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ArticleRemainder of Minnesota Orchestra's 2012–13 season cancelled
The management of the Minnesota Orchestra has announced that the remaining five concerts of the current season have been cancelled. This means that the musicians, who have been locked out since 1 October 2012, will have played none of the scheduled concerts by the end of the 2012–13 ...
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ArticleRemainder of Minnesota Orchestra's 2012–13 season is cancelled
The management of the Minnesota Orchestra has announced that the remaining five concerts of the current season have been cancelled. This means that the musicians, who have been locked out since 1 October 2012, will have played none of the scheduled concerts by the end of the ...
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ArticleZukerman and Perlman in action
Violin€“viola dream team performs the Handel€“Halvorsen Passacaglia
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ArticleNearly 40 Manchester music teachers under investigation after abuse claims
Police are investigating 39 teachers from the two leading music schools in Manchester, UK, following allegations of historic sexual abuse from more than 30 former pupils. According to the Guardian, ten of the tutors, all of whom have taught at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) or ...
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ArticleYuri Bashmet and Oleg Kagan charm in Mozart
Two great Russian artists perform Mozart's violin and viola repertoire
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ArticleUK orchestras want 'sports star' tax breaks for visiting musicians
Orchestras and other UK arts organisations are calling on the government to give visiting musicians similar tax breaks to those being made available to visiting sports stars. The demand comes in response to the government's decision to give tax exemptions to athletes competing at this summer's ...
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ArticleSeattle Symphony musicians reach tentative agreement on new contract
The musicians of the Seattle Symphony and Opera Players' Organisation have reached a tentative contract agreement with the orchestra and opera management. The musicians are expected to vote on the contract’s ratification on 14 May, although the musicians’ committee has recommended passage of the agreement. The announcement comes ...
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ArticleCleveland Orchestra appoints Alexandra Preucil as assistant concertmaster
The Cleveland Orchestra has promoted first violinist Alexandra Preucil (pictured) to the position of assistant concertmaster. Preucil, who has been a member of the orchestra since 2008, is the granddaughter of János Starker, who died last month. Her father is William Preucil, the concertmaster of the Cleveland ...
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Article1865 Jean-Baptiste Vuillame cello 'Sheremetev'
Here is the Vuillaume cello featured in the June 2013 issue of The Strad, as well as the poster. Owner Raphael Wallfisch revolves the instrument to give an idea of its contours and details. To hear Wallfisch talk about the cello and hear some excerpts from ...
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ArticleCellist Stephen Kates's widow is sued over the sale of his Montagnana
A 1739 Montagnana that was owned by American cellist Stephen Kates is the focus of legal action in New York. Violin expert and appraiser David Bonsey filed suit against Kates’s widow in Manhattan federal court in April, claiming she owes him $600,000 in commission after hiring him to sell ...
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ArticleOistrakh plays Shostakovich
On 3 May 1969, David Oistrakh gave the world premiere of Shostakovich's Violin Sonata op.134, in the Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire. Here's a later recording of the work, with Oistrakh performing alongside pianist Sviatoslav Richter. 'He always knew the whole fabric of the piece, including ...
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ArticleJános Starker 1924–2013
The legendary cellist once told The Strad, 'You're supposed to play music – you're not supposed to work. You have to approach instrumental playing with all the power that's available but use as little as is necessary.' Watch this video of Kodály's Solo Cello Sonata and you'll see ...
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ArticleCellist Raphaël Merlin has instrument seized at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Customs officers at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, seized Raphaël Merlin’s cello on the morning of 27 April. The cellist was returning to his native France after a US tour with the Ébène Quartet. On 2 May, six days after the incident, Merlin was contacted to retrieve the ...
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ArticleJanácek: String Quartet no.2 'Intimate Letters': 3rd mvt
In the May issue, both Franck Chevalier of the Diotima Quartet and the Belcea's Krzysztof Chorzelski select Janácek's 'Intimate Letters' as one of the best chamber pieces for viola players. Here's a performance of the third movement by the Juilliard Quartet, from 1996.Krzysztof Chorzelski: 'This is always great ...
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ArticleThis is not a viola joke
We love the viola, here at The Strad. In fact, we love it so much that the whole of our May issue is devoted to the instrument. But we couldn't help laughing our socks off at this video. Would it have been as funny if it had ...
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Article1865 Vuillaume cello 'Sheremetev'
Raphael Wallfisch gives a short history and appraisal of his cello, made in 1865 by French luthier Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. Read more about the instrument in the June issue, available for download now: http://www.thestrad.com/apps You can also buy a poster of the cello here: http://www.orpheusmusicshop.com/posters/P218.html ...
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ArticleRaphael Wallfisch on his 1865 Vuillaume cello
The cover star of our June issue discusses playing on his 'Sheremetev' cello, made by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume in 1865. He also performs excerpts from Brahms's First Cello Sonata and John Tavener's The Painted Veil. Listen to Raphael Wallfisch giving a brief history and appraisal of his instrument. ...
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ArticleSPCO musicians to return to work with new contract
The musicians of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) have returned to the concert stage after a lockout lasting more than six months. On 29 April the musicians ratified an agreement with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society, which reduces the size of the orchestra from 34 ...
