All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 173
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The Strad launches free online Degrees Hub
Everything you need to help you make the right choice for your further education
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ReviewBritten: String Quartets nos.1–3, Three Divertimenti
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A return to Britten’s quartet oeuvre by a group of pioneering interpretersMusicians: Endellion Quartet Composer: BrittenThe all-British Endellion Quartet has long been a champion of Britten’s chamber repertoire, not least in its EMI recording of the string quartet works almost 30 ...
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ArticleVienna Philharmonic to receive $1m Birgit Nilsson Prize
The orchestra will perform at the award ceremony in Stockholm in October
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ArticleViktoria Mullova performs Bach's Chaconne
Violinist Viktoria Mullova, who selects some of her 'Favourite Things', in The Strad's April 2014 issue, performs Bach's Chaconne from Bach's Solo Partita no.2.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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ArticleThomas Gould performs Shardad Rohani's Violin Adagio
British violinist Thomas Gould, who has recently signed a four-album deal with Edition Classics, performs Shardad Rohani's Adagio for Violin and Orchestra with the Orion Orchestra at London's Cadogan Hall in 2010. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day ...
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ArticleLeoGroup purchases multi-million dollar Stradivarius violin with digital currency bitcoin
The violin was sold by New York firm Carpenter Fine Violins in the landmark deal
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ArticleBritish violinist Thomas Gould signs to Edition Classics
The 30-year-old has signed a four-album deal, with his first release due out in 2015
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ReviewSaint-Saëns: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra & Cello and Orchestra
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A comprehensive survey of the complete violin and cello works with orchestraMusicians: Elina Buksha, Jolente De Maeyer, Harriet Langley, Maria Milstein, Liya Petrova, Tatiana Samoui (violin), Pau Codina, Wojciech Fudala, Adam Krzeszowiec, Deborah Pae, Noëlle Weidmann (cello), Royal Liège Philharmonic Orchestra/Christian ArmingComposer: ...
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ArticleJános Starker speaks about humility
Cellist János Starker, who appears on the cover of The Strad's April 2014 issue, speaks in 2010 at the Indiana University Summer String Academy about the importance of humility for a successful music career.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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ArticleLuise Buchberger named Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment co-principal cellist
The 29-year-old from Germany will perform with the orchestra in June
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ArticleBonhams to sell Amati violin once owned by Italian dictator Mussolini
The London auctioneers will sell the instrument, priced at £150,000, on 12 May
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BlogsMelancholy and perfectionism: South Korea's love of Western classical music
German violinist Viktoria Elisabeth Kaunzner reports on her experiences teaching in South Korea for the past three years
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Review20th century: The American Scene. Copland: Violin Sonata. Carter: 4 Lauds. Cage: Six Melodies for violin and piano. Corigliano: Violin Sonata
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: An enterprising disc marred by variable playingMusicians: Tai Murray (violin) Ashley Wass (piano)Composer: Copland, Carter, Cage, Corigliano It’s a bold ambition – as the fine booklet notes in Tai Murray’s generously filled disc admit – to try to encapsulate the breadth and ...
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ArticleVadim Repin becomes first soloist to conduct and perform Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no.1
The violinist stepped in at the Trans-Siberian Arts Festival when scheduled conductor Valery Gergiev was delayed in New York
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the archive: a cello by Domenico Montagnana
This illustration of a Domenico Montagnana cello was published in The Strad, May 1924. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: This very fine cello by the ‘mighty Venetian’, Domenico Montagnana, is one of the treasures of the Lutyens collection. It was formerly ...
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BlogsCreating a broad portfolio career rewards both musician and audience
Cellist and baritone Matthew Sharp explains why you should broaden your musical horizons ahead of his RE:naissance festival, celebrating Shakespeare's 450th anniversary, at London's Kings Place
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ArticleJános Starker performs The Swan by Saint-Saëns
Cellist János Starker, who appears on the cover of The Strad's April 2014 issue, performs The Swan by Saint-Saëns and Popper's Tarantella in a 1976 television broadcast.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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Blogs6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Daniel Hope
The soloist, former Beaux Arts Trio member and associate artistic director of the Savannah Music Festival offers tips for musicians on performing and launching a career
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ReviewDvorák: String Quartet in E major op.80, Miniatures op.75a, Cypresses
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Slightly tame accounts of some of Dvorák's lesser-known music for quartetMusicians: Zemlinsky QuartetComposer: DvorákGiven that Dvorák produced 15 string quartets in all (including his op.1, with two violas), he might be considered to be disproportionately overlooked by many ensembles. Marking its 20th ...
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ArticleThe Beaux Arts Trio perform Dvorák's Dumky Trio
The Beaux Arts Trio – featuring violinist Daniel Hope, who has written a blog offering advice for performers – play the Lento Maestoso from Dvorák's Piano Trio no.4, 'Dumky' in San Francisco in April 2008.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day ...
