All Article articles – Page 11
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ArticleSentimental Work: Gary Hoffman
For the American cellist, Brahms’s op.99 Sonata in F major is the alpha and omega of cello playing, allowing for every possible feeling and a vast array of interpretations
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition names violin and cello semi-finalists
Twelve musicians in each category will give hour-long recitals before six are chosen for the concerto finals
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ArticleSendai Violin Competition names 12 semi-finalists
The Japanese competition offers a $27,000 first prize plus a package of concerts and other benefits
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ArticleZoë Martlew bow explosion during performance
Cellist Zoë Martlew suffers what she describes as a ‘major bow dysfuntion’ about a minute into Juliana Hodkinson’s ‘amazing noise piece’ Scrape, for cello with metal plate, playback track and sound diffusion at the Dark Music Days festival in Reykjavik, Iceland. The complete performance is below: Video: Zoë ...
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ArticleHao Zhou wins Montreal violin competition
American takes first prize at the Concours musical international de Montréal with performance of Shostakovich Violin Concerto no.1
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ArticleLife lessons: Maxim Rysanov
The Ukrainian violist on long pedagogical relationships and the surprises of concert life
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ArticleSoundpost – Letters to The Strad
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world
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ArticleCello finalists announced at Markneukirchen
Three cellists will each play the Schumann concerto in the final for a share of €15,000 cash and other prizes
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ArticleTwoSet Violin learn how bows are rehaired
Brett and Eddy visit the Violin Studio in Brisbane, Australia, where luthier Olaf Grawert shoes them what goes in to reharing a bow
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ArticleGallery: A violin made out of shredded money
‘The Value of a Violin’ is on exhibition at the Design Museum Ghent during the Queen Elisabeth competition
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ArticleLess space, more bass: the Travel Bass
An answer to the logistical hassle of double-bass playing
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ArticlePaul Tortelier gives Dvorák Cello Concerto masterclass
‘I give you a little trick because I like you! My second finger is the leader – like Mrs Thatcher, it’s an Iron Finger’ French cellist Paul Tortelier gives a masterclass at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester for the BBC in 1987. Performing the concerto is 20-year-old ...
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ArticleCellist Yo-Yo Ma, two honkers and a dinger on Sesame Street
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, performs 'Beethoven for cello, two honkers and a dinger' on a classic episode of Sesame Street. Read: 9 opinions on performance and career by cellist Yo-Yo Ma
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Article8 ways for violinists to improve posture
Advice for violinists from The Strad's pages on establishing a relaxed and stable posture for optimal performance, and avoiding strain and injury
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ArticleStolen double bass recovered in sting operation
The thief in Dortmund, Germany, attempted to sell the instrument to a member of the local symphony orchestra who happened to know about the theft
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ArticleCompetition juries: is dropping teachers and publishing scores the answer?
Publishing the jurors’ scores in their entirety is the latest move for music competitions to prove their transparency – but is it a trend that’s likely to catch on, asks Peter Somerford