All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 118
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ReviewBartók: Solo Violin Sonata, Violin Sonata in E minor, Hungarian Folksongs (transc. Országh), Hungarian Folk Tunes (transc. Szigeti), Romanian Folk Dances (transc. Székely)
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: The successful continuation of the Canadian violinist’s Bartók cycleMusicians: James Ehnes (violin) Andrew Armstrong (piano)Composer: BartókJames Ehnes’s Bartók is full of emotional intensity and he meticulously follows the composer’s dynamics and fluctuations. The technical demands of the Solo Sonata (see Ehnes’s Masterclass ...
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ReviewUrban Gypsy
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: An album that takes the Parisian jazz quartet into new realmsMusicians: Daniel John Martinu(violin/vocals) Claudius Dupont (double bass) Mathieu Guinot, Samy Daussat (guitar)Composer: Urban GypsyWhen a violinist assembles a Parisian quartet – guitars included – and references ‘gypsy’, the intent would seem ...
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ReviewThe Unknown Purcell – Works for violin and keyboard
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A welcome exploration of 18th-century English chamber musicMusicians: Hazel Brooks (violin) David Pollock (harpsichord)Composer: Daniel PurcellHazel Brooks and David Pollock champion the music of Daniel Purcell, who forged musical pathways of his own in the early 18th century, long after his more ...
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ReviewThe Sweet Volcano
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: An eruption of improvisatory resourcefulnessMusicians: Matt Turner (cello) Greg Pagel (piano)Composer: The Sweet VolcanoThe Sweet Volcano is an exploration of the space where free improvisation meets post-Romantic chamber music. Matt Turner and Greg Pagel have been playing together for a decade and ...
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ArticleSwift conclusion to SF Symphony strike as musicians return to work
The musicians of the San Francisco Symphony have agreed to return to the concert stage after reaching an agreement with the management over a new contract. Although the agreement is subject to the approval of the orchestra’s board of governors and of all 103 of its players, ...
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GalleryInstrument crests
The Camerata Bern received 14 new Baroque instruments to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Each one carries the crest of a different Bern guild.
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GalleryKronberg Academy
In our April issue, we feature the German teaching establishment, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2013. To buy the issue, go here: http://www.pocketmags.com/viewmagazine.aspx?catid=1037&category=Music&subcatid=227&subcategory=Classical&title=The+Strad&titleid=933&issueid=56656&issuename=April+2013.
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GalleryBows on show in Paris
Baroque and Classical bows from France and England, shown at an exhibition at the Paris Conservatoire
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ArticleChristian Thielemann and the German orchestral sound
Conductor Christian Thielemann (who trained as a violist) discusses the German orchestral sound in the April issue. Here he is conducting the Munich Philharmonic in Wagner's Tannhäuser overture...
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ArticleSydney Symphony Orchestra cancels tour of Europe over eurozone crisis
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has had to shelve a European tour planned for this November. The orchestra (pictured) was to have visited Germany, Russia and Armenia with principal conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, who will be replaced next year by David Robertson. The SSO's managing director Rory ...
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ArticleAmsterdam's Rijksmuseum to reopen after renovation with new room devoted to music
Violas da gamba feature in special music room following museum's renovation
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ArticleMenuhin and Gould
Two towering musicians of the 20th century come together for Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G major
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ArticleNew York dealer sued over alleged loss of $400,000 Pressenda violin
A violinist has launched a legal claim against a New York dealer who she alleges lost her violin while it was on consignment – by giving it out for trial to someone who never returned. A lawsuit was filed on 26 March against dealer Emmanuel Gradoux-Matt ...
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ArticleStravinsky's 'Dumbarton Oaks'
On 8 May 1938 Nadia Boulanger conducted the private premiere of Stravinsky's Concerto in E flat major 'Dumbarton Oaks'. Commissioned for Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, it was named after their estate near Washington DC. Nicholas Ward conducts this performance by the Northern Chamber Orchestra. ...
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ArticleBrothers Amati viola is returned to Italian soloist after legal tussle over ownership
The Italian soloist and conductor Luigi Alberto Bianchi has been confirmed as the owner of a 1595 Brothers Amati viola following a lengthy legal dispute with an insurance company, reports L'Inviato. The viola (pictured), which was commissioned for the Medici family, is known as the ...
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ArticleLeonid Kogan's Queen Elisabeth performance
On 9 May 1951 the Queen Elisabeth Competition for violin was held for the first time (under that name) in Brussels, Belgium. Formerly known as the Ysaÿe Competition, it ran until 26 May, with Leonid Kogan taking the first prize. Here's a performance of the Sarabande from ...
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GalleryMetropolitan Museum instruments
Ariane visited the Metropolitan Museum's impressive collection of instruments during her recent stay in New York for Mondomusica. Here are a few highlights.For more information see: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/34.86.2
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ArticleIvry Gitlis, movie star: Legendary violinist back on screen at the age of 90 in new French comedy
The great violinist Ivry Gitlis stars in a new film that opens in French cinemas tomorrow. In the Danièle Thompson-directed 'Des gens qui s'embrassent' (People Kissing), Gitlis plays Aron (pictured), the patriarch of a Jewish family that comes together for a funeral and a wedding. Comedic tensions ...
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FocusIvry Gitlis's new film comes out this weekend: something to smile about!
The great violinist Ivry Gitlis stars in a new film that opens in French cinemas tomorrow. Click below for more: http://www.thestrad.com/latest/news/ivry-gitlis-movie-star-legendary-violinist-back-on-screen-at-the-age-of-90-in-new-french-comedy
