Vibrato is like a human voice - we never speak without a degree of natural vibration. But if you use just one type of vibrato in your playing, it is the same as speaking in a monotone voice'
Isaac Stern gives a clear and detailed masterclass on Bach's Chaconne in SÁo Paulo, Brazil in 1994. The violinist is 17-year-old Cármelo de los Santos.
Watch: violinist Isaac Stern talks about his musical background and philosophies
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The 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition winner is joined by pianist Zhen ’Victor’ Chen in works by Gershwin, Bartók and Chen Yi
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
Zukerman shares his memories of his mentor Stern, in honour of the great violinist’s 100th anniversary
Bernsted performs a solo work that she describes as having ‘complexity like a kaleidoscope’
Check out a string chamber version of Vaughan Williams’s beloved work for violin
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Oesi and pianist Andrea Vasi perform Bottesini’s Allegro Di Concerto ’Alla Mendelssohn,’ which was released as a single last week
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