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ArticleJulian Lloyd Webber performs Fauré's Elegy
British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, who has today announced his forced retirement from playing due to injury, performs Fauré's Elegy with pianist Peter Pettinger. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleCellist Dane Johansen demonstrates 'blurred' string-crossing
US cellist Dane Johansen demonstrates 'blurred' string-crossing to accompany his Practice Diary on solo Bach in The Strad's May 2014 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleOsmo Vänskä to return as Minnesota Orchestra music director
The conductor will lead a minimum of ten weeks during the next two seasons
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ArticleXavier Foley performs Bottesini's Double Bass Concerto no.2
Xavier Foley, winner of the $50,000 Sphinx Competition 2014, performs Bottesini's Double Bass Concerto no.2 in the Senior Division final. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back issues click here.
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ArticleViolinist Janine Jansen to appear in Last Night of the Proms 2014
This year's festival will also feature performances from Joshua Bell, James Ehnes, Julia Fischer and Alisa Weilerstein
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ArticleRhode Island Philharmonic concertmaster Charles Sherba dies aged 62
The US violinist also taught at Brown University since 1986
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ArticleGuarneri violin copy to be auctioned for charity Luthiers Sans Frontières
The sale, through Ingles and Hayday, is expected to make £3,000-£5,000
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ArticleKreutzer Stradivarius violin to be auctioned by Christie's in New York
Watch a video of Joshua Bell playing the instrument, which is valued around $7.5m
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ArticleCampaigns to protect government music education launch in Australia and the UK
The UK's ISM and Australia's The Music Trust warn that lack of funding will impact children from poorer backgrounds
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ArticleNadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs on Sesame Street
Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, who appears on the cover of The Strad's May 2014 issue, performs to Big Bird on Sesame Street. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back issues click here.
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ArticleLouisville String Academy awarded $240,000 Starling Foundation grant
Given over three years, the award aims to support violin playing at the highest level
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ArticleThe Strad May 2014 issue is out now
The issue includes Italian violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg on her multifaceted career, preparing for orchestral auditions, and the Kronos Quartet in pictures
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ArticleCellist Julian Lloyd Webber receives the ISM's Distinguished Musician Award
The British musician is honoured for his performing achievements and his contribution to music education
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ArticleVadim Repin performs Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto
Vadim Repin performs Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto with the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi. The violinist performed the work for the first time without a conductor last week at the Trans-Siberian Arts Festival when scheduled conductor Valery Gergiev was delayed.Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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ArticleThe Beaux Arts Trio perform Dvorák's Dumky Trio
The Beaux Arts Trio – featuring violinist Daniel Hope, who has written a blog offering advice for performers – play the Lento Maestoso from Dvorák's Piano Trio no.4, 'Dumky' in San Francisco in April 2008.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day ...
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ArticleVadim Repin becomes first soloist to conduct and perform Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no.1
The violinist stepped in at the Trans-Siberian Arts Festival when scheduled conductor Valery Gergiev was delayed in New York
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ArticleJános Starker performs The Swan by Saint-Saëns
Cellist János Starker, who appears on the cover of The Strad's April 2014 issue, performs The Swan by Saint-Saëns and Popper's Tarantella in a 1976 television broadcast.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back issues click here.
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ArticleJános Starker speaks about humility
Cellist János Starker, who appears on the cover of The Strad's April 2014 issue, speaks in 2010 at the Indiana University Summer String Academy about the importance of humility for a successful music career.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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ArticleLuise Buchberger named Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment co-principal cellist
The 29-year-old from Germany will perform with the orchestra in June
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ArticleBonhams to sell Amati violin once owned by Italian dictator Mussolini
The London auctioneers will sell the instrument, priced at £150,000, on 12 May
