busk on 11 June 2014. He is joined by the Musequality Philharmonic, led by Musequality founder David Juritz and comprising members of the London Mozart Players and Academy of ...
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ArticleGlenn Dicterow performs Bartók's First Violin Concerto
New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow turns soloist to perform Bartók's First Violin Concerto with the orchestra conducted by Alan Gilbert in San Francisco in 2012.Dicterow discusses his experiences of leading the orchestra for the past 34 years in The Strad's June 2014 issue, out now.Subscribe to The ...
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ArticleGuarneri Quartet performs Beethoven's 'Rasumovsky' Quartet no.3
The Guarneri Quartet performs the Allegro molto from Beethoven's 'Rasumovsky' String Quartet, op.39 no.3 in 1986. The ensemble's former violist and founding member Michael Tree, who celebrates his 80th birthday this year, reveals his passions and interests in The Strad's June 2014 issue, out now. Subscribe ...
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ArticleBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Also sprach Zarathustra
Mariss Jansons conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra in 2007 in Munich. Orchestral principals talk about the challenges of performing Strauss works in the June 2014 issue of The Strad, out now. You can also read Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist ...
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ArticleSamuel Tan performs Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro
An eight-year-old Samuel Tan from Singapore performs Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro. The violinist has just won the top prize at the 21st International Andrea Postacchini Violin Competition in Fermo, Italy at the age of nine – competing against musicians up to the age of 35. Subscribe to ...
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ArticleYo-Yo Ma performs Don Quixote cello solo
Yo-Yo Ma joins the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach to perform the cello solo in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote at Carnegie Hall in 2004.Orchestral principals talk about the challenges of performing Strauss works in the June 2014 issue of The Strad, out now. You can also read ...
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BlogsTackling the demands of Richard Strauss orchestral works
Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Jason Horowitz gives advice on how to approach some of the most famous – and challenging – works of the great late-Romantic composer
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ArticleAmihai Grosz performs Don Quixote viola solo
Berlin Philharmonic principal viola Amihai Grosz performs the viola solo from Richard Strauss's Don Quixote with the Berlin PO conducted by Donald Runnicles in December 2011. Grosz is one of a number of orchestral principals interviewed about the demands of performing Strauss works in the June ...
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ArticleRachel Podger and Andrew Manze perform Bach's Double Concerto
Violinists Andrew Manze and Rachel Podger perform the first movement of Bach's Double Concerto at the BBC Proms in London's Royal Albert Hall. Podger has written a Practice Diary for The Strad's June 2014 issue and has also written 7 tips for successful practice. Subscribe ...
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FocusFrom the Archive: advice for budding orchestral players
Chas J Rockwell compiled a list of handy rules for less experienced orchestral players in The Strad's July 1893 issue
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ArticleGlenn Dicterow performs Waxman's Carmen Fantasie
New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow performs Waxman's Carmen Fantasie with the NY Phil conducted by Zubin Mehta in a live television broadcast from 1989. Dicterow discusses his experiences of leading the orchestra for the past 34 years in The Strad's June 2014 issue, out now. ...
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ArticleQuatuor Ebène performs Pulp Fiction theme
Quatuor Ebène, which has announced the departure of its violist Mathieu Herzog, performs its own arrangement of the main theme from the movie Pulp Fiction at the 2008 Verbier Festival.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single ...
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BlogsClassical musicians should think more like a rock band
Break of Reality, a band of three classically-trained cellists and a percussionist, have forged a successful career by adopting the mindset and values of rock musicians, says co-founder Ivan Trevino
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ArticleDavid Nadien performs violin solo from Swan Lake
Violinist David Nadien, who has died at the age of 88, performs the 'pas de deux' solo from Tachaikovsky's Swan Lake with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. ...
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ArticleTime for Three performs Brahms's Hungarian Dance no.5
String trio Time for Three, which was recently denied access to a US Airways flight with its instruments, performs a unique version of Brahms's Hungarian Dance no.5. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single ...
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ArticleWhen they were young: Sarah Chang
A young Sarah Chang performs Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy. Read The Strad's article on how to nurture a child prodigy.Further videos in our 'When they were young' series:Joshua BellHilary HahnLeila JosefowiczMaxim VengerovItzhak PerlmanSubscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To ...
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ArticlePatricia Kopatchinskaja performs Ravel's Tzigane
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, who has won the 2014 RPS Music Award for Instrumentalist, performs Ravel's Tzigane with the Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by Jean Jacques Kantorow. 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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ArticleFédor Roudine performs Waxman's Carmen Fantasie
Fédor Roudine, who has recently won the Henri Marteau Violin Competition in Germany, performs Waxman's Carmen Fantasie with pianist Paula Peluso at the Second International Violin Competition in Buenos Aires.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single ...
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ArticleKyung-Wha Chung performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Kyung-Wha Chung appears on BBC television for the first time in 1971, performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn. Read former LSO concertmaster John Georgiadis's article on working with Previn here.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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BlogsWriting a violin concerto in the 21st century
Composer Nimrod Borenstein, who has written a new violin concerto for Dmitry Sitkovestky, writes about historical precedent, expectation and the challenge of beauty
