All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 174
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ArticleCellist Julian Lloyd Webber receives the ISM's Distinguished Musician Award
The British musician is honoured for his performing achievements and his contribution to music education
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ArticleVadim Repin performs Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto
Vadim Repin performs Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto with the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi. The violinist performed the work for the first time without a conductor last week at the Trans-Siberian Arts Festival when scheduled conductor Valery Gergiev was delayed.Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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ReviewHindemith: Viola Sonatas op.11 no.4 & op.25 no.1, Der Schwanendreher, Trauermusik
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: An enjoyable collection of Hindemith’s major works for violaMusicians: Antoine Tamestit (viola) Markus Hadulla (piano) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra/Paavo JärviComposer: Hindemith Compared with several complete surveys of Hindemith’s viola music already available, Antoine Tamestit’s latest CD presents a conspectus ...
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ReviewPejaÄeviÄ : Violin Sonatas in D major op.26 & B flat minor op.43 ‘Slavic’, Canzonetta op.8, Menuet op.18, Romance op.22, Élégie op.34, Meditation op.51
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A valuable rediscovery of early 20th-century music from the BalkansMusicians: Andrej Bielow (violin) Oliver Triendl (piano)Composer: PejaÄeviÄThe tragically short-lived Dora Peja?evi? (1885–1923) was born into a highly cultured and wealthy Croatian family who ensured that her exceptional talent for the violin, piano ...
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FocusHow well did Shakespeare know the violin?
The word ‘violin' never appears in Shakespeare's plays, but he left tantalising clues that he knew the instrument well. To mark the Bard's 450th anniversary this month, we republish an article by John Dilworth from 2009
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ReviewProto: Nine Variants on Paganini. Rabbath: Reitba
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Double takes from two leading double bassistsMusicians: François Rabbath (double bass) Michael Cherlock, Frank Proto (piano/conductor) ESF Chamber Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra/David StahlComposer: Proto, RabbathTwo of the most eminent bassists around come together for what proves to be a thoroughly enjoyable, thrillingly ...
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ArticleLouisville String Academy awarded $240,000 Starling Foundation grant
Given over three years, the award aims to support violin playing at the highest level
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ReviewBrahms by Heart. Brahms: String Quartets op.51 nos.1 in C minor & 2 in A minor & op.67 in B flat major, String Quintet no.2 in G major op.111
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2014Description: An outstanding set performed entirely from memoryMusicians: Chiara Quartet, Roger Tapping (viola)Composer: BrahmsPrior to op.51, Brahms had made at least 20 attempts (all destroyed) to compose a string quartet worthy of the Viennese tradition that he held so dear. What ...
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ArticleThe Strad May 2014 issue is out now
The issue includes Italian violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg on her multifaceted career, preparing for orchestral auditions, and the Kronos Quartet in pictures
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ReviewMansurian: Double Concerto for violin and cello, Romance, Quasi parlando, Four Serious Songs
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Visceral playing on a disc celebrating an Armenian composer’s 75th birthdayMusicians: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Anja Lechner (cello) Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Candida Thompson (violin)Composer: MansurianIt’s hard to imagine a richer, more persuasive match between performers and music than that revealed on this remarkable, ...
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ReviewBeethoven: Violin Sonatas op.12 nos.1—3, op.23 & op.24 ‘Spring’
Description: Admirable accounts that could have exploited greater possibilities of period styleMusicians: Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) David Breitman (fortepiano)Composer: BeethovenHistorically informed performances of Beethoven’s music have become an established part of the performance landscape, and this set, bringing together celebrated period-instrument specialists Elizabeth Wallfisch and David Breitman, promises much. ...
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ArticleKreutzer Stradivarius violin to be auctioned by Christie's in New York
Watch a video of Joshua Bell playing the instrument, which is valued around $7.5m
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ArticleCampaigns to protect government music education launch in Australia and the UK
The UK's ISM and Australia's The Music Trust warn that lack of funding will impact children from poorer backgrounds
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ReviewPlay. Works by Monti, Elgar, Paganini, Glazunov, Rostropovich, Fauré, Dvorák, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns, Françaix, Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Popper, Schubert, Gluck, Bloch & Chopin
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Stunning virtuosity from a new young star of the celloMusicians: Edgar Moreau (cello) Pierre-Yves Hodique (piano)Composer: Monti, Elgar, Paganini, Glazunov, Rostropovich, Fauré, Dvorák, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns, Françaix, Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Popper, Schubert, Gluck, Bloch & ChopinA new gladiator enters the arena. If ...
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BlogsViolinist Roman Mints on overcoming a career-threatening ganglion
The Russian musician was forced to withstand ten needle treatments to drain the recurring cyst – and was advised to keep playing throughout his ordeal
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ArticleNadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs on Sesame Street
Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, who appears on the cover of The Strad's May 2014 issue, performs to Big Bird on Sesame Street. 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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ArticleXavier Foley performs Bottesini's Double Bass Concerto no.2
Xavier Foley, winner of the $50,000 Sphinx Competition 2014, performs Bottesini's Double Bass Concerto no.2 in the Senior Division final. 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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ArticleViolinist Janine Jansen to appear in Last Night of the Proms 2014
This year's festival will also feature performances from Joshua Bell, James Ehnes, Julia Fischer and Alisa Weilerstein
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ReviewClarion Call. M. Berkeley Clarion Call and Gallop. Casken: Blue Medusa. Ferguson: Octet op.4, C. Wood: Septet
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: An adventurous disc of British music for mixed chamber ensemblesMusicians: Berkeley EnsembleComposer: M. Berkeley, Casken, Ferguson, C. WoodLaunched in 2011 the artist-led, download-only Resonus label has notched up close to 30 releases. If this disc is anything to go by – a ...
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ArticleRhode Island Philharmonic concertmaster Charles Sherba dies aged 62
The US violinist also taught at Brown University since 1986
