All Isaac Stern articles
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Article‘He was always looking for the most exquisite colours’ - Cho-Liang Lin remembers Isaac Stern
Taiwan-born, American violinist Cho-Liang Lin took part in several of Isaac Stern’s late chamber music recordings. Here he shares his impressions with Tully Potter
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Article‘He taught me how to stand up for what I believed in’ - Midori remembers Isaac Stern
Midori shares her memories of her mentor Stern, in honour of the great violinist’s 100th anniversary
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VideoViolinist Isaac Stern plays Wieniawski Polonaise no.1 in 1955
Isaac Stern performs Wieniawski’s Polonaise no.1 in D major on the Jack Benny Program with pianist Alexander Zakin in 1955. Read: ‘He could hear and see talent, and he loved it’ - Pinchas Zukerman remembers Isaac SternRead: ‘My father hated competitions’: David Stern at the Shanghai Isaac Stern Competition ...
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Article‘He could hear and see talent, and he loved it’ - Pinchas Zukerman remembers Isaac Stern
Zukerman shares his memories of his mentor Stern, in honour of the great violinist’s 100th anniversary
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VideoIsaac Stern 2020 centenary at Carnegie Hall
With 2020 marking the centenary of Isaac Stern’s birth, Carnegie Hall dedicates its 2019–2020 season in the violinist’s honour. This video, introducing the celebrations, pays tribute to the violinist and activist; as well as his tireless work in saving Carnegie Hall from demolition in 1960.
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FocusLeonard Bernstein centenary: his contribution to string playing
In this extract from an article exploring the great composer and conductor’s string legacy, Tully Potter takes a close look at the creation of his violin concerto in all but name, the Serenade after Plato’s Symposium
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FocusFrom Mao to Mozart: Capturing Isaac Stern’s transformative effect on China’s classical music scene
Murray Lerner’s 1979 Academy Award-winning film documented the beginning of Isaac Stern’s enduring legacy in China. In this article from the August 2016 issue of The Strad, Nancy Pellegrini talks to son David Stern and some of the documentary’s stars about the ‘Stern effect’
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ArticleMayu Kishima gives Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition winning performance
Japanese violinist Mayu Kishima performs Ernest Chausson's Poème, op. 25 and Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no. 1 in the final of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition - which she won. Read: Mayu Kishima wins Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition $100,000 first prize Read: Mayu Kishima ...
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NewsShanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition reveals finalists' scores
Japanese violinist Mayu Kishima won the contest's $100,000 first prize last week
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ArticleMayu Kishima performs Paganini at Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition 2016
Japanese violinist Mayu Kishima, who today has been named the winner of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, performs Paganini's Caprices nos. 24 and 11 in the contest's Quarter Final round.
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NewsMayu Kishima wins Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition $100,000 first prize
The announcement follows two days of finals during which six violinists performed a concerto and a virtuosic work with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
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NewsShanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition reveals scores of eliminated semi-finalists
The violinists are competing for a top prize of $100,000 from 14 August to 2 September 2016
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NewsShanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition announces six finalists
The violinists are competing for a top prize of $100,000 from 14 August to 2 September 2016
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ArticleRichard Lin performs Paganini at Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition
Richard Lin performs Paganini Caprices for Solo Violin nos.24 and 10 at the Quarter-Finals of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition 2016. Lin is one of 18 violinists selected to progress to the Semi-Final rounds, taking place this week. Read: Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition reveals ...
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NewsShanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition reveals scores of eliminated quarter-finalists
The violinists are competing for a top prize of $100,000 from 14 August to 2 September 2016
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NewsShanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition announces 18 semi-finalists
The violinists are competing for a top prize of $100,000 from 14 August to 2 September 2016
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Article'You must play as naturally as you sing': violinist Isaac Stern in China
One sings very naturally. You must figure out how to make that sound on your violin' In this clip from the 1979 documentary 'From Mao to Mozart', violinist Isaac Stern demonstrates to a young student the importance of listening and playing like a singer. Watch: Violinist Isaac ...
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FocusViolinist Isaac Stern in China
Captured in the 1979 Academy Award-winning documentary 'From Mao to Mozart', Isaac Stern had a transformative effect on China's classical music scene, writes Nancy Pellegrini
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ArticleViolinist Isaac Stern and cellist Yo-Yo Ma perform the Brahms Double Concerto
A 66-year-old Isaac Stern performs Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, op.102, with Yo-Yo Ma and the NHK Symphony Orchestra at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo in 1986. Watch: Isaac Stern on what makes an artist Watch: Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose and Eugene Istomin perform Brahms Watch: ...
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NewsShanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition names 36 shortlisted candidates
The violinists will compete for a top prize of $100,000 from 14 August to 2 September 2016
