All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 162
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ArticleMinnesota Orchestra perform Mahler's Fifth Symphony Scherzo
The Minnesota Orchestra, who have recently signed a new three-year contract following a 15-month musician lockout, perform under their former music director Osmo Vänskä at the 2012 BBC Proms. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase ...
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ArticleYehudi Menuhin performs Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin performs Pablo de Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) op. 20, accompanied by pianist Adolph Baller. The Menuhin Competition will be returning to London in 2016 to mark its founder's 100th anniversary.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. ...
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ArticleAaron Rosand performs Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy
American violinist Aaron Rosand performs Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy op. 25 with the CBC Concert Orchestra in 1969. Rosand is writing a series of technical blogs for The Strad - you can read his advice on vibrato and producing a beautiful tone. Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
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ArticleVerbier Festival Academy launches outreach programme
Reaching Out will help Academy graduates to work actively in their communities
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DebateGet rid of histrionics in quartet playing
Over-the-top emoting by individual players ruins the whole point of chamber music, says David Kettle
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ReviewZemlinsky: Piano Trio in D minor op.3. Suk: Piano Trio in C minor op.2. Arensky: Piano Trio no.1 in D minor op.32
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Welcome exposure for three unjustly neglected piano triosMusicians: Voce TrioComposer: Zemlinsky, Suk, ArenskyIn these three works composed in the 1890s, the dying embers of the Romantic era still shine brightly, especially in these affectionate performances by the American-based Trio Voce. Throughout, the ...
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GalleryFrom the archive: a ‘St Cecile’ Vuillaume violin, Paris, 1849
This illustration of an 1849 ‘St Cecile’ Vuillaume violin was published in The Strad, January 1958. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: Jean Baptiste Vuillaume at the time of his death in 1875 was credited with upwards of 3,000 instruments made over a period of ...
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ArticleAugustin Hadelich performs Paganini's Caprice no. 24
Violinist Augustin Hadelich, who has blogged for The Strad on performing Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the LA Philharmonic with only a few days' notice, performs Paganini's Caprice no. 24 on 10 December 2010 in Saarbrücken, Germany. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part ...
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ReviewA Tale of Two Cellos. Arrangements of works by Dvorák, Schumann, Quilter, Holst, Saint-Saëns, Piazzolla, Monteverdi, Shostakovich, Rubinstein, William Lloyd Webber, Pergolesi, Hahn, Rachmaninoff, Purc
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A generally successful collection of cello duos from a husband-and-wife teamMusicians: Julian Lloyd Webber, Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Guy Johnston, Laura van der Heijden (cello) John Lenehan (piano) Catrin Finch (harp)Composer: Dvorák, Schumann, Quilter, Holst, Saint-Saëns, Piazzolla, Monteverdi, Shostakovich, Rubinstein, William Lloyd Webber, ...
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BlogsViolinist Augustin Hadelich on performing a concerto with the LA Phil at three days' notice
The soloist describes his recent experience filling in for Christian Tetzlaff at LA's Walt Disney Concert Hall
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos takes on dual role of violin soloist and conductor at Vienna Philharmonic Ball
The violinist replaces Riccardo Chailly, marking the first time in the history of the Ball that a conductor will also play
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ArticleStudy suggests orchestral first violins experience highest stress levels
Mood also plays a role in reducing anxiety levels during performance
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ArticleArmenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan wins £50,000 Credit Suisse Young Artist Award
String players continue to dominate the list of winners of the Credit Suisse Young Artist Award, with Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan receiving this year's accolade, which carries a cash prize of CHF75,000 (£50,000). Khachatryan also received a concerto performance with the Vienna Philharmonic at Lucerne Festival on ...
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FocusAsk the Experts: finding a better instrument on a budget
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to a panel of experts
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ArticleDouble bassist Richard Davis receives NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship
The American double bassist has performed with Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein and Bruce Springsteen
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FocusBerlin Philharmonic pays tribute to former concertmaster Szymon Goldberg
The orchestra is to host a free exhibition on the Polish violinist in February and March
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ArticleClassic Ivry Gitlis
In honour of The Strad's new gallery, 'The hands of violinist Ivry Gitlis' — the first in a series focusing on the hands of famous string players — here are the violinist's hands in action, performing Saint-Saëns's Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
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GalleryThe hands of violinist Ivry Gitlis
In the first of a series of galleries focusing on the hands of famous string players, The Strad brings you the hands of violinist Ivry Gitlis, photographed by the editor, Ariane Todes, in his Paris flat. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day ...
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ArticleStudy finds long-term goals are as important to musical achievement as instrumental practice
Australian university researchers arrive at results following ten-year investigation
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ArticleStolen Poggi violin recovered in Bologna
A 1924 violin by Ansaldo Poggi that was stolen more than five years ago has been recovered by Italian police. The instrument was taken in November 2008 when thieves broke into the safe of Bologna luthier and dealer Roberto Regazzi. Police recovered the violin (pictured) after a ...
