All Video articles – Page 46
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VideoHorses enjoy a private Ray Chen recital
Ray Chen plays Vivaldi as ‘A serenade to the horses for all the bow hairs I’ve broken’
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VideoLeon Bosch: clear and resonant harmonics on the double bass
Achieving successful harmonics on the double bass, including both left hand and correct bowing technique
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VideoFernández - Prelude & Bossa Nova No. 2 ‘Alla Chitarra’
Composer Horacio Fernández writes: ‘In this virtuoso piece, the cello is asked to put the bow down and imitate techniques that are usually associated with the guitar such as the use of chords and fingerstyle technique. ‘With this, the cello proves once again its capabilities as a simultaneously harmonic and ...
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VideoBoris Johnson on the kemence - a traditional Turkish stringed instrument
Receiving a Turkish award in 2012 for his work as London mayor, Johnson was told of a belief in the Black Sea province of Rize that no one could become prime minister unless they could play the kemence, a traditional stringed instrument. Johnson had a go. It seems to have ...
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Video12-year-old violinist Leia Zhu plays Kodály with cellist Amit Peled
12-year-old violinist Leia Zhu performs Zoltan Kodaly’s Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 with cellist Amit Peled. The performance was recorded live in Eilon, Israel, this month. Amit Peled has recently been appointed music director of CityMusic Cleveland. Read more here.
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VideoClassic cellists at the BBC
Julian Lloyd Webber takes a musical journey through the BBC archives from the 1950s to the present to celebrate the world of the cello through some of its greatest interpreters. Includes performances by classic masters such as Paul Tortelier, Jacqueline du Pre and Mstislav Rostropovich as well as those by ...
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VideoEric Charles Chen recital final performance at Cooper Competition
Eric Charles Chen was named winner of the Thomas & Evon Cooper International Competition on Friday 26 July following a concerto final with the Cleveland Orchestra. This video captures his performance in the previous round, the recital final, in which he plays: Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in A ...
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VideoBorodin Quartet cellist Valentin Berlinsky’s granddaughter discusses her book
Filmed on 17 July at the Royal Academy of Music, London, this discussion features Maria Matalaev presenting her book Valentin Berlinsky - A Quartet For Life. Berlinsky (1925-2008), was a founding member of the Borodin Quartet and its cellist and mainstay for more than six decades. A proud Russian but ...
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VideoStephan Koncz & Ödön Rácz: Barrière Duo
Cellist Stephan Koncz and bassist Ödön Rácz play the Allegro prestissimo movement from Jean-Baptiste Barrière’s Duo in G major for two cellos
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VideoEarliest video of Sarah Chang
Grainy home video footage of what appears to be a very young Sarah Chang playing the Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso. The uploader suggests that it was taken in the mid 1980s, when she would have been 5 or 6. If you have any more specific information, please do let us ...
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VideoJanine Jansen: Do you ever dream of music?
In this series of video from the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Janine Jansen, who is artist in residence for 2019, answers questions on her life in music
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VideoShunske Sato on the reconstructed Bach D minor Violin Concerto
Violinist Shunske Sato discusses BWV 1052R violin concerto which he performed with the Netherlands Bach Society for the All of Bach YouTube series. The concerto is thought to have been originally written for violin but survives in Bach’s manuscripts only as a harpshichord concerto. For more information about the Netherlands ...
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VideoJack Frerer - ‘Stutter Step’ piano trio
Stutter Step, a new work for piano trio by Australian-American composer Jack Frerer, performed here by Kevin Zhu, Philip Sheegog and Tengku Irfan. Frerer says about the piece: ’Most of my music operates by presenting simple, memorable musical ideas, and then finding the most interesting ways to mess with them. ...
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VideoAugustin Hadelich plays Caprice no.24
The German-Italian violinist plays Paganini’s Capriccio no.24 as an encore on 23 November 2018 at the Helsinki Music Centre
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Video11-year-old Natsuho Murata plays Saint-Saëns and Wieniawski
Natsuho Murata, 11, from Japan, performs at the Concours musical international de Montréal’s ‘Mini Violini’ showcase in May this year. Murata plays Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and the Scherzo-Tarantelle by Wieniawski. ‘Mini Violini’ saw five winners of international junior competitions, aged 10 to 14, invited to perform on two ...
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VideoAn afternoon with Carlos Arcieri
Luthier Carlos Arcieri is seen in his workshop in this short film by Emilio Seri made in 2018. Arcieri worked Wurlitzer’s in New York under Simone Sacconi and alongside René Morel, John Roskoski, Dario D’Attili, Luiz Bellini, William Salchow, Mario D’Alessandro and Vahakn Nigogosian until the shop closed in 1974. ...
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ArticlePavel Berman at Stradfest 2019: how to prepare for competitions
Russian violinist and teacher Pavel Berman talks to iClassical Academy’s Irma de Jong during Stradfest 2019 at the Royal Institution in London on 24 March 2019. Berman, who came to prominence when he won the first prize at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in 1990, discusses how to prepare ...
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VideoLisa Batiashvili: Debussy Violin Sonata finale, with Milana Chernyavska
Filmed live in Berlin at Deutsche Grammophon’s Yello Lounge in January 2018. Violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Milana Chernyavska perform Claude Debussy’s Violin Sonata in G Minor, L. 140: III. Finale. Très animé
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VideoCloser to Nature – a documentary about violin maker Dmitry Badiarov
The Russian violin-maker Dmitry Badiarov (based in the Netherlands) developed his love for carving wood after deciding to build his first sailing ship, aged 5. Since then his love for making violins has co-existed with his passion for sailing and the sea. In this film, which was presented at a ...
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VideoIda Haendel documentary trailer: The Haendel Variations
In a special tribute to Ida Haendel, we are republishing archive content related to the late violinist, who died last week
