All Magazine articles – Page 77
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ReviewConcert review: Jack Quartet
Bruce Hodges hears the foursome perform at National Sawdust, New York, on 11 December 2020
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ReviewConcert review: Dover Quartet
Leah Hollingsworth attends a live-streamed performance presented by Cal Performances on 10 December 2020
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ReviewConcert review: Elias Quartet, Robert Plane (Clarinet)
Tim Homfray reviews what he heard on 23 November 2020 from London’s Wigmore Hall
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ReviewConcert review: Brentano Quartet
Bruce Hodges hears a live-streamed perofrmance from New York’s Advent Lutheran Church on 15 December 2020
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ReviewConcert review: 12 Ensemble
Edward Bhesania hears a live-streamed performance from London’s Wigmore Hall on 24 November 2020
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Premium ❘ FeatureModigliani Quartet: the more the merrier
For the Modigliani Quartet, working with other artists has always been a priority – one that continues this year as the group turns its attention to Schubert. Charlotte Gardner speaks to the French foursome about their early development, working through Covid times and acting as artistic directors
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Premium ❘ FeatureDawn of Parisian splendour: Charles François Gand
A talented luthier and a shrewd businessman, Charles François Gand had a seismic effect on the Paris violin world despite his relatively small output. Florent Boyer presents an in-depth examination of several Gand instruments to show the development of his style
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Premium ❘ FeatureNikolaj Szeps-Znaider: parallel careers
Autumn 2020 was scheduled to be a big one for violinist and conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, with the start of his first music directorship in France and his conducting debut at the Royal Danish Opera. Did it go to plan? Very nearly, he tells Andrew Mellor
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Premium ❘ ArticleFebruary 2021: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the February 2021 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: clowning around
For violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja a bout of tendonitis was the perfect opportunity to widen her musical perspective by taking on the title role in Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire, as she tells Toby Deller
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Premium ❘ FeatureBehind the Curve: the evolution of the bow
The evolution of the bow is inextricably tied up with the needs of the player, and the changing face of society. Paolo Sarri examines the development of the ‘ancient’ and ‘modern’ curves of the bow stick, dispelling a number of myths along the way
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Premium ❘ FeatureChevalier de Saint-Georges: the remarkable revolutionary
Too long overlooked, the extraordinary life of 18th-century violinist and composer the Chevalier de Saint-Georges has once more been celebrated over the past 25 years. Yet his compositions remain unfairly neglected, writes Kevin MacDonald
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ReviewBook review: The Art of Violin Retouching: Layers, Colors, Depth and Antiquing
John Dilworth reads the second edition of Brian Epp’s lutherie guide, including a new chapter on antiquing
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ReviewBook review: Achieving Musical Success in the String Classroom
Brian Hodges reads a comprehensive guide to string teaching by veteran tutor Karel Butz
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ReviewBook review: Get Beethoven!
Tully Potter reads the very readable autobiography of Paul Cassidy, violist with the Brodsky Quartet
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ReviewConcert reviews: Brodsky Quartet, Albion Quartet, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Quantrill hears three concerts at different London venues at the start of November 2020
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ReviewConcert review: Augustin Hadelich (violin) Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck
Andrew Mellor hears the performance at Copenhagen’s DR Concert Hall on 27 November 2020
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ReviewTim Kliphuis Trio: The Five Elements
Jazz, folk, minimalism and Bach collide in the name of the environment
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ReviewLeon Bosch: The South African Double Bass
New works commissioned by and for virtuoso double bassist
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ReviewThéotime Langlois de Swarte: The Mad Lover
Violin and lute duo explore music of delicious melancholy
