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ArticleNew York dealer sued over alleged loss of $400,000 Pressenda violin
A violinist has launched a legal claim against a New York dealer who she alleges lost her violin while it was on consignment – by giving it out for trial to someone who never returned. A lawsuit was filed on 26 March against dealer Emmanuel Gradoux-Matt ...
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ArticleAmsterdam's Rijksmuseum to reopen after renovation with new room devoted to music
Violas da gamba feature in special music room following museum's renovation
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ArticleMenuhin and Gould
Two towering musicians of the 20th century come together for Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G major
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ArticleSydney Symphony Orchestra cancels tour of Europe over eurozone crisis
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has had to shelve a European tour planned for this November. The orchestra (pictured) was to have visited Germany, Russia and Armenia with principal conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, who will be replaced next year by David Robertson. The SSO's managing director Rory ...
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ArticleChristian Thielemann and the German orchestral sound
Conductor Christian Thielemann (who trained as a violist) discusses the German orchestral sound in the April issue. Here he is conducting the Munich Philharmonic in Wagner's Tannhäuser overture...
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ArticleSwift conclusion to SF Symphony strike as musicians return to work
The musicians of the San Francisco Symphony have agreed to return to the concert stage after reaching an agreement with the management over a new contract. Although the agreement is subject to the approval of the orchestra’s board of governors and of all 103 of its players, ...
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ArticleFind out about the extra content hidden in The Strad's digital edition, out now
You can now download every issue of The Strad for the past two years on to your iPad, smartphone, PC, Mac or tablet computer. Since January we have been adding extra content to some of the features and regulars in each issue. Here’s a summary of the ...
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ArticlePractice Diary 1: Nils Mönkemeyer
In the April issue, violist Nils Mönkemeyer discusses his practising of the Bartók Viola Concerto. Here he gives tips on playing the difficult semiquaver passages of the third movement.
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Tertis competition won by 15-year-old Ziyu Shen
The jury at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition in Port Erin, Isle of Man, UK, awarded first prize to the youngest competitor, Chinese 15-year-old Ziyu Shen. A student of Sheng Li at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she received £7,000. Kei Tojo, 21, from Japan, won second prize ...
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ArticlePractice Diary 2: Nils Mönkemeyer
The second of two videos in which violist Nils Mönkemeyer gives tips on practising Bartók's Viola Concerto. Here, he gives tips on maintaining the independence of the left and right hand
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Award for folk fiddler and singer Eliza Carthy
The English folk fiddler and singer-songwriter Eliza Carthy has received a £50,000 award from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF), one of the largest independent grant-making foundations in the UK. Carthy was one of three composers named as recipients of the PHF's 2012 Awards for Artists. Five visual artists also ...
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ArticleAlbert Spalding plays Brahms Hungarian Dances
US violinist Albert Spalding was born 125 years ago this year. He made very few recordings: this one was issued by the Remington label and the transfer is from an old vinyl LP pressing.
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ArticleFemale luthier wins Triennale gold
Ulrike Dederer viola wins in a first for Cremona competition
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ArticleNew Zealand violinist Benjamin Baker, 23, takes £5,000 first prize in Windsor
New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Baker has won the fourth Windsor Festival International String Competition. The 23-year-old (pictured), who is studying with Natasha Boyarsky at the Royal College of Music, received £5,000, engagements, a solo recording with Champs Hill Records and a violin bow. As part of the ...
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ArticleIntroduction to klezmer fiddle
Alicia Svigals presents a guide to performing traditional Jewish folk music
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ArticleTabea Zimmermann and Antoine Tamestit rehearse
Recorded on 20 March 2013 at London's Wigmore Hall. Composer George Benjamin comments on the two violists' performance of his 1997 work Viola, Viola. Transcript: Remember the chords are always, I repeat, like scissors, sshh, so it's not a nice sound, it's *chuh*. [Tabea Zimmermann demonstrates] In ...
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Hill violin bow from 1900 realises 4,400 per cent on estimate at auction
A bow discovered in a pile of rubbish sold for £3,600 at a UK auction on 13 March. It was found during a house clearance, along with a violin in a heavily mildewed case. Together with a mandolin, the entire lot was given an estimated price of £50–80, making the ...
