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ArticleMusic for Two Violas - Jacob: Sonatina, Druzhinin: Sinfonia a Due, Rubbra: Meditations on a Byzantine Hymn ‘O quando in cruce’ op.117a, Prokofiev: (arr. Vadim Borisovsky) Two movements from Romeo and
The Strad Issue: June 2017 Description: All roads lead back to Tertis in music for duetting violas Musicians: Peter Mallinson (viola), Matthias Wiesner (viola), Evgenia Startseva (piano), Oliver Lowe (triangle) Composer: Jacob, Druzhinin, Rubbra, Prokofiev, Bridge, Pytor Bulhakov, Khatchaturian Catalogue Number: MERIDIAN CDE 84641 It seems appropriate ...
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International Society of Bassists names winners of Performance and Makers competitions
Aaron Olguin was awarded the Gary Karr Prize in the Solo Division of the Performance Competition, while Convention Favourite in the Makers Competition was awarded to Arnold Schnitzer
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Violinist Ana Chumachenco on body movement when playing
When you play you are moving around everywhere, but in the most important places for you to be free - the arms and torso - you are tense' Italian violinist Ana Chumachenco discusses body movement in Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto in a masterclass recorded at the ...
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From the Archive: the Antonio Stradivari, 'Lord Norton', violin 1737
This illustration of a violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, July 1987. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph: The violin is named after Lord Norton, who purchased it from George Hart shortly after the sale of the Gillot collection at Christies in ...
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Leonidas Kavakos acquires 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius violin
The violinist first encountered the instrument in 1994 and was reunited with it more than 20 years later through Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
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Mozart: Sonatas for keyboard and violin: no.12 in G major K27, no.16 in B flat major K31, no.17 in C major K296, no.23 in D major K306, no.32 in B flat major K454, no.36 in F major K547 ‘For Beginners
The Strad Issue: June 2017 Description: Characteristically invigorating performances from two fine Mozartian’s Musicians: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) Composer: Mozart Catalogue Number: HYPERION CDA 68143 (2 CDs) This seasoned duo’s two-disc-for-one Mozart package takes in six works spanning more than 20 years from the two ...
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Cellists Thomas Mesa and Zlatomir Fung win 2017 Astral Auditions
The two cellists are among six young musicians chosen for the Astral Artists career development programme over the next four years
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Schubert: String Quartet in G major D887, Haydn: String Quartet in G minor op.20 no.3
The Strad Issue: June 2017 Description: Theatrical playing that’s almost too intense but always interesting Musicians: Tetzlaff Quartet Composer: Schubert, Haydn Catalogue Number: ONDINE ODE 1293-2 Extreme dynamics feature from the opening of Schubert’s G major Quartet – there is an alarming crescendo not far from the ...
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Ravel: Violin Sonata no.1 in A minor ‘Sonate posthume’, Prokofiev: Violin Sonata no.2 in D major, Strauss: Violin Sonata in E flat major
The Strad Issue: June 2017 Description: A multi-sensory approach brings a vivid recital to colourful life Musicians: Tobias Feldmann (violin), Boris Kusnezow (piano) Composer: Ravel, Prokofiev, Strauss Catalogue Number: ALPHA CLASSICS 253 The colour palette at the heart of Tobias Feldmann’s Polychrome disc is an exacting, not ...
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Schumann: Violin Sonata no.1 in A minor op.105; Drei Fantasiestücke op.73, Brahms: Scherzo in C minor from the F-A-E Sonata, Bach: Violin Sonata no.4 in C minor BWV1017
The Strad Issue: June 2017 Description: Live and studio performances from a legendary dynamic duo Musicians: Itzhak Perlman (violin), Martha Argerich (piano) Composer: Schumann, Brahms, Bach Catalogue Number: WARNER CLASSICS 0190295937898 The Schumann recording here is of a live performance in New York in 1998; the rest ...
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The Juilliard School reveals designs for its new Tianjin Juilliard School in China
The Juilliard School has unveiled the preliminary designs for its new Tianjin Juilliard School, due to open in China in 2019. Construction of the facility will be overseen by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the same firm that was responsible for the 2009 renovations of Juilliard's New York City campus and ...
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Shore: Ruin and Memory (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra); Mythic Gardens (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra)
The Strad Issue: June 2017 Description: Two concert-hall concertos from a film-music heavyweight Musicians: Sophie Shao (cello) Lang Lang (piano) China Philharmonic Orchestra/Long Yu, 21st Century Chamber Orchestra1/Ludwig Wicki Composer: Howard Shore Catalogue Number: SONY CLASSICAL 88985348732 If you liked the soundtrack for the film trilogy The ...
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Cellist Mischa Maisky performs Bach in the mountains
Cellist Mischa Maisky performs the Prelude from Bach's First Cello Suite as an encore at Rifugio Rosetta - 2.581 meters above sea level on the western edge of the Plateau Pale above the village of San Martinu di Castrozza, Italy. The performance took place as part ...
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Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition 2017 names 30 semi-finalists
The young violists from 20 different countries will compete at the new Birmingham Conservatoire from 18 to 24 November
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The problem of substandard bow hair
Bow makers, suppliers and musicians are increasingly having to deal with thinning and brittle bow hair. How has this situation come about? Nancy Pellegrini reports
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For Seasons - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; plus works by Bach, Nils Frahm, Chilly Gonzales, Rameau, Max Richter, Schumann, Tchaikovsky and Weill
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: Colourful Vivaldi thrills amid an eclectic mix of miniatures Musicians: Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Hope (violin/director) Composer: Vivaldi, Bach, Nils Frahm, Chilly Gonzales, Rameau, Max Richter, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Weill Catalogue Number: DG 479 6922 Following his Four Seasons ‘recomposed by Max ...
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Violinist Gidon Kremer receives Pour le Mérite award
The order was first created in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia and later adopted by Germany as a vehicle for celebrating achievements in science and art
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US violinist Paul Zukofsky has died aged 73
The specialist in 20th century repertoire was a prolific recording artist, releasing more than 60 albums
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Violinist Maxim Vengerov performs Vivaldi with 2016 Wieniawski Competition winners
Maxim Vengerov performs Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins in B minor with the first, second and third prize winners of the 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, held in October 2016. Performing with Vengerov are first prize winner Veriko Tchumburidze, second prize winner Bomsori Kim and ...
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Ioana Cristina Goicea gives winning Tchaikovsky performance at Michael Hill Violin Competition
Ioana Cristina Goicea performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in the Grand Final of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, held on 10 June 2017 at Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand - which she won . The 24-year-old Romanian violinist receives NZ$40,000, a recording contract with the ...
