All stradivarius articles – Page 3
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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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Quartet 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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From 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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The 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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Documentary 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 ...
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Augustin Hadelich performs his own Brahms cadenza
In this video recorded live on 1 June at the NRK Radio Concert Hall, in Oslo, Norway, Augustin Hadelich plays his own cadenza for the Brahms violin concerto. The Norwegian Radio Orchestra is conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Hadelich plays the 1723 Kiesewetter Stradivarius violin, on loan from Clement ...
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From the archive: the 'Duport' Stradivarius cello played by Rostropovich
These photos were published in the October 1988 issue of The Strad in an article by Edward Sainati about 19th-century French cellist August Franchomme
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Obituary: Fredell Lack, 19 February 1922 - 20 August 2017
Child prodigy violinist who went on to be one of America’s most prolific teachers
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The Violinist Leonidas Kavakos - excerpt from Deutsche Welle documentary
In this clip from the 2015 documentary The Violinist Leonidas Kavakos broadcast on Deutsche Welle, he makes a visit to Florian Leonhard Fine Violins to try out some instruments. Both Kavako’s previous Stradivari, the 1724 ’Abergavenny’, and his current 1734 ’Willemotte’ acquired earlier this year , have come via ...
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Antoine Tamestit talks about his 1672 Stradivarius viola
In this video for the LSO, Tamestit talks through the unusual features of the ‘Mahler’ Stradivarius, named in honour of the composer, not because he owned it at any time. The instrument, on loan to Tamestit from the Habisreutinger Foundation, is thought to be the first viola by Stradivari. ...
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From the Archive: the 1730 'De Munck-Feuermann' Stradivarius cello
This photograph was published in the April 1988 issue of The Strad. The following text is extracted from the accompanying article:
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Stradivari’s wood: investigating the chemical composition of the master's materials
For centuries, luthiers have suspected that the spruce and maple used by Antonio Stradivari had special qualities, and a recent series of experiments has sought to confirm or deny these suspicions. Here lead researcher Hwang-Ching Tai explains the methodology and findings
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Blind testing Strads and Guarneris misses a fundamental point
Researchers who seek to compare Old Italian instruments with modern ones under scientific conditions don’t appreciate that the potential of a Strad is intrinsically entwined with its player, writes Frank Almond
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The Strad August 2017 issue is out now
German cellist Jan Vogler discusses cross-arts collaboration and his new project with Hollywood actor Bill Murray
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Violinist prevented from taking 1709 Stradivarius on bus
Christian Svarfvar claims he was forced to place his valuable violin in the luggage compartment after the driver refused him entry in Stockholm
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From the Archive: a violin by Stradivarius, 1727
This illustration of a violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, December 1987. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph: Stradivari’s particular achievement was to bring the violin as near to perfection as to make improvements apparently impossible, through single-minded ...
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An ensemble of Stradivarius instruments - and one Amati - in Mozart
Five Stradivari instruments (two violins, one viola, two cellos) and one Amati viola are performed together at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy. The ensemble features members of the Stradivari Quartet alongside violist Simone Gramaglia and cellist David Pia in Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, K364. The ...
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From the Archive: the 'Aranyi' Stradivarius violin, 1667
This illustration of the 1667 'Aranyi' Stradivarius violin was published in The Strad, November 1986
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Anne-Sophie Mutter on what makes Stradivarius violins so special
If you ask the right questions, the violin will be a mate for life...these Stradivari violins have the amazing capacity to keep the substance of their sound, even when playing at the quietest pianissimo' German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter speaks about the very special quality of her ...
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Stolen ‘Ames’ Stradivarius violin returns to the stage
There was evidence that the thief tried to glue the cracks himself with superglue' - Bruno Price, Rare Violins of New York. The 'Ames' Stradivarius violin is to return to the stage after an extensive year-long restoration. The instrument was stolen from from the office of violinist ...
