All Stradivari articles – Page 6
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VideoVadim Gluzman on the 1690 ‘Leopold Auer’ Stradivarius
In this video from the Czech Philharmonic, Vadim Gluzman recalls meeting the ‘Leopold Auer’ Stradivari 21 years ago and how it feels to play the instrument which belonged to the great violin pedagogue who tauch Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein
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FocusStradivari's Cremona was an unstable place, ravaged by war and disease
Exactly 280 years ago in December, master violin maker Antonio Stradivari met his end. Here Andrew Dipper recounts how the changes that took place in Cremona during his final years influenced the creation of his later masterpieces
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NewsThe Strad December 2017 issue is out now
How the social and political upheavals of 18th-century Europe affected Stradivari and his later instruments
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News‘A huge waste of time and money’ for violinist travelling with Stradivarius turned away by British Airways over supposed rule change
BA Heathrow check-in staff said that violins are no longer accepted as cabin luggage under any circumstances, claims Tamsin Waley-Cohen
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BlogsClare Howick on finding inspiration in the personalities of the ‘Maurin’ Stradivarius and 'DeLay' Guadagnini
Like many violinists I have had the occasional opportunity to play on some lovely violins. For example, for my recently released recital disc, British Music for Violin and Piano, I was fortunate to play on the ‘Dorothy DeLay’ Guadagnini (1778), and for my forthcoming world premiere recording ...
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GalleryFrom The Strad Calendar 2018: Stradivarius viola, 1715
Based in Cremona, the Friends of Stradivari network brings together instruments owned by collectors and stringed-instrument enthusiasts from around the world. The Strad Calendar 2018 celebrates twelve of these treasures, with this viola from the Russian State Collection featuring in September. Text by John Dilworth
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FocusIn focus: the 1734 'Willemotte' Stradivarius violin
Florian Leonhard of London and New York dealership Florian Leonhard Fine Violins discusses the instrument now played by Leonidas Kavakos
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VideoLeonidas Kavakos on his 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius
In this video from the Czech Philharmonic, Leonidas Kavakos talks about when he first fell in love with the 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivari, and how it ended up in his possession 25 years later.
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VideoNathan Milstein's Beethoven cadenza played on the 'Milstein' Stradivarius
Nathan Cole, first associate concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, plays Nathan Milstein’s cadenza for the Beethoven violin concerto on the 1716 Stradivari played by the Russian American virtuoso from 1945 to the end of his career, and which took his name.
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VideoThe Tokyo String Quartet plays the finale of Haydn's op.77, no.1
Following news that the quartet of Stradivari instruments once owned by Paganini has now passed to the Quartetto di Cremona, in this video from 2013 we can see previous custodians the Tokyo Quartet playing them in the ensemble’s final season.
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NewsQuartet of Stradivarius instruments once owned by Paganini back in action
Quartetto di Cremona takes on full set of Strads previously played by the Hagen and Tokyo Quartets
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FocusFrom the archive: the 'Betts' Stradivari of 1704
This photo was published in the The Strad May 1989 where it featured on the cover as well as being that issue’s poster. The accompanying article, from which the below is extracted, is written by Roger Hargrave. The photos are by Stewart Pollens
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FocusReverse engineering: explaining a Cremonese mystery by making the insides of the arches first
In his search for the secrets behind the classic arching technique of the Cremonese makers, Torbjörn Zethelius uncovered some revealing insights in this article from The Strad August 2006 issue. He will be returning to the topic in the November 2017 issue with observations from the intervening decade
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NewsThe Strad October 2017 issue is out now
Frank Peter Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit and Christian Poltéra on learning to work as one in the Trio Zimmermann
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NewsSyrian refugee violinist loaned Stradivarius for big concert
Rami Basisah has been offered use of 1690 ‘Stephens’ Stradivari for Classic FM Live concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall
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VideoDocumentary on the 'Tuscan' Stradivari – featuring Fabio Biondi
This documentary is linked to the upcoming release of the second volume of Treasures of Violin Making from Edizioni Scrollavezza & Zanrè, focusing on the 1690 ‘Tuscan’ Stradivari from the collection of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome. The video includes extracts of Baroque specialist Fabio Biondi playing Biber’s Chaconne ...
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VideoJames Ehnes plays Hora Staccato by Grigoraș Dinicu, arr. Heifetz
In this video from 2008, James Ehnes plays Hora Staccato, the showpiece by Romanian composer Grigoraș Dinicu, as arranged by Heifetz. As the name suggests, its challenges lie in fast staccato notes both up- and down-bow. The piece features on Ehnes’s CD/DVD Homage released on Onyx Classics, on which he ...
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FocusViolin expertise and how to acquire it: Jacques Francais on the pitfalls of instrument identification
Legendary Manhattan-based French dealer, who died in 2004, with some words of wisdom first published in The Strad November 1988 issue. Interview by Stewart Pollens
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FocusDigital Amati: a computer program putting luthiers back in touch with ancient principles
A decade ago, François Denis’s Traité de Lutherie showed how the old Italians used Euclidean geometry to design their instruments. Now a computer program based on these principles allows luthiers to construct and adapt patterns quickly and easily. Its creator, Harry Mairson, explains the genesis of Digital Amati
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NewsViolinist Dmitri Kogan dead at 38
Scion of Russian musical dynasty with international touring career dies of lymphatic cancer