All china articles
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ReviewBook review: The King of Violins: The Extraordinary Life of Ma Sicong, China’s Greatest Violin Virtuoso
Tully Potter reviews a biography of a renowned violinist who fell foul of Maoist China
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NewsChinese violinist Zhongguo Sheng dies aged 77
The international star inspired a generation of young violinists and was active in music societies across China
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NewsSchoenfeld International String Competition announces candidate list
Competition based in Harbin, China, reveals names of violinists, cellists and chamber groups that have been invited to live rounds
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NewsJury named for 2018 Schoenfeld Competition
Jean-Jacques Kantorow and David Geringas to chair the violin and cello divisions respectively
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ArticleFlying high: an El Sistema inspired music education programme in China
Inspired by Venezuela’s El Sistema, China’s Wings of Music aims to bring dignity and self-belief to some of the country’s most deprived children. Nancy Pellegrini reports in this article from 2013
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FocusFrom Mao to Mozart: Capturing Isaac Stern’s transformative effect on China’s classical music scene
Murray Lerner’s 1979 Academy Award-winning film documented the beginning of Isaac Stern’s enduring legacy in China. In this article from the August 2016 issue of The Strad, Nancy Pellegrini talks to son David Stern and some of the documentary’s stars about the ‘Stern effect’
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Article'Art takes time,' says violinist Pinchas Zukerman
We like to see things today grow within 24 hours, but it doesn't work like that. Art needs time.'Pinchas Zukerman talks about musical education in China and describes the growth of classical music in the country as a long and complicated process.Read: 'Playing the viola is greatly beneficial ...
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Article'You must play as naturally as you sing': violinist Isaac Stern in China
One sings very naturally. You must figure out how to make that sound on your violin' In this clip from the 1979 documentary 'From Mao to Mozart', violinist Isaac Stern demonstrates to a young student the importance of listening and playing like a singer. Watch: Violinist Isaac ...
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NewsChristoph Croisé wins Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition cello section
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names joint violin winners
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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FocusViolinist Isaac Stern in China
Captured in the 1979 Academy Award-winning documentary 'From Mao to Mozart', Isaac Stern had a transformative effect on China's classical music scene, writes Nancy Pellegrini
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 6 violin finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 12 cello semi-finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 2016 competitors
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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NewsResults announced for 2016 China international violin and bow making competition
Makers from the home country dominate results, with Polish, Hungarian and Italian entrants also represented
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ArticleChurch in the shape of a giant violin opens in China
Images have emerged of a new Christian church in China, built in the shape of a giant violin. The seven-story structure, known as the Yanbu Church, is 120 feet high and includes a reception, library, prayer room, Sunday school, living accommodation for preachers and guest rooms for worshippers.Reverend ...
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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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NewsJuilliard announces plans for The Tianjin Juilliard School in China
The music institution’s first campus outside of New York will offer a US accredited master’s degree
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BlogsI didn’t understand really good ensemble playing before joining the LSO, says violist Paul Silverthorne
As the London Symphony Orchestra’s long-serving viola principal prepares to leave for a new Chinese appointment, he speaks to Toby Deller about 25 wonderful years with the ensemble
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NewsPaul Silverthorne leaves London Symphony principal viola post for China appointment
The musician, who is also a professor at London’s Royal Academy of Music, will take up a post at Soochow University in Suzhou