All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 133
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FocusThe cure for sweaty hands
Suggestions in The Strad, 1892, for dealing with this moist problem include oatmeal, vinegar and vegetarianism
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ArticleDoes 18th-century orchestral drawing depict Mozart?
An anonymous picture of a 24-piece Baroque chamber orchestra has been sold at auction in Brussels. Dating from around 1770, the large-scale pen-and-ink drawing is said to include an early depiction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Measuring 46 x 59cm, the drawing is notable for reproducing ...
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GalleryDoes 18th-century orchestral drawing depict Mozart?
An anonymous picture of a 24-piece Baroque chamber orchestra has been sold at auction in Brussels. Dating from around 1770, the large-scale pen-and-ink drawing is said to include an early depiction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. To view the gallery, click on any picture and use the left and right ...
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ArticleRoyal outing in Japan for tsunami driftwood viola
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan has performed on a viola made from debris from the March 2011 tsunami, reports the Asahi Shimbun. The Crown Prince, the eldest son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, played the instrument at an orchestral concert given by alumni of Tokyo's ...
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GalleryGasparo da Salò bass for Australian Chamber Orchestra
The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) has been granted the use of a rare Gasparo da Salò double bass. Made in around 1580, it is one of around a dozen surviving basses by the luthier, regarded as one of the founders of the Brescian school of violin making. To navigate through ...
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ArticleGasparo da Salò bass for Australian Chamber Orchestra
The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) has been granted use of a rare Gasparo da Salò double bass. Made in around 1580, it is one of around a dozen surviving basses by the luthier, regarded as one of the founders of the Brescian school of violin making. ...
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ArticleCremona's new Museo del Violino to open in September
Cremona's new Museo del Violino will celebrate its public opening this September with a month-long festival of concerts, workshops and exhibitions. The festival launches with an inauguration concert on 14 September by the Lucerne Festival Strings and violinists Arabella Steinbacher and Daniel Dodds, before the museum opens ...
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ArticleThe way they played: Nathan Milstein
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ArticlePittsburgh Symphony receives $1.2m for musicians' salaries
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has accepted a $1.2m gift that will support salary increases for its 99 musicians. The benefactors, retired couple Pat and Michele Atkins, were impressed that the musicians had taken a 9.7 per cent pay cut in 2011 and wanted to contribute to pay ...
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ArticleConversations with great artists: Fritz Kreisler
You are not only a great figure in the history of music, but also a great man, whose warmth, sincerity and nobility of purpose will always mean a great deal to all of us' – Isaac SternStars such as Stern, Erika Morini, Nathan Milstein and Ruggiero Ricci pay ...
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ArticleItalian researchers analyse Stradivari's varnish, purfling and decoration
A team of scientists in Italy has completed an investigation into the purfling and decoration techniques used by Antonio Stradivari in his early period. Led by chemist Marco Malagodi of the University of Pavia, the team employed non-invasive analytical techniques to determine the dye used in the ...
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FocusWhy you should send your students away
Holidays are a vital part of learning, according to an article from The Strad, August 1908
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ArticleFrench violin expert Étienne Vatelot dies aged 87
French violin expert and luthier Étienne Vatelot died on 13 July at the age of 87. In a career that spanned almost eight decades, he became a world-renowned expert on stringed instruments and bows, serving as president of the French Association of String Instrument and Bow Makers, ...
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