All cello articles – Page 17
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ArticleAlban Gerhardt speaks about Dvorák's Cello Concerto - with demonstrations
The piece has beautiful haunting melodies, a deep longing for something not reachable and virtuosic elements'Alban Gerhardt speaks about the history and technique of Dvorák's Cello Concerto and gives demonstrations.Alban Gerhardt has contributed a Masterclass feature on the second and third movements of Dvorák's Cello Concerto to The ...
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NewsCornelissen cello, worth $40,000, stolen in North Carolina
The instrument was bought by owner Grace Anderson on the advice of her teacher Bernard Greenhouse
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NewsHong Kong’s MTR reverses cello ban – but double basses are still not allowed
The Mass Transit Railway will issue special permits during a four-month trial scheme
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NewsChina customs officials confiscate string players’ rosin
Three separate incidents have been reported recently in connection with Shanghai International Airport
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ArticleCellist Alisa Weilerstein on memorising music
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein gives advice on memorising music during an interview for Classical Chops.
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ArticleCellist János Starker on interpretation
I try to represent the composer as best I can - but I am a 20th century artist, and I view Bach and Beethoven from a 20th century perspective'Cellist János Starker talks with Paul Katz about interpreting the works of great composers from the perspective of his own ...
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DebateThere should be greater transparency in the string-manufacturing industry
Thomas Zwieg, vice president and product development manager at Larsen Strings A/S in Denmark, calls for an internationally accepted standard for measuring string tension
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NewsLev Sivkov wins 2015 Naumburg International Cello Competition in New York
The 25-year-old Russian cellist receives $15,000 and two recitals
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ArticleCellist Yo-Yo Ma gives Prokofiev masterclass
Can you make that sound like machine gun fire? Almost ugly - and play closer to the bridge'Yo-Yo Ma gives a lesson on Prokofiev's March from The Love for Three Oranges, arranged for four cellos.Read: 9 opinions on performance and career by cellist Yo-Yo Ma
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NewsRare National Music Museum Stradivarius cello to be heard in concert
The ‘Fruh’ cello will be performed as part of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra’s 100th birthday celebrations
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NewsHong Kong’s MTR reviews ban on large musical instruments following criticism from orchestras
The railway company had threatened to issue fines and refused entry to students for carrying cellos
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NewsViola wins only gold medal at 2015 Cremona Triennale competition
The winners of the 2015 Cremona Triennale lutherie competition have been announced. Although a total of 445 instruments were submitted for this year’s contest, by 334 makers from 31 countries, only one instrument received a gold medal. French luthier Charles Coquet won the award for a viola; he ...
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NewsCanada’s Musical Instrument Bank names 2015 recipients of fine stringed instruments
The 22 violins and cellos are loaned every three years to young Canadian musicians
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NewsHong Kong student threatened with fine for carrying cello on train
The young musician was interrogated by officials, who claimed his instrument exceeded baggage restrictions
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by Giovanni Grancino, Milan, 1680-90
This illustration of a cello by Giovanni Grancino was published in The Strad, July 1960. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:A fine cello by Grancino , which was formerly in the possession of the celebrated Belgian cellist Adrien Servais (1807-1866), forms the subject of this ...
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NewsChristie’s exhibits $60m Stradivarius and Guarneri collection in Shanghai and Hong Kong
'The Art of Music' sale features seven violins and one cello from a private European collection
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ArticleCellist Amit Peled performs Fauré's Papillon
Amit Peled performs Fauré's Papillon - a favourite encore piece of Pablo Casals - at the Heifetz International Music Institute on Casals' own 1733 Goffriller cello, presented to him by Casals' widow, Mrs Marta Casals Istomin.Read Peled's article for The Strad: How I came to play Pablo Casals’s ...
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ArticleCellist János Starker on vibrato
Vibrato is tension and release. I had an argument with Paul Rolland, who claimed I was rolling above the note and back, but I don't think so. I am in the middle of the note and then releasing' Cellist János Starker speaks about vibrato in an interview with Paul Katz ...
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ArticleCellist Jian Wang performs Méditation from Thaïs
Chinese cellist Jian Wang performs Massenet's Méditation from Thaïs in Tokyo in 1995.Read Jian Wang's thoughts on the importance of slow practice.
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Focus6 ways to develop a smooth legato
Tips from The Strad’s Archive on producing a fluid and beautiful tone
