All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 150
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FocusHow do you help students avoid stage fright?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts
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BlogsCultural learnings from Russia's ‘window to the west'
When the Calder Quartet was invited to visit St Petersburg, its players leaped at the chance to learn more about the music they grew up playing. Violinist Andrew Bulbrook shares the struggles and rewards of visiting Russia
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ArticleStrad Fest LA to showcase eight Stradivari violins
Eight of Stradivari’s best known violins are to go on display in Los Angeles as part of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Strad Fest LA event, which will run from 26–29 March 2014. The eight instruments are the ‘Serdet’ Strad of 1666, the 1708 ‘Ruby’ (pictured), the ...
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ReviewSaint-Saëns: Piano Quartet in B flat major op.41, Barcarolle in F major op.108, Piano Quintet in A minor op.14
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Gentle accounts performed with Romantic relishMusicians: Fine Arts Quartet, Cristina Ortiz (piano)Composer: Saint-SaënsThe Fine Arts Quartet and Cristina Ortiz find much that is gentle amid the hot-bloodedness of Saint-Saëns’s chamber music. The opening of the B flat major Piano Quartet is seductive, and the ...
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ArticleGuarneri 'del Gesù' violin takes centre stage in new Buenos Aires instrument gallery
A new permanent exhibition hall dedicated to stringed instruments has opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The gallery at the Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum of Spanish–American Art features as its centrepiece a 1732 violin by Guarneri 'del Gesù' (pictured). This instrument is displayed along with a portrait of ...
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ArticleOrchestra research explores impact of alternative formats
The Miami-based New World Symphony (NWS) has completed a four-year study tracking the effectiveness of alternative concert formats. The orchestra wanted to see how successful its alternative formats were at attracting new audiences, and how those audiences then engaged with the orchestra. Beginning in 2010, the orchestra ...
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ArticleBeethoven Cello Sonatas: Fournier and Kempff
Pierre Fournier and pianist Wilhelm Kempff perform Beethoven's Cello Sonata no.4 in C major op.102 no.1. Listen to how other great cellists performed the Beethoven Cello Sonatas: Rostropovich and Richter Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax Leonard Rose and Glenn Gould Natalia Gutman and ...
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ArticleBritten Centenary: Natalia Gutman and Sviatoslav Richter perform the Cello Sonata
To mark the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, The Strad has put together a series of videos exploring the composer's string works. Here, cellist Natalia Gutman and pianist Sviatoslav Richter perform Britten's Cello Sonata. Other performances of Britten's string works: Janine Jansen performs the Violin ...
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ArticleGreat encores: Leonidas Kavakos plays Tarrega
The Greek violinist performs Ruggiero Ricci's intricate transcription of Tarrega's guitar piece Recuerdos de la AlhambraFind out more about Ruggiero Ricci and Leonidas Kavakos in our special Violin Heroes bookazine.
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FocusShould crescendos always be played on an up bow and decrescendos on a down bow?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts
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ArticleFive hundred string students attend mass performance in Catalonia
More than 500 young string players from 39 schools across Catalonia attended a mass public lesson and performance at the municipal sports centre in Martorell on 17 November. The event, called Trobada Fiddle (Fiddle Camp), was part of the Barcelona Fiddle Congress, which took place at the ...
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ArticleBeyond classical: Time for Three
Classically trained, multi-genre spanning US string trio Time for Three and rapper Oreo Jones perform on stage at TEDxIndianapolis. For more choice videos selected by The Strad, click here Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial.
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ArticleBritten Centenary: Kim Kashkashian performs Lachrymae
To mark the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, The Strad has put together a series of videos exploring the composer's string works. Here, violist Kim Kashkashian and the New York Classical Players perform Lachrymae op.48a. Other performances of Britten's string works: Janine Jansen performs the Violin Concerto ...
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ArticleDa Capo Music Foundation takes Kodály teaching to the Netherlands
The Da Capo Music Foundation, a UK music education charity, has announced a partnership with a Dutch scheme that will bring its Kodály-based teaching method to the Benelux region of Europe. Starting on 26 November, children at 20 primary schools in north Amsterdam will be offered the ...
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ArticleStudy shows listeners engage with classical music more when musicians improvise
A new study conducted by researchers at the UK’s Guildhall School and Imperial College London suggests that introducing elements of improvisation into classical music concerts could increase audience engagement. The researchers asked a chamber trio to play the same piece of music twice – once employing elements ...
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ReviewAmerican Anthem. Barber: String Quartet op.11, Serenade for string quartet op.1, Dover Beach op.3. Hanson: String Quartet op.23, Concerto da camera op.7. Thompson: Alleluia
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A rewarding programme of American music based around the string quartetMusicians: Ying Quartet, Adam Neiman (piano) Randall Scarlata (baritone)Composer: Barber, Hanson, ThompsonThe starting point of this homage to American chamber music is Barber’s op.11 String Quartet, the second movement of ...
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FocusFrom the archive: Mannerisms
A recent Teacher Talk addressed the question of how students can avoid making tense facial expression when playing. In this article from The Strad, April 1949, our writer has some words of advice for those afflicted
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BlogsMy years performing with Benjamin Britten
The violinist Nona Liddell first met Britten at Sadler's Wells during rehearsals for the Aldeburgh Festival. She performed alongside him for many years, and remembers an extraordinary musician with very high standards
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ArticleBritten Centenary: Janine Jansen performs the Violin Concerto
To mark the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, The Strad has put together a series of videos exploring the composer's string works. Here, violinist Janine Jansen performs the Violin Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Daniel Harding. Read our interview with Janine Jansen discussing Britten's Violin Concerto.Other ...
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BlogsJanine Jansen on the struggle and pain of Britten's Violin Concerto
Benjamin Britten, born 100 years ago today, produced only a small number of string works, but musicians rate them among the greatest – and most testing – of the 20th century. Violinist Janine Jansen describes the enduring lure of his Violin Concerto
