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ArticleDa Capo Music Foundation takes Kodály teaching to the Netherlands
The Da Capo Music Foundation, a UK music education charity, has announced a partnership with a Dutch scheme that will bring its Kodály-based teaching method to the Benelux region of Europe. Starting on 26 November, children at 20 primary schools in north Amsterdam will be offered the ...
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ArticleStudy shows listeners engage with classical music more when musicians improvise
A new study conducted by researchers at the UK’s Guildhall School and Imperial College London suggests that introducing elements of improvisation into classical music concerts could increase audience engagement. The researchers asked a chamber trio to play the same piece of music twice – once employing elements ...
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ArticleGuarneri 'del Gesù' violin takes centre stage in new Buenos Aires instrument gallery
A new permanent exhibition hall dedicated to stringed instruments has opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The gallery at the Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum of Spanish–American Art features as its centrepiece a 1732 violin by Guarneri 'del Gesù' (pictured). This instrument is displayed along with a portrait of ...
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ArticleOrchestra research explores impact of alternative formats
The Miami-based New World Symphony (NWS) has completed a four-year study tracking the effectiveness of alternative concert formats. The orchestra wanted to see how successful its alternative formats were at attracting new audiences, and how those audiences then engaged with the orchestra. Beginning in 2010, the orchestra ...
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ArticleBeethoven Cello Sonatas: Fournier and Kempff
Pierre Fournier and pianist Wilhelm Kempff perform Beethoven's Cello Sonata no.4 in C major op.102 no.1. Listen to how other great cellists performed the Beethoven Cello Sonatas: Rostropovich and Richter Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax Leonard Rose and Glenn Gould Natalia Gutman and ...
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ArticleBritten Centenary: Natalia Gutman and Sviatoslav Richter perform the Cello Sonata
To mark the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, The Strad has put together a series of videos exploring the composer's string works. Here, cellist Natalia Gutman and pianist Sviatoslav Richter perform Britten's Cello Sonata. Other performances of Britten's string works: Janine Jansen performs the Violin ...
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ArticleGreat encores: Leonidas Kavakos plays Tarrega
The Greek violinist performs Ruggiero Ricci's intricate transcription of Tarrega's guitar piece Recuerdos de la AlhambraFind out more about Ruggiero Ricci and Leonidas Kavakos in our special Violin Heroes bookazine.
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ArticleBritten Centenary: the Amadeus Quartet perform the String Quartet no.2 in C major
To mark the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, The Strad has put together a series of videos exploring the composer's string works. Here, the Amadeus Quartet perform Britten String Quartet no.2 in C op.36. Other performances of Britten's string works: Janine Jansen performs the Violin Concerto ...
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ArticleBeethoven Cello Sonatas on film: Miklós Perényi and András Schiff
Cellist Miklós Perényi and pianist András Schiff perform Beethoven's Cello Sonata in A op.69 – Adagio Cantabile and Allegro vivace.Listen to how other great cellists performed the Beethoven Cello Sonatas:Pierre Fournier and Wilhelm Kempff Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav RichterYo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel AxLeonard Rose and pianist Glenn ...
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ArticleStrad Fest LA to showcase eight Stradivari violins
Eight of Stradivari’s best known violins are to go on display in Los Angeles as part of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Strad Fest LA event, which will run from 26–29 March 2014. The eight instruments are the ‘Serdet’ Strad of 1666, the 1708 ‘Ruby’ (pictured), the ...
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ArticleRussian and South Korean share first prize as Jan Rakowski Competition opens up to foreign candidates
Karolina Errera, 20, from Russia, and Sejune Kim, 25, from South Korea have shared first prize at the Jan Rakowski Viola Competition in Poznan, Poland. The two winners also each received a special prize endowed by the Mayor of Poznan. This is the first time in its history that that ...
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ArticleBeethoven Cello Sonatas on film: Li-Wei Qin and Jeremy Young
Celiist Li-Wei Qin and pianist Jeremy Young perform Beethoven's Sonata no.5 in D major op.102 no.2, third movement. Listen to how other great cellists performed the Beethoven Cello Sonatas: Pierre Fournier and Wilhelm Kempff Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax Leonard Rose and pianist Glenn Gould ...
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ArticleBeethoven Cello Sonatas on film: Natalia Gutman and Viacheslav Poprugin
Cellist Natalia Gutman and pianist Viacheslav Poprugin perform Beethoven's Cello Sonata no.4 in C op.102. Listen to how other great cellists tackled the Beethoven Cello Sonatas: Pierre Fournier and Wilhelm Kempff Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax Leonard Rose and pianist Glenn Gould Miklós Perényi and pianist ...
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ArticleViolin believed to have belonged to Mozart donated to Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation
A violin believed to be the instrument Mozart owned and played during the years he lived in Vienna from 1781 has been donated to the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg, Austria.The instrument contains an inside label stating the name of the Italian maker Pietro Antonio Dalla Costa, a member of ...
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ArticleEU to simplify customs procedures for musicians carrying instruments
The European Union is about to simplify its rules for musicians temporarily importing instruments for professional use. Under a new amendment to the Customs Code, to be applied from next Thursday 21 November, musicians visiting the EU with a portable musical instrument as professional equipment will be able to use ...
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ArticleThe Dover Quartet performs Beethoven's String Quartet no.8
Banff International String Quartet Competition winners, the Dover Quartet, from the US, perform Beethoven's String Quartet no.8 in E minor. op.59 no.2 in the competition finals. Read Harriet Smith's report from the competition in the November 2013 issue of The Strad. Subscribe to The Strad ...
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ArticleAmerican violinist Stephen Waarts wins Young Concert Artists auditions
Violinist Stephen Waarts was the only string player among the three first-prize winners of this year's Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York. The 17-year-old American violinist, who studies at the Curtis Institute of Music with Aaron Rosand, joins the roster of Young Concert Artists, and will receive at ...
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ArticleLouis Spohr winner David Castro-Balbi performs Mendelssohn
The French violinist David Castro-Balbi performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 at the finals of the Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists in Weimar, Germany.Read Rebecca Schmid's report on the competition. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial.
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ArticleBeethoven Cello Sonatas on film: Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax perform Beethoven's Cello Sonata no.2 in G minor.Listen to how other great cellists tackled the Beethoven Cello Sonatas:Pierre Fournier and Wilhelm KempffMstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav RichterLeonard Rose and pianist Glenn GouldMiklós Perényi and pianist András SchiffJean-Guihen Queyras and pianist Ichiro NodairaNatalia ...
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ArticleBeethoven Cello Sonatas on film: Jean-Guihen Queyras and Ichiro Nodaira
Cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and pianist Ichiro Nodaira perform Beethoven's Cello Sonata no.3 in A major op.69, third movement. Listen to how other great cellists perform the Beethoven Cello Sonatas: Pierre Fournier and Wilhelm Kempff Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax Leonard Rose and pianist Glenn Gould Miklós Perényi and pianist ...
