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Former violin dealer Dietmar Machold gets six years in prison
Dietmar Machold was sentenced today in Vienna to six years in prison, reports ORF. The former violin dealer, 63, was convicted of embezzlement and fraudulent bankruptcy after a trial that began in September and reconvened this past week. The sentence could still be appealed, however. Machold could have received ...
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London violin dealers J.&A. Beare lose three directors
Three of the five directors of London violin dealers J.&A. Beare have stepped down from their directorship roles. Charles Beare has retired as a director, but will continue to act as an expert consultant on matters relating to the authenticity of instruments, according to a statement on the company's website. ...
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McDuffie Center for Strings receives $1.5m grant
The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University will move to a new site next autumn after receiving a $1.5m grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, reports The Telegraph. The donation will fund the renovation of a 10,000 square-foot, 1860s mansion in Macon, Georgia, which will house the ...
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Sheet music scores stolen from Brodsky Quartet
The Brodsky Quartet has suffered the theft of 40 string quartet scores while on a tour of the Netherlands. Concert clothes and a laptop computer were also stolen from the back of the group’s car, following a performance in Haarlem on 14 November. The quartet has offered a €500 reward ...
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New York Philharmonic announces Shanghai partnership
The New York Philharmonic (NYP) has announced a four-year partnership with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. The agreement, signed on 14 November, includes annual performance residencies by the NYP in Shanghai, and involvement in a specialised training programme for orchestra musicians. According to a joint statement, the programme will begin ...
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Violin, viola, cello and bow makers honoured at VSA competition
Sixteen gold medals were awarded at the Violin Society of America’s international makers' competition held in Cleveland, Ohio, on 15 November. Feng Jiang, who is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, won gold medals for both tone and workmanship in the violin category – a feat that has occurred only once ...
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Dutch cellist Harriet Krijgh wins at Amsterdam Cello Biennale
Dutch cellist Harriet Krijgh has won the first prize at the 2012 Amsterdam Cello Biennale. The 21-year-old received €8,000 as well as the €1,000 audience prize. Finland's Jonathan Roozeman, 15, took the €6,000 second prize, and American cellist Jonathan Butler came third, receiving €4,000. Butler was also awarded €1,000 for ...
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Bavarian violin maker Geigenbau Leonhardt receives export award
A lutherie firm based in Mittenwald, Germany, has received an export award from the Bavarian economics ministry. Geigenbau Leonhardt was recognised for its innovative approaches to marketing to overseas territories. The firm was one of four south German companies honoured by the ministry. Announcing the prizes, economics minister Martin ...
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Funding announced for Sistema Scotland's second 'Big Noise' orchestra
The Scottish government has awarded £1.325m to Sistema Scotland, the social and music education programme inspired by Venezuela's El Sistema. The money will be used to establish a children’s orchestra in Govanhill, one of Glasgow’s most deprived areas, following the success of the programme’s first project in Raploch, Stirling. ...
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Brodskys recover 40 scores stolen in Netherlands
Dutch police have recovered the 40 scores that were stolen from the Brodsky Quartet on 15 November. The concert clothes and passports that were taken from the group's car were also recovered. According to Constance Deelen, the Brodskys' manager in the Netherlands, the scores were retrieved by police officers ...
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DebateHear no evil?
Recent allegations about child abuse at the BBC have exposed a culture of turning a blind eye. Music education institutions must learn from the consequences of such an attitude, argues Ariane Todes
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ReviewLiszt: La lugubre gondola, Six Consolations (arr. de Swert), Elégies nos.1 & 2, Romance oubliée, Valse oubliée no.1 (arr. Busoni), Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, Angelus ! Prière aux anges gardiens (arr. W
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: An enterprising cello recital exploring the more mystical side of Liszt’s outputMusicians: Christophe Pantillon (cello) Marc Pantillon (piano)Composer: LisztThere are few works in the cello repertoire that plumb the depths of profound despair as far as Liszt’s La lugubre gondola. This work ...
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ReviewBeethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major op.1 no.1. Armstrong: Stop laughing: we’re rehearsing! Haydn: Piano Trio in D major HobXV:24. Liszt: Tristia (Vallée d’Obermann)
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A novel setting for two elegantly played Classical piano triosMusicians: Andrej Bielow (violin) Adrian Brendel (cello) Kit Armstrong (piano)Composer: Beethoven, Armstrong, Haydn, Liszt An unusual mix of works characterises this release from Ukrainian violinist Andrej Bielow, British cellist Adrian ...
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ReviewBach: Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin vol.2: Sonata in G minor BWV1001, Partita in B minor BWV1002 & Sonata in A minor BWV1003
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Unbeatable playing in the conclusion to a benchmark Bach projectMusicians: Isabelle Faust (violin)Composer: Bach Anyone who owns the first volume of Isabelle Faust’s unaccompanied Bach (reviewed in June 2010) has probably ordered this CD already. Faust herself, ...
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ReviewLa viola romantica. Glinka: Viola Sonata in D minor. Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821. Schumann: Märchenbilder op.113
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Mixed results on a disc of Romantic viola musicMusicians: Danilo Rossi (viola) Stefano Bezziccheri (piano)Composer: Glinka, Schubert, Schumann Earlier this year I reviewed a recording of the Brahms viola sonatas presented by these artists in a similar dual audio/video ...
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ReviewMendelssohn: String Quartets in E flat major op.12 & A minor op.13
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Accounts of Mendelssohn’s early quartets that recognise their Beethovenian influenceMusicians: Minetti QuartetComposer: Mendelssohn Mendelssohn’s string quartets are currently enjoying considerable popularity both in the concert hall and on disc. This new recording comes from the Austrian-based Minetti Quartet, a ...
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ReviewThe Art of Transcription. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV988 (arr. Sitkovetsky), 15 Sinfonias BWV787—801 (arr. Sitkovetsky)
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A transcription that has become a modern classic back in the hands of its creatorMusicians: Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin) Yuri Zhislin (viola) Luigi Piovano (cello)Composer: Bach (arr. Sitkovetsky) Dmitry Sitkovetsky began work on a string trio arrangement of Bach’s Goldberg Variations in ...
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ReviewMendelssohn: Violin Concertos in E minor op.64 & D minor, The Hebrides Overture op.26
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A more-than-welcome addition to a crowded discographyMusicians: Alina Ibragimova (violin) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Vladimir JurowskiComposer: Mendelssohn Does the world really need another recording of Mendelssohn’s E minor Violin Concerto? Well, yes, when it’s as good ...
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ReviewCerha: String quartets nos.3 & 4, Eight Movements after Hölderlin Fragments*
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Compelling accounts of music by a modern Austrian masterMusicians: Stadler Quartet, Ulrike Jaeger (viola)* Sebestyén Ludmány (cello)*Composer: Cerha The Salzburg-based Stadler Quartet has an impressive track record in contemporary music, and it shows in this disc of music for ...
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ReviewSvendsen: String Octet in A major op.3. Bruch: String Octet in B flat major
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Two rarely heard string octets that give Mendelssohn a run for his moneyMusicians: Tharice VirtuosiComposer: Svendsen & BruchThe string octet literature is so dominated by Mendelssohn’s exhilarating teenage masterpiece that it has proved almost impossible for other composers to get much of ...
