All Editorial articles – Page 25
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ReviewConcert review: Longleash
Bruce Hodges takes a trip down to Mary Flagler Cary Hall in New York’s Dimenna Center on 13 August 2024 for the performance of Jonah Haven, Katherine Balch and Igor Santos
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2025: c.1700 ‘Bell’ Giovanni Tononi violin
With a reddish-brown varnish over a golden ground, this violin shows the influence of Nicolò Amati
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ReviewIsolde Menges: works by Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Schubert, Vaughan Williams et al
A great British violinist is celebrated in fitting style
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ReviewRaphaela Gromes: Dvořák, Charnetskyi, Havrylets, Shevchenko, Silvestrov
A classic concerto is heard a fresh setting to moving effect
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ReviewJoshua Bell, Matt Haimovitz: Thomas de Hartmann Rediscovered
Two star musicians rehabilitate a neglected Ukrainian
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ReviewTchalik Quartet: Lyatoshinsky, Ravel
A refreshing dive into the quartet byways by these Paris-based siblings
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ReviewBoris Brovtsyn, Mohamed Hiber: Taneyev
Style aplenty in two characterful works by a Tchaikovsky pupil
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ReviewBook review: Thumb Position
Caroline Emery reviews double bass tutor Charlotte Mohrs’s introduction to playing in thumb position, published in English for the first time
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ReviewBook review: A Survey of Solo Works for the Violoncello
Janet Banks reviews cello professor Brian Hodges’ volume on cello repertoire from the 17th century to the present day
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ReviewBook review: The Instrumentalist
Anne Inglis reviews Harriet Constable’s fictionalised account of the life of violinist Anna Maria della Pietà, protégé of Vivaldi
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Jordan Bak: Cantabile – Anthems for Viola
An imaginative programme makes for a compelling recording debut
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: La Rêveuse: Tombeau pour Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe
A dive into the world of a viol master proves deeply rewarding
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ReviewConcert review: Pacifica Quartet masterclass and concert
Bruce Hodges attends the performance of Shostakovich and Beethoven as part of the Bowdoin Festival at the Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin, ME, US, on 1 July 2024
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ReviewReview: Alexi Kenney masterclass
Bruce Hodges watches the violinist’s workshop on at the Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin, ME, US, on 9 July 2024 as part of the Bowdoin Festival
