All Video articles – Page 94
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ArticleViolinist Boris Kuschnir gives Mozart masterclass
I need to hear the head, body and legs of each note...'Celebrated violin professor Boris Kuschnir gives a masterclass on Mozart's Fourth Violin Concerto at the Verbier Festival.The full 48-minute video is available to buy as a download or DVD through the Masterclass Media Foundation.Read Kuschnir's advice on ...
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov on Bach's musical architecture
Bach's harmonies are like columns in a gigantic cathedral. Only when you come nearer, do you see the detail.'Violinist Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Bach’s Solo Violin Sonata no.1, paying particular attention to the harmonic architecture.The full 48-minute video is available to buy as a download or ...
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ArticleThe world's largest playable violin
Vogtland Masters from Germany hand crafted the world's largest playable violin in 2010. Seven times larger than a traditional full-size instrument, the violin's pitch is three octaves lower. Three musicians are required to play the instrument - one to perform the left-hand function, and two to draw the ...
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ArticleThe Strad panel discussion: making music fun for kids
It doesn't matter about their ethnicity, cultural background or whether they are poor or rich - every child loves music. So it's more about educating the parents' The Strad’s third Strad Sunday on 28 June 2015 at London’s Barbican Centre featured a panel discussion on making instrumental ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Alexandra Conunova performs in the final
Violinist Alexandra Conunova, one of three Bronze Medal winners in the violin category of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition last week, performs both Sibelius and Tchaikovsky concertos in the final of the competition. All competition performances can be viewed through Tch15.medici.tv. Read The Strad's blog ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: cellist Andrei Ionuț Ioniță performs Stravinsky
Cellist Andrei Ionuț Ioniță, who won the cello category of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition this week, performs Stravinsky's Suite Italienne arranged for cello by Gregor Piatigorsky in the first live round of the competition. His full performance can be viewed through Tch15.medici.tv, which broadcast ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Yu-Chien Tseng performs in the final
Violinist Yu-Chien Tseng, the highest ranked competitor in the violin category of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition this week - achieving second place - performs both Sibelius and Tchaikovsky concertos in the final of the competition. All competition performances can be viewed through Tch15.medici.tv. Subscribe ...
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ArticleJazz violinist Aaron Weinstein performs Cheek to Cheek
Jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein performs Cheek to Cheek at the 23rd International Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary in March last year.The New York City musician and comedian is due to perform at Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zedel in London from 14-18 July 2015 in a ...
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ArticleOrchestral audition masterclass on Midsummer Night's Dream at Royal College of Music
The stroke is a little too cushioned. It needs to be a little shorter and crisper'Morgensterns in partnership with the Musicians’ Union present a string audition masterclass on Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream at The Royal College of Music in London. On the panel are Pieter Schoeman, London Philharmonic ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: Pablo Ferrández-Castro performs Bach
Cellist Pablo Ferrández-Castro, Onyx recording artist and 2015 winner of the Rheingau Music Festival award, performs the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite no.3 at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. Ferrández-Castro is one of six cello finalists competing for the top prize this week. ...
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ArticleThe Borodin Quartet performs Borodin
The Borodin Quartet showcases its distinctive sound in a performance of Borodin's String Quartet no.2.In celebration of the ensemble's 70th birthday, its current line-up speaks to The Strad in the July issue, out now.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: Alexandra Conunova performs Kreisler
Violinist Alexandra Conunova, winner of the 2012 International Josef Joachim Violin Competition in Hannover, performs Kreisler's Gypsy capriccio at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. Conunova is one of six violin finalists competing for the top prize this week. Her full performance can be ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Clara-Jumi Kang performs Chausson
Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang, winner of the 2010 Indianapolis International Violin Competition, performs Chausson's Poème at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. Kang is one of six violin finalists who will compete for the top prize next week. Her full performance can be ...
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ArticleViolinist Ray Chen comedy videos compilation
Violinist Ray Chen is not only a former winner of the Yehudi Menuhin and Queen Elisabeth competitions, but a budding comedian as well - as this compilation of amusing videos from the artist's Facebook page demonstrates.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Yu-Chien Tseng performs Valse-Scherzo
Violinist Yu-Chien 'Benny' Tseng, winner of this year's inaugural Singapore International Violin Competition, performs Tchaikovsky's Valse-Scherzo at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. The names of those violin and cello candidates progressing to the final will be revealed this evening. Tseng's full performance can ...
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ArticleOAE violinist Helen Kruger discusses Baroque phrasing
Another element to consider is how to turn all these notes into musical sentences and to not be afraid to include more space within the music.'The National Centre for Early Music, working alongside string players from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, has launched a Baroque String ...
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ArticleNikolaj Znaider performs Nielsen's Violin Concerto
Nikolaj Znaider performs Nielsen's Violin Concerto with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä. The Strad's July 2015 issue, out now, investigates the story of the concerto's composition. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To ...
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ArticleOrchestral audition masterclass on Don Juan at Royal College of Music
Morgensterns in partnership with the Musicians' Union present a string audition masterclass on Don Juan at The Royal College of Music in London
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Article2Cellos perform Celloverse
2Cellos - Luka Š ulić and Stjepan Hauser - perform their original song Celloverse. Watch 2Cellos perform AC/DC's Thunderstruck with Mischa Maisky and Giovanni Sollima. 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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ArticleViolin winners Viktoria Mullova and Sergei Stadler perform at the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition
Russian violinists Viktoria Mullova and Sergei Stadler, who shared first prize in the Violin category of the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition, each demonstrate lightening techniques at the event. The Violin and Cello first rounds of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition begin tomorrow, showcasing the talents of 25 ...
