All violin articles – Page 30
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FocusMusic examiners should be fair and encouraging
As an examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, Ita Herbert has spent years coaxing the best out of her candidates in the UK and overseas
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ArticleViolinist Daniel Hope performs Vivaldi's 'Winter' Recomposed
Violinist Daniel Hope performs 'Winter' from Max Richter's 'Recomposed' version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons with Orchestra L'arte del Mondo.Hope contributes a Masterclass feature on the traditional version of Vivaldi's 'Winter' in the January 2015 issue of The Strad, out now.Read Hope's 6 Pieces of Advice for Violinists.Subscribe to ...
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FocusFrom the Archive: 20 violin don’ts
Geo Brayley put together a list of things for violinists to avoid in The Strad’s January 1892 issue
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ReviewViolino 1: Austrian Violin Music c.1680. Anonymous Austrian violin works
The Strad Issue: December 2014Description: A highly successful endeavour to give life to the music of forgotten 17th-century composersMusicians: Veronika Skuplik (Baroque violin) Evangelina Mascardi (lute)Composer: AnonymousThis label’s aims, to offer young artists a platform and make accessible lesser-known early music repertoire, are amply fulfilled in this ...
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ArticleYehudi Menuhin tries out a Stradivarius violin at Sotheby's
Yehudi Menuhin tries out a Stradivarius violin at auction house Sotheby's in 1971 before the instrument goes on sale.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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ArticleViolinist Sarah Chang performs Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen
Violinist Sarah Chang gives a show-stopping performance of Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Plácido Domingo. 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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FocusViolin professor Maya Glezarova turns 90: former students pay tribute
Mikhail Kopelman, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Liana Gourdjia recall their studies with the doyenne of the Russian School of violin playing
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NewsSwiss youth orchestra denied access to Singapore Airlines flight with their instruments
Despite completing the outward journey to Hong Kong without incident, the LGT Young Soloists were told by airline staff that policy prohibits violins and violas as carry-on baggage
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ArticleViolin made from 16,000 matchsticks is performed in concert
A matchstick violin was heard for the first time in Poland in January 2014. The instrument was constructed by Polish bricklayer Jan GwiŠ¼dŠ¼ in 1937 from 16,000 burnt matchsticks, accumulated over a period of eight years.Initially generating some interest and going on display in the Eiffel Tower in ...
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NewsItalian violin teacher in critical condition following shooting
Domenico Lombardo was reportedly shot by the mother of a conservatory student
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ArticleRussell Crowe plays the violin in Master and Commander
Russell Crowe as Captain Jack Aubrey plays the violin in the film Master and Commander, with the benefit of three months of lessons from Australian Chamber Orchestra leader Richard Tognetti. Crowe was keen to learn the instrument enough to look convincing in his movements, though of course the recording heard ...
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NewsInternational Boris Goldstein Violin Competition Bern announces shortlisted candidates
Launched by Professor Zakhar Bron, the event takes place from 22 to 31 January 2015
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ArticleViolinist James Ehnes performs Paganini's Caprice no.24
The Strad's November 2014 issue cover star, violinist James Ehnes, performs Paganini's Caprice no.24.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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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on different playing characteristics
Violinist Itzhak Perlman gives a masterclass on achieving different characteristics in performance - and demonstrates 'heavy' and then 'funny' performances of the opening of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues ...
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ArticleViolinist Pinchas Zukerman on James Ehnes
He's very exuberant in his playing, but clean, straightforward and honest. I don't like all that moving around. If you want to do that, be a dancer.'Violinist Pinchas Zukerman talks about fellow virtuoso James Ehnes and his similarities to Jascha Heifetz.James Ehnes, appears on the cover of The ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Brescia
This illustration of a violin by G.B. Rogeri was published in The Strad, May 1931. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:G.B Rogeri was born in Bologna about 1650, and records show that he came to Cremona to learn fiddle-making from Niccolo Amati. The influence of ...
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NewsViolinist In Mo Yang wins 2014 Concert Artists Guild Competition
The Korean musician receives $5,000 and two years of management
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ArticleJames Ehnes performs Walton's Violin Concerto at The Proms 2014
James Ehnes performs Walton's Violin Concerto with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thomas SøndergŠrd at the BBC Proms 2014 in London's Royal Albert Hall.Ehnes performs on the Antonio Stradivari 'Marsick' violin, 1715, as featured in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale ...
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ArticleJosef Gingold gives Brahms Violin Sonata no.1 masterclass
Influential violin professor Josef Gingold, himself a student of Eugène Ysaÿe, gives a masterclass on Brahms's Violin Sonata no.1. The performers are violinist Sandra Park and pianist Ja-Eun Koo.Read Joseph Silverstein's memories of studying with Gingold. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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GalleryViolin cases: security and splendour
In Accessories 2014 we track the evolution of the violin case through some of the more impresisvely built and decorated examples
