All cello articles – Page 16
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NewsTchaikovsky Competition 2015 announces 6 violin and 6 cello finalists
All finalists are required to perform two concerto works for a public audience
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Tchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Yu-Chien Tseng performs Valse-Scherzo
Violinist Yu-Chien 'Benny' Tseng, winner of this year's inaugural Singapore International Violin Competition, performs Tchaikovsky's Valse-Scherzo at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. The names of those violin and cello candidates progressing to the final will be revealed this evening. Tseng's full performance can ...
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Just 12 violinists and 12 cellists remain at International Tchaikovsky Competition 2015
The candidates have been whittled down from 25 violin and 25 cello finalists
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International Tchaikovsky Competition 2015 names 25 cello finalists
The 25 candidates, whittled down from 48 cellists invited to the Moscow auditions, will compete in St Petersburg
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Cellist Alisa Weilerstein performs Kodály's Solo Sonata
Alisa Weilerstein performs Kodály's Solo Cello Sonata at the White House in Washington D.C. in November 2009. The cellist has written a Practice Diary, in which she talks about the work, for The Strad's June 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...
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Cellist Oliver Herbert wins 2015 Klein International String Competition
The 17-year-old receives a cash prize and performance opportunities
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Cuarteto Quiroga performs Brahms on decorated Stradivarius instruments
The musicians of the Quiroga Quartet perform the second movement of Brahms's Second String Quartet on a unique set of decorated Stradivarius instruments belonging to the Madrid Royal Palace.The musicians were named the Palace's first artists in residence in 2013, allowing them access to the Strads – the ...
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From the Archive: a Matteo Gofriller cello, Venice 1700
This illustration of a Matteo Gofriller cello was published in The Strad, July 1972. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: During the 18th century the number of cellos made in Italy was very small in comparison with the output of violins. ...
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The Strad June 2015 issue is out now
We examine five centuries of alteration to the Amati 'King' cello
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From the Archive: a Dominicus Montagnana cello, Venice 1735
Dominicus Montagnana is justly considered to have been the finest of the many talented luthiers who worked in Venice during the first half of the eighteenth century. He was born about 1690 and died some time after 1750. It is doubtful whether his reputation would be so great were it ...
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How to master bow speed and distribution
Physicists think of time and space as aspects of the same thing. Gerald Fischbach applies the same theory to bow division
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Yo-Yo Ma performs Elgar's Cello Concerto
Yo-Yo Ma performs the first movement of Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim in 1997. Read 9 opinions on performance and career by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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The world's oldest cello — the Andrea Amati 'King'
The Andrea Amati 'King' cello, thought to be the oldest cello in existence, is performed by Joel Koestenbaum at the National Music Museum, University of South Dakota in 2005. The Strad's May issue , out now, examines the clues the 'King' offers to the evolution of Amati's designs ...
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Valery Gergiev talks about fair judging at International Tchaikovsky Competition 2015
The conductor was in London to answer questions on his starry line-up of jurors and maintaining impartiality
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What did airline workers do to break my cello?
American musician Nicholas Gold, whose cello was broken by baggage handlers while checked into the hold on a recent flight with Southwest Airlines, has made a video demonstrating just how strong his (now badly damaged) carbon fibre Stevenson case is - and therefore how much force workers ...
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From the Archive: a cello by Pressenda, Turin, 1828
This illustration of a cello by Pressenda was published in The Strad, June 1970. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Although a number of fine violins by Pressenda have been illustrated in this journal, the splendid violincello featured this month is the first by this ...
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Cellist Sol Gabetta named Dresden Philharmonic artist in residence
The Argentine musician will tour with the German orchestra to the UK
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Airline workers broke my cello, says American musician
Nashville cellist Nicholas Gold checked his instrument into the hold with Southwest Airlines
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Tracing the development of violin f-hole design through peeling an orange
Considering the f-holes of the Amati ‘King’ cello, and playing with food, led Andrew Dipper to on a possible path to evolution
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Svante Henryson performs an ice cello at Norway's Ice Music Festival
One time the pegs froze and when I tried to tune the cello they split into pieces' Svante Henryson gives an admirably accurate performance on his ice cello at Norway's Ice Music Festival - while wearing padded gloves! Skip to 3:27 to see his performance. Read more ...
