All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 123
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FocusDegrees: Find your viola teacher
Sometimes the most rewarding way to pick a degree course is by the teacher you want to study with. Use our list of some well-known names in teaching and playing around the world to start your search
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BlogsStrauss's 'Don Juan' viola part isn't supposed to sound like this, is it?
Ariane Todes discovers that sometimes it is acceptable to laugh at a viola player
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ArticleThis is not a viola joke
We love the viola, here at The Strad. In fact, we love it so much that the whole of our May issue is devoted to the instrument. But we couldn't help laughing our socks off at this video. Would it have been as funny if it had ...
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ReviewBach: Violin Concertos in A minor BWV1041 & E major BWV1042, Concerto in D minor for Two Violins BWV1043, Concerto in D major for Three Violins BWV1064R
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Successful performances marked by a bold approach to ornamentationMusicians: Petra Müllejans, Gottfried von der Goltz, Anne Katharina Schreiber (violin) Freiburg Baroque OrchestraComposer: BachThese first-rate period performances are stylish, polished, thoughtfully prepared and sympathetically recorded, with ensemble tautly controlled throughout. Peter Müllejans and ...
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ArticleJános Starker 1924–2013
The legendary cellist once told The Strad, 'You're supposed to play music – you're not supposed to work. You have to approach instrumental playing with all the power that's available but use as little as is necessary.' Watch this video of Kodály's Solo Cello Sonata and you'll see ...
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ArticleCellist Raphaël Merlin has instrument seized at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Customs officers at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, seized Raphaël Merlin’s cello on the morning of 27 April. The cellist was returning to his native France after a US tour with the Ébène Quartet. On 2 May, six days after the incident, Merlin was contacted to retrieve the ...
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Article1865 Jean-Baptiste Vuillame cello 'Sheremetev'
Here is the Vuillaume cello featured in the June 2013 issue of The Strad, as well as the poster. Owner Raphael Wallfisch revolves the instrument to give an idea of its contours and details. To hear Wallfisch talk about the cello and hear some excerpts from ...
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ReviewLe Phénix – Solo Double Bass in Baroque and Contemporary Music
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A celebration of the double bass across the centuriesMusicians: Christine Hoock, Thomas Martinu Thomas Jauch, Stephen Bauer (double bass) Florian Birsak (harpsichord) Barbara Nussbaum (piano)Composer: Vivaldi, Glass, Bach, Pärt, Corrette, Zbinden & HandelIs there a collective word for double basses? ...
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ArticleCellist Stephen Kates's widow is sued over the sale of his Montagnana
A 1739 Montagnana that was owned by American cellist Stephen Kates is the focus of legal action in New York. Violin expert and appraiser David Bonsey filed suit against Kates’s widow in Manhattan federal court in April, claiming she owes him $600,000 in commission after hiring him to sell ...
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ArticleOistrakh plays Shostakovich
On 3 May 1969, David Oistrakh gave the world premiere of Shostakovich's Violin Sonata op.134, in the Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire. Here's a later recording of the work, with Oistrakh performing alongside pianist Sviatoslav Richter. 'He always knew the whole fabric of the piece, including ...
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GalleryA viola with a tragic history
Here are some pictures of a beautiful viola with a profoundly sad past. It once belonged to the South African player Cecil Aronowitz and he was playing it when he collapsed with a fatal stroke in 1978. Ariane Todes, editor of The Strad, recently met its current owner, Louise Lansdowne, head of strings ...
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FocusAn instrument with a tragic history
Ariane Todes meets the viola on which Cecil Aronowitz performed his final concert
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ReviewBartók: Violin Sonatas nos.1 & 2, Sonata for Solo Violin
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Powerful accounts of Bartók’s three sonatas for violinMusicians: Barnabás Kelemen (violin) Zoltán Kocsis (piano)Composer: BartókBarnabás Kelemen takes a muscular approach to Bartók’s three sonatas (in this he is not alone). He and Zoltán Kocsis give an extraordinary performance of the First Sonata, ...
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ArticleSeattle Symphony musicians reach tentative agreement on new contract
The musicians of the Seattle Symphony and Opera Players' Organisation have reached a tentative contract agreement with the orchestra and opera management. The musicians are expected to vote on the contract’s ratification on 14 May, although the musicians’ committee has recommended passage of the agreement. The announcement comes ...
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ArticleCleveland Orchestra appoints Alexandra Preucil as assistant concertmaster
The Cleveland Orchestra has promoted first violinist Alexandra Preucil (pictured) to the position of assistant concertmaster. Preucil, who has been a member of the orchestra since 2008, is the granddaughter of János Starker, who died last month. Her father is William Preucil, the concertmaster of the Cleveland ...
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ArticleNearly 40 Manchester music teachers under investigation after abuse claims
Police are investigating 39 teachers from the two leading music schools in Manchester, UK, following allegations of historic sexual abuse from more than 30 former pupils. According to the Guardian, ten of the tutors, all of whom have taught at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) or ...
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ArticleYuri Bashmet and Oleg Kagan charm in Mozart
Two great Russian artists perform Mozart's violin and viola repertoire
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ArticleUK orchestras want 'sports star' tax breaks for visiting musicians
Orchestras and other UK arts organisations are calling on the government to give visiting musicians similar tax breaks to those being made available to visiting sports stars. The demand comes in response to the government's decision to give tax exemptions to athletes competing at this summer's ...
