All viola articles – Page 8
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Debate
There should be greater transparency in the string-manufacturing industry
Thomas Zwieg, vice president and product development manager at Larsen Strings A/S in Denmark, calls for an internationally accepted standard for measuring string tension
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Blogs
I didn’t understand really good ensemble playing before joining the LSO, says violist Paul Silverthorne
As the London Symphony Orchestra’s long-serving viola principal prepares to leave for a new Chinese appointment, he speaks to Toby Deller about 25 wonderful years with the ensemble
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Premium ❘ Focus
Analysing a Mantegazza viola, 1796
The large proportions of this instrument give it a powerful sound that make it ideal for string quartets, says Sam Zygmuntowicz
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News
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra appoints new violist Hyobi Sim
The Curtis Institute and Juilliard School graduate is an active chamber musician
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News
Insurance worker convicted of stealing £300,000 viola from a London train
London Symphony Orchestra principal violist Edward Vanderspar had accidentally left his instrument on the train
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Focus
The evolution of violin bow hold
From the awkward grips of the past to the relaxed approach of today, the bow hold has come a long way. Globalisation has a lot to do with it, says John Krakenberger
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Gallery
From the Archive: a viola by Daniel Parker, London, 1714
This illustration of a viola by Daniel Parker was published in The Strad, December 1973. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Daniel Parker’s existing instruments are very few in number. It is probable that many have never been identified as his work. Besides being one of ...
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News
Armida Quartet to pay tribute to Artemis Quartet violist Friedemann Weigle
The Armida will give a special performance in honour of their late mentor at the Rheingau Musik Festival
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News
Artemis Quartet violist Friedemann Weigle has died aged 53
The musician was also a professor at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin
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News
American violist Joseph de Pasquale has died aged 95
The musician was principal violist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra
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News
London cab driver steals musician’s violin and viola
The unlicensed driver sped off with the instruments on the back seat of his vehicle
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Feature
The viola should sound like a human voice, says Nobuko Imai
Innate sympathy for the instrument combined with solid training were the backdrop to Amsterdam Conservatoire professor Nobuko Imai's love-affair with the viola
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Article
Maxim Vengerov performs Walton's Viola Concerto
Violinist Maxim Vengerov proves himself to be a highly skilled viola player, performing Walton's Viola Concerto.Read The Strad's article asking, Should all viola players practise the violin?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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Article
Carpenter Trio perform on Stradivarius instruments
The Carpenter Trio - violist David Aaron Carpenter and violinists Sean Avram Carpenter and Lauren Sarah Carpenter - perform Astor Piazzolla's Oblivion on a 1715 Stradivarius viola, the 1727 'Vesuvio' Stradivarius violin and the 1714 'Joachim-Ma' Stradivarius violin. All three instruments are on display in the Museo del ...
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Article
Cuarteto Quiroga performs Brahms on decorated Stradivarius instruments
The musicians of the Quiroga Quartet perform the second movement of Brahms's Second String Quartet on a unique set of decorated Stradivarius instruments belonging to the Madrid Royal Palace.The musicians were named the Palace's first artists in residence in 2013, allowing them access to the Strads – the ...
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News
Moscow to host festival of contemporary viola music
The one-day event aims to present the instrument in unusual contexts
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News
Violist Lionel Tertis honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque
The plaque marks the virtuoso performer’s former flat in Wimbledon, London
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News
American violist Allan Nilles joins Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
The musician was formerly a member of the San Diego Symphony
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News
Violist Roland Glassl to depart Mandelring Quartet after 16 years
His replacement is Andreas Willwohl, former principal violist of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Focus
The history of the viola joke
Why pick on the poor violist? Martin Boyd searches for the origins of the viola joke