All Video articles – Page 89
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ArticleViolinist Min-Jin Kym performs Beethoven on her 1696 Stradivarius
Min-Jin Kym plays the opening of Beethoven's Violin Concerto on her 1696 Stradivarius with Andrew Davis conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in a recording session for Sony Classics in 2006.Kym is to write a memoir called ‘Gone’ about the theft of her 1696 Stradivarius from a Pret a Manger ...
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ArticleTehran Symphony Orchestra performs Carmen Suite
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra performs Bizet's Carmen Suite conducted by Shahrdad Rohani.The orchestra was recently barred from playing at an event in Iran, as the organisers objected to female musicians performing on stage.
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ArticleHilary Hahn performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto
Violinist Hilary Hahn performs the first movement of Sibelius's Violin Concerto. Watch part two here. Watch: Hilary Hahn performs Bach aged 15 Read: Violinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation
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ArticleHow to re-hair a violin bow
Japanese-based violin and bow maker Daniel Olsen demonstrates how to re-hair a violin bow.Watch: How gut strings are madeWatch: Making a violin - from start to finish
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ArticleGil Shaham performs Barber's Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham performs Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Robertson at the BBC Proms in London's Albert Hall in 2013. Read: Violinist Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos
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ArticleCellist Ralph Kirshbaum on varying bow speed
When playing Bach we tend to use a slightly faster bow speed - with less core and more resonance' Cellist Ralph Kirshbaum speaks about varying bow speed depending on period and genre for the Play With A Pro Music Academy. The full masterclass is available here. Kirshbaum ...
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ArticleThomas Demenga performs Rococo Variations on 1669 Guarneri cello
Cellist Thomas Demenga performs Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with Real Filharmonía de Galicia in May 2014 on the Andrea Guarneri 'Soyer' cello, 1669.The instrument features in The Strad’s 2016 calendar, ‘Cellos of the Stars’, on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments ...
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ArticleHow to achieve perfectly controlled bowing
The presentation may be a little odd, but this video on how to achieve a clear and controlled bow stroke, drawing inspiration from the method of Paganini, features some very useful tips.Read: The evolution of violin bow holdRead: Violinist Aaron Rosand on improving bow technique
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ArticleViolinist Rachel Podger gives Baroque bowing masterclass
Imagine your hand is like seaweed in the water, always flowing...'British Baroque violinist Rachel Podger gives a bowing masterclass as part of the York Baroque Strings Project for students at the National Centre for Early Music in 2014.Podger speaks about the singular challenges of Biber’s Rosary Sonatas, considered ...
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Article2Cellos perform Bach's Double Violin Concerto
2Cellos - Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser - perform the first movement of Bach's Double Violin Concerto, arranged for two solo cellos, with the Zagreb Soloists at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, in June 2015. Watch: 2Cellos, Mischa Maisky and Giovanni Sollima perform AC/DC’s Thunderstruck Read: ...
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ArticleViolinist performs at Trafalgar Square vigil for Paris attack victims
Violinist Bar Markovich performs at the candlelit vigil in Trafalgar Square, London in the aftermath of the Paris terror attacks of Friday 13 November 2015.Watch: Musicians gather in London's Trafalgar Square to pay tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims
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ArticleLondon Symphony cello masterclass on Rossini and Brahms
William Tell does usually start a concert, and it's a really scary moment for any principal cello as you start completely alone'Rebecca Gilliver from the London Symphony Orchestra gives a cello masterclass on Rossini's William Tell Overture opening and the second movement of Brahms's Second Symphony.Watch: Sydney Symphony ...
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ArticleCellist to compose album of music for cats
Cellist and composer David Teie has successfully raised over $143,000 via a Kickstarter campaign to create the first album of music designed specifically for cats. In 2008 the National Symphony Orchestra musician teamed with scientists at the University of Wisconsin to compose two works which elicited a positive ...
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ArticleMaking a string quartet of instruments
South African luthier Brian Lisus documents the making of the Quartet for Peace - a string quartet of instruments dedicated to Nelson Mandela.Read The Strad's article on the evolution of the Quartet for Peace.
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ArticleDouble bassist Edgar Meyer performs Bach's Second Cello Suite
American double bassist Edgar Meyer performs the Prelude from Bach's Second Cello Suite, and talks about the importance of Bach's works. Meyer writes about the Second Cello Suite in The Strad's November 2015 issue, describing how practising the work became a pathway to technical expertise - download ...
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ArticleThe daily torment suffered by violists
Was violin too hard?''Hey, what's it like never playing in tune?'Submediant has produced a spoof video of the daily abuse suffered by violists in an effort to #endviolajokes. A female violist walks the streets of New York and is subjected to taunts and catcalls.Read: The history of the ...
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ArticleUltimate violinist's stunt
A fiddler performs violin with his left hand and piano with his right - while another violinist takes on the task of bowing. The ultimate coordination challenge.
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ArticleSibelius's Valse Triste arranged for six - identical - double basses
In celebration of Jean Sibelius's 150th birthday in December 2015, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra double bassist Charles DeRamus performs his own arrangement of Valse Triste, op.44 for six basses - playing every part himself.Watch: Violinist Eric Silberger performs Paganini’s Caprice no.24 with layered variations
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ArticleKyung Wha Chung performs Bruch's Violin Concerto no.1
Kung Wha Chung performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu on 5 October 2015.Read: 6 opinions on performance and interpretation by violinist Kyung Wha ChungRead: Was violinist Kyung Wha Chung right to berate a coughing child during her recital?Read: Children should ...
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ArticleKim Kashkashian gives Walton Viola Concerto masterclass
The phrase is three big steps towards the public...' American violist Kim Kashkashian gives a masterclass on Walton's Viola Concerto at the Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore. Read: Kim Kashkashian - ‘The emotional landscape of Hindemith’s music is a joy to enter’
