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ArticleLeonidas 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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ArticleMozart: 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 2017Description: Characteristically invigorating performances from two fine Mozartian’sMusicians: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano)Composer: MozartCatalogue 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 juvenile essays (K27, K31) of ...
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ArticleCellists 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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ArticleSchubert: String Quartet in G major D887, Haydn: String Quartet in G minor op.20 no.3
The Strad Issue: June 2017Description: Theatrical playing that’s almost too intense but always interestingMusicians: Tetzlaff QuartetComposer: Schubert, HaydnCatalogue Number: ONDINE ODE 1293-2Extreme dynamics feature from the opening of Schubert’s G major Quartet – there is an alarming crescendo not far from the start. The sound has an ...
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ArticleRavel: 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 2017Description: A multi-sensory approach brings a vivid recital to colourful lifeMusicians: Tobias Feldmann (violin), Boris Kusnezow (piano)Composer: Ravel, Prokofiev, StraussCatalogue Number: ALPHA CLASSICS 253The colour palette at the heart of Tobias Feldmann’s Polychrome disc is an exacting, not to say synaesthetic, one, as ...
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ArticleSchumann: 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 2017Description: Live and studio performances from a legendary dynamic duoMusicians: Itzhak Perlman (violin), Martha Argerich (piano)Composer: Schumann, Brahms, BachCatalogue Number: WARNER CLASSICS 0190295937898The Schumann recording here is of a live performance in New York in 1998; the rest was recorded in a Paris ...
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ArticleThe 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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ArticleShore: Ruin and Memory (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra); Mythic Gardens (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra)
The Strad Issue: June 2017Description: Two concert-hall concertos from a film-music heavyweightMusicians: Sophie Shao (cello) Lang Lang (piano) China Philharmonic Orchestra/Long Yu, 21st Century Chamber Orchestra1/Ludwig WickiComposer: Howard ShoreCatalogue Number: SONY CLASSICAL 88985348732If you liked the soundtrack for the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, you ...
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ArticleCellist 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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ArticleCecil 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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ArticleThe 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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ArticleFor Seasons - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; plus works by Bach, Nils Frahm, Chilly Gonzales, Rameau, Max Richter, Schumann, Tchaikovsky and Weill
The Strad Issue: June 2016Description: Colourful Vivaldi thrills amid an eclectic mix of miniaturesMusicians: Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Hope (violin/director)Composer: Vivaldi, Bach, Nils Frahm, Chilly Gonzales, Rameau, Max Richter, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, WeillCatalogue Number: DG 479 6922Following his Four Seasons ‘recomposed by Max Richter’, Daniel Hope turns to ...
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ArticleViolinist 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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ArticleUS 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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ArticleViolinist 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 third ...
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ArticleIoana 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 Atoll label, ...
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ArticleIoana Cristina Goicea wins 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition
The 24-year-old Romanian violinist receives a top prize of NZ$40,000 following her triumph at the New Zealand contest
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ArticleFrom the Archive: a violin by Nicolo Gagliano of Naples, 1775
This illustration of a violin by Nicolo Gagliano of Naples was published in The Strad, June 1987. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph: Sotheby's mammoth sale on April 30 mustered 564 lots. The attendance strained the resources of the Conduit Street Gallery, with foreign visitors ...
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ArticleViolinist Ivry Gitlis improvises with Gypsy musicians
Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis improvises with Gypsy musicians in a clip from the 1970s. Watch: 93-year-old violinist Ivry Gitlis performs Kreisler Read: 8 opinions on performance and career by violinist Ivry Gitlis
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Article4 Cities - Fazil Say: Cello Sonata ‘Four Cities’, Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor, Janácek: Pohádka; Presto for cello and piano, Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor op.40
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: June 2017Description: A musical grand tour that inspires a first-class cello-piano partnershipMusicians: Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Fazıl Say (piano)Composer: Fazil Say, Debussy, Janácek, ShostakovichCatalogue Number: WARNER CLASSICS 9025867249Sivas, Hopa, Ankara and Bodrum: these are the four Turkish cities evoked so vividly by Fazıl ...
