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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has presented the latest in its series of Inspiring Greatness films, in which classical violinist Charlie Siem discusses the physical and mental challenges of performing some of the most famous, technically demanding and emotionally powerful music ever written. Born in London to a Norwegian father and British mother, Siem began learning the violin aged just three, after hearing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto played by the great Yehudi Menuhin. Having been awarded a degree in music from the University of Cambridge, he then studied violin under Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Roy...

Augustin Hadelich. Photo: Luca Valentina It takes a lot more fortitude to pull off the Sibelius Violin Concerto in concert than on record. I admired Augustin Hadelich’s 2014 recording for its detail, cleanliness of tone and cool emotional insight. His performance in Copenhagen with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra was similarly prepared – scrupulous in its following of the composer’s tempo markings – but lacked the power and lyricism needed at climactic moments. Unperturbed by a consistent whining noise that invaded the DR Concert Hall, Hadelich found an intriguing way to convey...

Midori + Beethoven should equal magic for Houston Symphony By Lawrence Elizabeth Knox, Correspondent © Timothy Greenfield Violinist Midori A comforting story amid the unsettling news of the last year lies in the latest album release by one of the world’s most preeminent violinists today. On the recording, which was made in Switzerland shortly after a last-minute performance cancellation caused by the pandemic, Midori and the musicians of the Festival Strings Lucerne play Beethoven’s one-and-only Violin Concerto, complemented by his two Romances, in honor of the composer�...

2020-12-15T10:14:00+00:00 The big reveal - a celebration of a celebrated violin  Los Angeles-based Romanian violinist Cristian Fatu has teamed up with Salt Lake City luthier Jordan Hess to create a showcase for the 1735 ‘Plowden’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin, intended to help makers and players alike improve their knowledge of the famous instrument. As well as a recording of Fatu performing music by Enescu, Kreisler, Piazzolla and Romanian composer and violinist Ion Voicu, ‘The “Plowden” Revealed’ download includes a set of more than 200 high-resolution photos of the instr...

  The musical riches contained in this unique collection go way beyond the normal parameters of popular memorabilia. This is due entirely to the astute thinking of the noted 19th-century collector of Cremonese violins, Eugène de Cessole (1805–76), whose autograph album is the focus of this handsomely produced tome. His distinguished guest list reads like a veritable Who’s Who of Romantic music – violinists especially – who were not only asked to sign their moniker in the normal way, but also invited to add a handwritten musical souvenir. These range from tantalising musical fragment...