All violin articles – Page 27
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition 2015 announces jury
The Brussels event is this year devoted to the violin
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FeatureHow to improvise on the violin
Throw down your music and join in the fun. You too can learn to improvise and you can even teach somebody else, writes former Turtle Island String Quartet violinist Tracy Silverman
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FeatureStudying the violin with Ivan Galamian
Since his death Ivan Galamian has passed into legend as perhaps the greatest teacher the string world will ever know. Barbara L. Sand asked some of his ex-pupils whether their former master really lived up to his reputation
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BlogsTracing the development of violin f-hole design through peeling an orange
Considering the f-holes of the Amati ‘King’ cello, and playing with food, led Andrew Dipper to on a possible path to evolution
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BlogsBach to Moog: recording Bach for violin solo, string ensemble and Moog synthesiser
Composer, arranger and producer Craig Leon describes working on Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 with violinist Jennifer Pike and Moog Modular synthesiser. Listen to the recording below:
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NewsAmerican violin dealer and former teacher Alexander Ross charged with sexual assault
The alleged incident, involving a 13-year-old girl, occurred in February
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ArticleViolinist Yehudi Menuhin performs Wieniawski's Scherzo Tarantelle
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin gives an exceedingly fast performance of Wieniawski's Scherzo Tarantelle in 1947. Read Menuhin’s first appearance in The Strad, aged 10, in 1926. 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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NewsVideo: Met Orchestra cellist performs 3D-printed cello
Designed by Monad Studios, the instrument was revealed at the 3D Print Design Show in New York
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NewsViolinist Bin Huang appointed associate professor of violin at Eastman School of Music
The Chinese-born musician herself studied at the institution in Rochester, New York
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ArticlePut your ears to the test: can you pick the Stradivarius violin?
Can you pick the Stradivarius in our audio clip of six violins? Our first Strad Sunday on 12 April 2015 featured an informal blind test of six violins on the Barbican concert stage, each played by London Symphony Orchestra leader Roman Simovic. In random order, these were: ...
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NewsRobin Scott joins Ying Quartet as first violinist
The American musician also becomes a faculty member of the Eastman School of Music, where the ensemble is the string quartet in residence
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BlogsRecreating Vivaldi’s violino in tromba marina
La Serenissima director and violinist Adrian Chandler describes the process of resurrecting the unusual instrument in preparation for a series of performances
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NewsStradivarius violin tops The Strad’s ‘blind test’ of old and modern instruments
The pre-concert event at London’s Barbican compared six instruments, played by LSO concertmaster Roman Simovic
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ArticleIsaac Stern, Leonard Rose and Eugene Istomin perform Brahms
Violinist Isaac Stern, cellist Leonard Rose and pianist Eugene Istomin perform the first movement of Brahms's Piano Trio no.2. Read about the legacy of renowned American cello pedagogue Leonard Rose in The Strad's April 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition ...
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BlogsDivide your practice into hour-long chunks, says violinist Sarah Chang
The American musician advocates taking breaks between practice sessions
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BlogsHow violinist Pinchas Zukerman helped me develop my musical voice
25-year-old violinist Asi Matathias discovered the paradoxically liberating power of discipline during his studies with the charismatic performer
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NewsCarbon fibre violin wins German Musical Instrument Award
The violin, by mezzo-forte Streichinstrumente, shared the top prize in its category with a wooden instrument by Andeas Haensel
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DebateNew research into the development of violin f-holes is simplistic at best
The theory that the shape of Italian violin f-holes came about by 'accidental fluctuations' ignores a number of well-known facts, argues Stewart Pollens
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition 2015 names shortlisted violin candidates
A number of the 69 contestants are prize winners from other international competitions
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