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NewsSingapore’s animated film ‘The Violinist’ selected for Annecy Film Festival 2026
The selection places Singaporean animation on the global stage for the first time in the festival’s 65-year history
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VideoNew trailer for Leonard Bernstein biopic debuts online
Maestro, directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, will be released in the US on 22 November 2023
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NewsTÁR cellist Sophie Kauer signs with DG
The musician, acclaimed for her role in Todd Field’s 2023 film, will release her first EP on 17 March
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VideoComposer cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir on the halldorophone
Guðnadóttir has created a number of prominent film scores in recent years, including HBO’s Chernobyl miniseries and the new Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix
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VideoBehind-the-Scenes with Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams
The violinist and composer introduce their collaborative album Across the Stars, released on 30 August. Familiar themes from Star Wars, Harry Potter and more were recast as virtuosic violin showpieces for the album, featuring the Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles conducted by John Williams himself.
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FocusStrings in film: Leading screen composers discuss their use of the broad string palette
Strings have played a fundamental role in the history of film music, but exactly what makes them so effective at ‘tapping into the invisible’?
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Premium ❘ FocusThe Great Pretenders – how to act like a string player
In this article from The Strad November 2008 Nick Shave looks at how actors make their string performances look real
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ArticleArnold Schwarzenegger the violinist
Movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger gives a fairly convincing impression of playing bluegrass violin in this short clip from the 1976 film 'Stay Hungry'.Watch actors Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany 'playing' the violin and cello respectively in the film Master and Commander.
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NewsThe Violin Teacher’ film to be screened worldwide
The story of a down-at-luck violinist bringing music to disadvantaged teens in SÁo Paulo has generated positive early reviews
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NewsPaganini biopic The Devil’s Violinist set for US release in January 2015
The film stars violinist David Garrett in his movie debut
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BlogsRecording the soundtrack to Gravity
William Schofield, cellist with the Emperor Quartet and Academy of St Martin in the Fields, describes recording the soundtrack to the Oscar and BAFTA-nominated film
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ArticleYoung violinist stars in Filipino movie
A film about a seven-year-old violinist has become one of the Philippines’ most critically acclaimed releases of the year. Filmed in 2008, Boses (Voices) focuses on a mute boy’s friendship with a reclusive violin player, and how their shared love of the instrument helps them come to terms with the ...
