All Gallery articles – Page 12
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GalleryMarsch–Impromptu sheet music could be key to Mittenwald buried treasure
Mittenwald in southern Germany has been playing host to a treasure hunt by Dutch film-maker Leon Giesen, who believes that gold and diamonds hoarded by the Nazis lies buried somewhere in the town. The clues are allegedly to be found in the sheet music of a ‘Marsch–Impromptu’ by Gottfried Federlein, ...
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GalleryA very significant violin
At the European String Teachers Association conference in Oxford, Jean Sibelius's granddaughter Satu Jalas gave a session on her relative's Violin Concerto. She performed some of it on the violin he once owned, and which he played at the time he composed the great work. Jalas explained that the the ...
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GalleryCremona's new violin museum
Cremona's new Museo del Violino has its long-awaited opening on 14 September. Here's a taste of what visitors can see inside. Photos: Mino Biocchi/MDV
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GalleryConcert programmes from the 1950s
Programmes collected by the editor's father in the 1950s shine a light on some of the forgotten heroes of the orchestral scene in London at the time. Did you know any of these players? Did you study with them? Share your memories and thoughts of this great generation of string ...
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GalleryAlbert Spalding: 1888–1953
At the height of his career, Albert Spalding was known – and indeed publicised – as ‘The Greatest American Violinist’. Born on 25 August 1888 – 125 years ago – he eschewed virtuoso histrionics in favour of a refined musical sensibility – an approach that brought him an international touring ...
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GalleryGasparo da Salò bass for Australian Chamber Orchestra
The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) has been granted the use of a rare Gasparo da Salò double bass. Made in around 1580, it is one of around a dozen surviving basses by the luthier, regarded as one of the founders of the Brescian school of violin making. To navigate through ...
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GalleryDoes 18th-century orchestral drawing depict Mozart?
An anonymous picture of a 24-piece Baroque chamber orchestra has been sold at auction in Brussels. Dating from around 1770, the large-scale pen-and-ink drawing is said to include an early depiction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. To view the gallery, click on any picture and use the left and right ...
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Vermeer and his viols
From 26 June to 8 September, London's National Gallery is displaying paintings by Johannes Vermeer alongside the works of his fellow 17th-century Dutch artists. To coincide with Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure, an article in our July issue analyses the use of musical instruments in several ...
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GalleryStradivari exhibition at the Ashmolean
A landmark stringed instrument exhibition opens today at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK. Stradivarius brings together 21 instruments by the Cremonese master, together with a display of his original tools, models and patterns. We went along to a sneak preview yesterday, and here are some photos to whet your ...
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GalleryFemale string players from the past
Images from The Strad archives going back to the 19th century bring back to life some of the forgotten female string players of the past, and prove how appearance has always been important in classical music
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GalleryBehind the scenes at our June issue cover shoot – by The Strad's designer, Elma Aquino
It was a cold and damp April morning when I made my way to a London photography studio for the June cover and poster instrument shoot. Deputy editor Peter Somerford and I met the photographer Benjamin Ealovega and his assistant Robert Le Baron at the studio to shoot cellist Raphael ...
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GalleryHospital CT scan for 'Titanic violin'
A violin thought to have been played during the sinking of the RMS Titanic has undergone a hospital CT scan to determine its age and condition. The research, commissioned by auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son, showed 'that the original wood was cracked and showed signs of possible restoration', according to ...
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GalleryWorld's largest viola ensemble performs in Porto shopping centre
More than 300 musicians gathered at a shopping centre in Porto, Portugal, on 19 May to break the world record for the largest ever viola ensemble. The number of players giving a ‘flashmob’ performance to shoppers has yet to be confirmed by Guinness World Records, but unofficial figures put the ...
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GalleryName that maker: Michele Deconet
Here are four details of a 1754 Michele Deconet violin, featured in the June 2013 issue of The Strad (out 24 May). Christopher Reuning examines the violin and gives a brief history of Deconet himself in the 'In Focus' section. If you like this, have a look at Great Instruments: ...
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GalleryA viola with a tragic history
Here are some pictures of a beautiful viola with a profoundly sad past. It once belonged to the South African player Cecil Aronowitz and he was playing it when he collapsed with a fatal stroke in 1978. Ariane Todes, editor of The Strad, recently met its current owner, Louise Lansdowne, head of strings ...
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GalleryBehind the scenes at The Strad magazine offices
In this gallery you can discover some of the things we get up to as we put the magazine to press. This picture shows just some of the versions of the poster we go through in order to get the finished product right. This is of a wonderful 1865 J.B. ...
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GalleryInside a string factory
Have you ever wondered how strings are made? The string industry is incredibly competitive so images of the more specialised machinery are highly sensitive, but here are some not-top-secret pictures that Ariane Todes took recently when she was given a tour of the Super-Sensitive Musical String Company in Sarasota, Florida. ...
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GalleryCover History: Christian Tetzlaff
Christian Tetzlaff is on our cover for the April 2013 issue, but it's not his first time there. Here he is in 1995 and 2005.
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GalleryMetropolitan Museum instruments
Ariane visited the Metropolitan Museum's impressive collection of instruments during her recent stay in New York for Mondomusica. Here are a few highlights.For more information see: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/34.86.2
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