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Roger Tapping to join Juilliard Quartet succeeding Samuel Rhodes
Samuel Rhodes is to step down as violist of the Juilliard Quartet in July 2013. Rhodes has been with the group since 1969, when he replaced the original viola player, Raphael Hillyer. Roger Tapping, who was violist of the Takács Quartet for ten years from 1995, will replace Rhodes ...
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Violinist reunited with 1835 Vincenzo Jorio instrument
A young Boston violinist got lucky when the 1835 Italian violin she left on a bus was found and returned to her. MuChien Hsieh, a Taiwanese student at the New England Conservatory, had been travelling to Philadelphia on 20 December. When she arrived at about 11pm she forgot to ...
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Scientists study how Beethoven's deafness shaped his quartets
A new analysis of Beethoven's string quartets suggests that the composer's progressive deafness influenced the number of high notes he used in his music. Researchers from the universities of Amsterdam and Maastricht looked at the op.18 quartets (1798–1800), written around the time when Beethoven was first experiencing hearing loss, ...
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South Korean cellist wins André Navarra Competition
South Korean Taeguk Mun won first prize at the André Navarra International Cello Competition in Toulouse, France. The 17-year-old, who studies with Minhye Clara Kim at the Juilliard School, received €12,000. Second prize went to 25-year-old Bonian Tian from China. French cellist Bruno Philippe, 18, won third prize.
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Violin dealer Dietmar Machold is is extradited from Switzerland to Austria
Austrian authorities have finally been able to extradite violin dealer Dietmar Machold from Switzerland to face charges of serious fraud, misappropriation and fraudulent insolvency. Thomas Vecsey, a spokesperson for the Vienna public prosecutor's office, confirmed that Machold was transported to Austria on 10 December but stressed that investigations are still ...
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Violinist Midori wins World Economic Forum community award
Midori will be given the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 25 January 2012. The award recognises the violinist's 20 years of community engagement work. Previous recipients of the award, given to artists who have used their art and influence to contribute to international society, ...
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Tribute concerts planned for violinist Sándor Végh
Leading chamber musicians will gather in Cornwall and London in January 2012 to honour the founder of the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, violinist Sándor Végh (1912–97). Two memorial concerts will feature violinists Erich Höbarth and Daniel Phillips, violists Tim Boulton and Hariolf Schlichtig, and cellists Xenia Jankovic and ...
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Australian Chamber Orchestra plays concert for Prince Charles
The Australian Chamber Orchestra ended its European tour with a performance in front of Prince Charles at St James's Palace in London. The concert for 150 guests included music by Elgar, Tchaikovsky and Parry. Charles talked with members of the orchestra afterwards about music and surfing. The concert was viola ...
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ArticleSchumann: String Quartets op.41 nos.1–3
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Honest accounts of Schumann’s three string quartetsMusicians: Doric Quartet Composer: SchumannAlthough I have become wedded to the Zehetmair Quartet’s pungent and questioning approach to Schumann’s First and Third quartets on ECM, recordings such as this from the Doric Quartet, which offers ...
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ArticleWieniawski: Violin Concerto no.1 in F sharp minor op.14. Bruch: Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor op.26. Bull: Cantabile doloroso e Rondo giocoso
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Incisive playing and rare repertoire combine to make a highly desirable releaseMusicians: Charlie Siem (violin) London Symphony Orchestra/Andrew GourlayComposer: Wieniawski, Bruch, BullUnashamedly presented as a promotional vehicle for Charlie Siem, Warner’s current young violinist of choice, this disc nonetheless contains some interesting ...
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ArticleFranz Benda: Violin Sonatas no.10 in F minor, no.14 in E flat major, no.23 in C minor, no.28 in F major & no.32 in E major
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Persuasive accounts of violin sonatas by an 18th-century Bohemian masterMusicians: Hans-Joachim Berg (Baroque violin) Naoko Akutagawa (harpsichord)Composer: Franz BendaFranz Benda’s sonatas demonstrate his capacity for resourceful melody, structural authority and skilful craftsmanship. The cantabile character of his works was especially noted by ...
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ArticleBach and Blues. Poulenc: Violin Sonata. Ravel: Violin Sonata Biber: Passacaglia for solo violin. Bach: Chaconne from Partita no.2 in D minor BWV1004
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Beguiling coupling of classical-meets-jazz and Baroque from a young violinist Musicians: Iskandar Widjaja (violin) Anastassiya Dranchuk (piano)Composer: Poulenc, Ravel, Biber, Bach Berlin-born and -trained, and gold medal- winner at the first International Hindemith Competition, Iskandar Widjaja was taught by Susan Mann ...
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ArticleMendelssohn: Cello Sonata no.2 in D major op.58, Lied ohne Worte in D major op.109. Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Waltzes op.64 (arr. Davydov)
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Cellist and pianist uncover the Beethovenian influence behind two Romantic sonatasMusicians: Pieter Wispelwey (cello) Paolo Giacometti (piano)Composer: Mendelssohn, Chopin Pieter Wispelwey strips away the sweet veneer of Mendelssohn’s music to uncover a strong connection with a Beethovenian impulse in the Second ...
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ArticleZemlinsky: String Quartets no.2 op.15 & no.4 op.25, Two Movements for string quartet
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Benchmark accounts of the music of a key Viennese figureMusicians: Zemlinsky QuartetComposer: Zemlinsky The Zemlinsky Quartet here uses its prize recording as winner of last year’s Bordeaux competition to complete the survey of its namesake’s quartets inaugurated for the same label in ...
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ArticleFrench Impressions. Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto no.3 in B minor op.61. Ysaÿe: Berceuse de l’enfant pauvre op.20, Rêve d’enfant op.16 (orch. d’Alba). Chausson: Poème op.25. Ravel: Tzigane
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Electrifying accounts of Gallic classics for violinMusicians: Rachel Kolly d’Alba (violin) Bienne Symphony Orchestra/Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Pays de la Loire National Orchestra/John AxelrodComposer: Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe, Chausson, Ravel As a follow up to her fine recording of Ysaÿe sonatas last year, ...
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ArticleBerlioz: Harold en Italie op.16, Overture to ‘Béatrice et Bénédict’ op.27. Paganini: Sonata per la gran viola op.35
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A celebration of Paganini in his guise as a violistMusicians: David Aaron Carpenter (viola) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir AshkenazyComposer: Berlioz, PaganiniPaganini wrote his Sonata per la gran viola after finding Berlioz’s Harold in Italy inadequate for his needs. ‘There are too many rests ...
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ArticleBarbaric Beauty. Works by Telemann & arrangements of 18th-century dance manuscripts
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A Baroque master is heard in the context of dance music from his timeMusicians: Miloš Valent (violin) Jan Rokyta (cimbalom, recorders, Armenian duduk and clarinet) Holland Baroque SocietyComposer: TelemannThe title of this predominantly lively album reflects Telemann’s comment in his autobiography about ...
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ArticleTakemitsu: Distance de fée. Hindemith: Violin Sonata in E (1935). Janácek: Violin Sonata. Silvestrov: Five Pieces
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A mismatched duo makes for disappointing performances of 20th-century repertoireMusicians: Natascia Gazzana (violin) Raffaella Gazzana (piano)Composer: Takemitsu, Hindemith, Janácek, SilvestrovIf this disc is anything to go by, the two-sister duo of Natascia and Raffaella Gazzana make quite a strange pairing. Natascia’s violin ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky: String Quartet no.3 in E flat minor op.30*. Shostakovich: Piano Trio no.2 in E minor op.67†
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Expressiveness and clarity come together in some impressive chamber-music playingMusicians: Christian Tetzlaff*† , Antje Weithaas* (violin) Tatjana Masurenko* (viola) Gustav Rivinius*, Tanja Tetzlaff† (cello) Lars Vogt† (piano)Composer: Tchaikovsky, ShostakovichCatalogue Number: AVI-Music 8553224Christian Tetzlaff, alongside Thomas Zehetmair, stands at the vanguard ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major op.35. Bartók: Violin Concerto no.2
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Chalk-and-cheese concertos that receive equally winning performancesMusicians: Valeriy Sokolov (violin) Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich/David ZinmanComposer: Tchaikovsky, BartókThis is an unusual pairing. The 25-year-old Ukrainian’s approach to Tchaikovsky is refreshingly straightforward, with none of the over-egging that it too often receives. What is immediately ...
