All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 151
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ArticleDaniel Müller-Schott stars in new cello documentary
Cellist Daniel Müller-Schott stars in a new documentary film about the cello, directed by Anne Schiltz. The film centres around the story of Pierre Gerbaud's stolen Testore cello, but is really a meditation on stringed instruments in general, and the makers, dealers, collectors and musicians who all ...
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ReviewHindemith: Violin Concerto, Symphonic Metamorphosis after Themes by Carl Maria von Weber, Konzertmusik op.50
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Starry advocacy of a neglected 20th-century violin concertoMusicians: Midori (violin) NDR Symphony Orchestra/Christoph EschenbachComposer: HindemithWe hear far too little of Midori on disc nowadays, so it is especially welcome that she has chosen a work that despite distinguished advocacy on disc from ...
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ReviewYsaÿe: Six Sonatas op.27
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Irreproachable interpretations of Ysaÿe’s solo violin masterpiecesMusicians: Kristóf Baráti (violin)Composer: YsaÿeKristóf Baráti is recorded with exemplary presence in a seductively enveloping acoustic – it feels as though the young Hungarian violinist is standing in the room with you, and the range of dynamics and ...
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ArticleNew competition aims to invigorate interest in the viola
A new competition with a mission to inspire a future generation of viola players will launch at Birmingham Conservatoire, UK, in October 2014. The Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition, named after the 20th century British violist and pedagogue (pictured), is open to players under the age of ...
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ArticleCanadian violinist Mark Fewer joins St. Lawrence String Quartet
Violinist Mark Fewer is to succeed Scott St. John as second violinist of the Canadian chamber ensemble the St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ) from 1 January 2014. Fewer (pictured) has already substituted for St. John and also for first violin and quartet co-founder Geoff Nuttall. He will ...
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FocusHow do you encourage students to develop their own musical ideas?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts
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ArticleModel players – how the Aurora Orchestra was made miniature
Not all new season brochures make headlines, but the cover shoot for the Aurora Orchestra’s 2014 booklet is so startlingly original as to deserve not only the attention it has already received, but a bit of further explanation. Tired of the usual aerial shots and action pictures, ...
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ReviewBeethoven's Violin Sonatas (complete)
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A Beethoven sonata survey that doesn’t quite match the best availableMusicians: Barbara Govatos (violin) Marcantonio Barone (piano)Composer: Beethoven Seasoned Philadelphia-based duo Barbara Govatos and Marcantonio Barone chart the course of Beethoven’s violin sonatas with firm musical values and remarkably accomplished ...
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ArticleBritten Centenary: Rostropovich and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
Mstislav Rostropovich and the English Chamber Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations under the baton of Benjamin Britten.To mark the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, The Strad has put together a series of videos exploring the composer's string works. Click on the links below to watch:Janine Jansen performs the ...
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ArticleSwiss violin maker identifies rare Bergonzi violin
A violin maker and dealer based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, has identified the only known full-size violin by Zosimo Bergonzi (1724–79). Zosimo was the son of the great Cremonese luthier Carlo Bergonzi, and the brother of Michel Angelo Bergonzi. Up until now the only evidence of Zosimo's ...
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FocusNever judge a book by its cover
This story about the instrument repairer and the farmer's violin from The Strad, November 1959, contains all the hallmarks of the Hans Christian Andersen tale The Ugly Duckling. Its message remains as pertinent today as ever
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ArticleIMG Artists forges new partnership with China Arts and Entertainment Group
IMG Artists performing arts management and China Arts and Entertainment Group have launched a new business venture called Sino America Global Entertainment (SAGE), described by IMG Artists as the largest private performing arts partnership between the US and China. The new US-Sino organisation will invest ‘several hundred million ...
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FocusHow early can the Bach Cello Suites be introduced to cello students?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts
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ArticleBritten Centenary: Yuri Bashmet 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, Yuri Bashmet and pianist Sviatoslav Richter perform Lachrymae for solo viola and strings.Other performances of Britten's string works:Janine Jansen performs the Violin ConcertoKim Kashkashian performs ...
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ArticleSpektral Quartet commissions micro-compositions for mobile phones
Chicago’s Spektral Quartet has teamed up with 40 composers in the US on an initiative to replace mobile phone default ringtones and alarms with performances of original contemporary music. The project, called Mobile Miniatures: New Music for Your Phone, was launched through the Kickstarter project funding ...
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ReviewBerg: String Quartet op.3. Beethoven: String Quartet in E flat major op.74. Bartók: String Quartet no.1 op.7
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A welcome new release of a great ensemble’s early concert appearanceMusicians: Tokyo QuartetComposer: Berg, Beethoven, Bartók No sooner do we wave farewell to the Tokyo Quartet than it appears on CD back at the beginning again. This is a recital ...
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FocusEssential tips for teaching limb-different children to play stringed instruments
Youngsters born with limb differences can be as determined as anyone to learn an instrument – and here's how to help them achieve their goals
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ReviewBloch: Violin Sonatas nos.1 & 2 ‘Poème mystique’, Nigun from Baal Shem. Pärt: Fratres
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Persuasive accounts of the Swiss composer’s violin masterpiecesMusicians: Elsa Grether (violin) Ferenc Vizi (piano) Composer: Bloch, PärtErnest Bloch’s Second Violin Sonata takes the listener on an exotic, dramatic musical journey. It is music well suited to the sensitivity of the young French violinist ...
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ArticleDoes violin music help bread to taste better?
A German baker is testing the theory that playing string music while making bread can improve its flavour. Manfred Pilger, who has run his bakery in Passau, Bavaria, for over 25 years, is convinced that playing a CD of violinist David Garrett changes the taste of his ...
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ArticleComedy moments: Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor are 'Fit as a Fiddle'
The two great hoofers sing, dance and play violin (well, pretend to) all at the same time in Fit as a Fiddle, from Singin' in the Rain.
