All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 167
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ArticleNew string appointments at London's Royal Academy of Music
Dominic Seldis, Giovanni Guzzo and Richard Ireland to join in 2014
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ArticleVadim Repin performs Chausson's Poème
Violinist Vadim Repin, who has written 6 pieces of advice for performers for The Strad, performs Chausson's Poème, op.25 with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Zubin Mehta in 2011. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To ...
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GalleryIn Focus: studies of great and unusual stringed instruments
In Focus presents studies of great and unusual instruments as featured in The Strad magazine. The book is a vital resource for instrument experts, and also provides inspiration for today's stringed instrument makers, including detailed pictures and articles by lutherie experts. Instruments range from the famous 'Messiah' Stradivarius to lesser-known ...
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ReviewSigns, Games + Messages. Janácek: Violin Sonata. Kurtág: Signs, Games and Messages (excerpts); Játékok (excerpts); Tre pezzi. Bartók: Violin Sonata no.1
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A largely absorbing recital that could have benefited from a little more fantasy and charmMusicians: Jennifer Koh (violin) Shai Wosner (piano)Composer: Janácek, Kurtág, Játékok, BartókRight from the start of this generously filled, folk-inspired disc, there’s no doubting the passion and intensity of ...
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ArticleBBC Radio 2 Folk Awards honour The Full English and fiddler Aidan O'Rourke
The Full English, including fiddlers Seth Lakeman and Sam Sweeney, takes two awards, while Aidan O'Rourke is named Musician of the Year
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FocusBringing singing to violin technique: Charles-Auguste de Bériot
The Belgian pedagogue, who was born on this day in 1802, combined elements of the human voice with the virtuosity of Paganini in his violin treatise. Robin Stowell considers his Méthode de violon alongside the Violinschule by Joseph Joachim and Andreas Moser The violin playing ...
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ArticleSeth Lakeman performs Kitty Jay
Folk fiddler Seth Lakeman, who has just won two 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards as part of The Full English, performs Kitty Jay at the University of London Union. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. ...
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ReviewThe Lark Ascending. Moeran: Violin Concerto. Delius: Légende. Holst: A Song of the Night op.19 no.1. Elgar: Chanson de matin op.15 no.2, Chanson de nuit op.15 no.1, Salut d’amour op.12. Vaughan Willia
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A renowned exponent of Romantic repertoire revives a neglected concertoMusicians: Tasmin Little (violin) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew DavisComposer: Moeran, Delius, Holst, Elgar, Vaughan WilliamsThe Lark Ascending is the headliner here, but it wisely comes as a treat at the end, when that last ...
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ArticleRudolf Haken performs Bach's Third Cello Suite on five-string viola
University of Illinois professor of viola Rudolf Haken performs his own arrangement of the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No 3 on a five-string viola made by David Rivinus. To find out more about making a five-string viola click here. Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
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ArticleViolinist Tatiana Samouil and violist Yuri Bashmet to perform at Winter Olympics closing ceremony
St Petersburg-born violinist Tatiana Samouil is to perform alongside her compatriot Yuri Bashmet in a concert at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi this Sunday, 23 February.The details of the concert are being kept secret, save for the fact that the programme will include ...
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FocusViolinist Elizabeth Wallfisch on how she overcame chronic RSI
In the second of our Health Matters interviews from 2009, the Australian violinist explains how sessions at the gym helped her overcome pain
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GalleryCirca and the Debussy Quartet present Opus
This week contemporary circus group Circa teams with the Debussy String Quartet at London's Barbican to present the UK premiere of Opus. Directed by Yaron Lifschitz, the production has at its core three of Shostakovich’s string quartets, performed live by the Debussy Quartet, as 14 acrobats tumble and spin around ...
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FocusHow to make a five-string viola
The five-stringed viola represents a creative and technical challenge for both players and luthiers. Ariane Todes talks to some of the people who are exploring its exciting possibilities
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GalleryFrom the archive: a violin by Domenicus Montagnana, Venice, c1700
This illustration of a c1700 Domenicus Montagnana violin was published in The Strad, June 1956. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: There is possibly not another Italian violin maker of importance about which so little is known as Domenicus Montagnana. His genuine violins are by ...
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ArticleYuri Bashmet performs Schnittke's Viola Concerto
Yuri Bashmet, who yesterday performed at the 2014 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony in Sochi, performs Schnittke's Viola Concerto under conductor Valery Gergiev. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back issues click here.
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GalleryVienna’s Musical Giants exhibition at Carnegie Hall
From February 25 to May 5 Carnegie Hall's Rose Museum plays host to a free exhibition entitled Vienna’s Musical Giants: Treasures from the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. The selection of 25 original manuscripts and artifacts, belonging to such composers as Beethoven, Schubert, Mahler, Mozart, and Richard Strauss, is on loan from ...
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ArticleCellist Zoë Keating publishes 2013 earnings through iTunes, Spotify and YouTube
Streaming services accounted for less than ten per cent of her earnings last year
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ArticleTai Murray performs Ysaÿe’s Solo Violin Sonata no.6
Violinist Tai Murray, who makes her debut with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra this week (replacing Vadim Repin), performs Ysaÿe's Sonata for Solo Violin no.6 'Manuel Quiroga'.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back issues click here.
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DebateRare musical instruments may be better preserved away from museums
Lack of conservation resources and pressure to restore them or perform on them can put historic instruments at risk, argues Stewart Pollens
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ArticleDouble bassist wins $50,000 Sphinx prize
Xavier Foley is the first bassist ever to win the Detroit competition for Black and Latino musicians
