All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 168
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BlogsViolinist Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos
The Turbulent Thirties gave rise to an unprecedented explosion of concertos for the violin from some of the 20th century's greatest composers. American violinist Gil Shaham shares his thoughts on a choice selection from this most pivotal of decades
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ArticleGil Shaham performs Stravinsky's Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham, who has written a blog about violin concertos of the 1930s, performs the first movement Toccata from Stravinsky's Violin Concerto with the NDR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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ArticleIn Harmony Telford and Stoke launches new online teaching resource
The digital practice system will benefit just under 900 children in the area
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ArticleKenneth Arthur Renshaw performs Ravel's Tzigane
Kenneth Arthur Renshaw, who won the Senior Prize at the 2012 Menuhin Competition in Beijing, performs Ravel's Tzigane in the Semi Finals. The 2014 Menuhin Competition is currently taking place in Austin, Texas. It has recently been announced that the 2016 Competition will take place in ...
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ArticleSlatkin asks audiences to 'turn their cell phones on' at Detroit Symphony concert
Ensemble makes a bid to be ‘the most accessible orchestra on the planet'
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ReviewBassic Bach. Bach: Cello Suites no.1 in G major BWV1007, no.4 in E flat major BWV1010 & no.5 in C minor BWV1011
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A disc that sets a new standard for solo Bach on double bassMusicians: DaXun Zhang (double bass)Composer: BachBach’s six solo suites stand at the summit of combined interpretative and technical virtuosity for the cello. Imagine, then, the myriad challenges involved in attempting to play ...
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ArticleThe Strad March 2014 issue is on sale now
German special celebrates the Mandelring Quartet's 30th anniversary and German string education
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ReviewJason Anick: Tipping Point
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A classy album dominated by jazz balladsMusicians: Jason Anick (violin/mandolin) Clay Lyons (alto saxophone) Kris Jensen (tenor saxophone) Lee Dynes (guitar) Jason Yeager, Matt DeChamplain (piano) Greg Loughman, Adam Cote (double bass) Mike Connors (drums)Composer: Jason AnickA respected player on the US ...
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ArticleGidon Kremer performs Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata
Gidon Kremer performs the third movement Presto from Beethoven's Violin Sonata no.9, 'Kreutzer' with pianist Martha Argerich. 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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Premium ❘ FeatureViolinist Heime Müller on his search to cure his focal dystonia
In this Health Matters interview from 2009, the German violinist tells how a loss of full finger motion was the first sign of the movement disorder, musician's dystonia
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ReviewBritten: String Quartets nos.1–3
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A new touchstone in an economical one-disc collection of Britten’s three numbered quartetsMusicians: Takács QuartetComposer: BrittenHaving passed through a period when I favoured the exceptionally dramatic view of Britten’s three quartets from the Belcea Quartet (EMI), I found more to enjoy with ...
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ArticleMenuhin Competition 2014 announces winners
Violinists Stephen Waarts and Rennosuke Fukuda triumph in the Senior and Junior Divisions
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ArticleRennosuke Fukuda performs Beethoven and Handel-Halvorsen
2014 Menuhin Competition Junior Division winner Rennosuke Fukuda performs the Allegro con brio from Beethoven's Violin Sonata no.1 and Handel-Halvorsen's Passacaglia in G minor in the Junior Finals. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back ...
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ArticleJan Vogler performs Bach's Cello Suite no.3
Jan Vogler, who has described his life as a musician in East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall for The Strad's March 2014 German special, performs the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite no.3. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as ...
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BlogsCellist Jan Vogler on life before the fall of the Berlin Wall
The former principal cellist of Staatskapelle Dresden is interviewed for The Strad's March 2014 German issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureYour desk or mine? The pleasures and pitfalls of having an orchestral desk-partner
Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh offers some tips for a harmonious relationship
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ArticleStudies reveal musical training in childhood aids language learning ability
Just one hour a week of musical interaction greatly increases linguistic aptitude, even into adulthood
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the archive: who was the first female violinist?
The Strad marked International Women’s Day 2014 with this gem from the archives, in which our writer of 1894 ponders the name of the first violinist ‘of the fair sex’
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ArticleAriane Todes to leave The Strad
Ariane Todes, editor of The Strad, is to leave the magazine following a restructuring of the team to support the online and magazine sides of the brand. Todes joined the magazine in 2002 and became editor in June 2006. She will pursue a career as a freelance ...
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ReviewJanine Jansen: Bach Concertos
Violin Concertos in A minor BWV1041 & E major BWV1042, Concerto for violin & oboe in C minor BWV1060, Violin Sonatas no.3 in E major BWV1016 & no.4 in C minor BWV1017
