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ArticleAnne Akiko Meyers and Vadim Gluzman perform Bach's Double Concerto
Violinists Anne Akiko Meyers and Vadim Gluzman play on the 'Vieuxtemps' Guarneri del Gesu, dated 1741 and the 'Auer' Stradivarius, dated 1690. Their performance of the Bach Double Concerto took place at the North Shore Chamber Music Festival in Chicago on 4 June 2014. Subscribe to The ...
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ArticleGlenn Dicterow speaks to CBS News about his retirement from NY Phil concertmaster role
Glenn Dicterow, who is interviewed in The Strad's June 2014 issue, spoke to CBS News last week about his retirement from the New York Philharmonic after 34 years as the orchestra's concertmaster. The violinist describes himself as a 'musical ambassador' and 'peacemaker' who has dealt with ...
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ArticleBaiba Skride performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
The Strad's July 2014 cover star, Baiba Skride, performs the third movement from Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in Latvia in 2010. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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NewsViolist Gareth Zehngut joins the Minnesota Orchestra
The musician was awarded a position with the orchestra in 2012, but was prevented from signing his contract by the long-running labour dispute
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NewsDouble bassist Leon Bosch announces retirement from Academy of St Martin in the Fields
The South African artist will devote more time to personal projects including his new chamber ensemble
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NewsMetropolitan Opera Orchestra criticises Peter Gelb's ‘runaway spending'
The orchestra is currently locked in a dispute over a potential 16 per cent wage cut
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ArticleRichard Harwood performs Haydn's Cello Concerto in C on the London Underground
Richard Harwood performs Haydn's Cello Concerto no.1 at Southwark Underground station in London for the 6th Musequality World Busk on 11 June 2014. He is joined by the Musequality Philharmonic, led by Musequality founder David Juritz and comprising members of the London Mozart Players and Academy of ...
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ArticleGlenn Dicterow performs Bartók's First Violin Concerto
New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow turns soloist to perform Bartók's First Violin Concerto with the orchestra conducted by Alan Gilbert in San Francisco in 2012.Dicterow discusses his experiences of leading the orchestra for the past 34 years in The Strad's June 2014 issue, out now.Subscribe to The ...
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra receives two gifts totalling $32m
The endowments of $15m and $17m will support the orchestra's education programme and the position of music director
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NewsConductor and former violinist Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos has died aged 80
The artist, who was suffering from cancer, announced his retirement last week
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ArticleBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Also sprach Zarathustra
Mariss Jansons conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra in 2007 in Munich. Orchestral principals talk about the challenges of performing Strauss works in the June 2014 issue of The Strad, out now. You can also read Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist ...
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ArticleYo-Yo Ma performs Don Quixote cello solo
Yo-Yo Ma joins the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach to perform the cello solo in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote at Carnegie Hall in 2004.Orchestral principals talk about the challenges of performing Strauss works in the June 2014 issue of The Strad, out now. You can also read ...
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BlogsTackling the demands of Richard Strauss orchestral works
Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Jason Horowitz gives advice on how to approach some of the most famous – and challenging – works of the great late-Romantic composer
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ArticleAmihai Grosz performs Don Quixote viola solo
Berlin Philharmonic principal viola Amihai Grosz performs the viola solo from Richard Strauss's Don Quixote with the Berlin PO conducted by Donald Runnicles in December 2011. Grosz is one of a number of orchestral principals interviewed about the demands of performing Strauss works in the June ...
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NewsStrasbourg Music Festival 2014 cancelled due to poor ticket sales
The French festival was due to open next week with 15 events
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ArticleRachel Podger and Andrew Manze perform Bach's Double Concerto
Violinists Andrew Manze and Rachel Podger perform the first movement of Bach's Double Concerto at the BBC Proms in London's Royal Albert Hall. Podger has written a Practice Diary for The Strad's June 2014 issue and has also written 7 tips for successful practice. Subscribe ...
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NewsBudapest Festival Orchestra violin bows seized by New York airport officials over ivory concerns
The seven bows were each accompanied by photos and letters from bow makers vouching for their legality
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FocusFrom the Archive: advice for budding orchestral players
Chas J Rockwell compiled a list of handy rules for less experienced orchestral players in The Strad's July 1893 issue
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ArticleGlenn Dicterow performs Waxman's Carmen Fantasie
New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow performs Waxman's Carmen Fantasie with the NY Phil conducted by Zubin Mehta in a live television broadcast from 1989. Dicterow discusses his experiences of leading the orchestra for the past 34 years in The Strad's June 2014 issue, out now. ...
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ArticleDavid Nadien performs violin solo from Swan Lake
Violinist David Nadien, who has died at the age of 88, performs the 'pas de deux' solo from Tachaikovsky's Swan Lake with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. ...