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NewsCellist Oliver Herbert wins 2015 Klein International String Competition
The 17-year-old receives a cash prize and performance opportunities
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ArticleCarducci Quartet performs Shostakovich's String Quartet no.8
The Carducci Quartet performs the second movement of Shostakovich's Eighth String Quartet. The British ensemble is taking on the complete Shostakovich cycle this year to mark four decades since the composer's death - read about their project in The Strad's June 2015 issue, out now.Subscribe to The Strad ...
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ReviewZemlinsky: Complete String Quartets
The Strad Issue: June 2015Description: The Brodskys brilliantly traverse Zemlinsky’s quartets from A to ZMusicians: Brodsky QuartetComposer: ZemlinskyHearing all Zemlinsky’s quartets in one go provides an aural mini-biography of the composer and his influences: the unnumbered 1893 E minor Quartet and no.1 (1896) see him already enlarging ...
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ReviewThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic: Recordings 1978–2010
The Strad Issue: June 2015Description: The collected complete recordings of Berlin’s cello supergroupMusicians: 12 Cellists of the Berlin PhilharmonicComposer: VariousAs if the nostalgia of its 40th anniversary DVD were not enough, Warner now releases all eight recordings made by that incomparable musical institution, the 12 Cellists of ...
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ArticleViolinist Roman Kim performs his own arrangement of Bach's Air
Virtuosic violinist Roman Kim demonstrates some impressive left-hand pizzicato skills in his contrapuntal arrangement of Bach's Air on the G string for solo violin, published by Baerenreiter.Read The Strad's 7 pointers for perfect pizzicato and violinist Jennifer Pike's blog on pizzicato technique.Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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ArticleCellist Alisa Weilerstein performs Kodály's Solo Sonata
Alisa Weilerstein performs Kodály's Solo Cello Sonata at the White House in Washington D.C. in November 2009. The cellist has written a Practice Diary, in which she talks about the work, for The Strad's June 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...
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FeatureHow to impress a conservatoire audition panel
'When you're ready...' These three little words needn't chill your spine in the audition room; Joanne Talbot asks the examiners what they're looking for when you stand in front of them
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NewsViolin theft ring arrested by police in Georgia, USA
The Violin Society of America issued an alert on its Facebook page this week about three men targeting the Roswell area
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ReviewLa Vida Breve. Works by Assad, Cassadó, Falla, Gardel, Gismonti, Granados, Lara, Piazzolla and Ravel
The Strad Issue: June 2015Description: Spanish sunshine and passion for cello and guitarMusicians: Nadège Rochat (cello) Rafael Aguirre (guitar)Composer: Assad, Cassadó, Falla, Gardel, Gismonti, Granados, Lara, Piazzolla and RavelWhat’s not to like in a release where the cello delivers harmonious Spanish-inflected melodies, by turns fiery and quixotic, ...
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NewsHenning Kraggerud named Royal Northern College of Music International Violin Chair
The Norwegian artist takes up his role with the UK institution in September
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ArticleMaxim Vengerov performs Walton's Viola Concerto
Violinist Maxim Vengerov proves himself to be a highly skilled viola player, performing Walton's Viola Concerto.Read The Strad's article asking, Should all viola players practise the violin?Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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NewsInternational Tchaikovsky Competition 2015 names 25 violin finalists
The 25 candidates, including a number of familiar names, were whittled down from 48 violinists invited to audition for the event in Moscow
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NewsTop lots from spring 2015 London stringed instrument sales
Highlights included a Balestrieri violin, a composite del Gesù violin and the ex-Brodsky Guadagnini
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NewsLuthier and teacher Peter Prier dies aged 73
Peter Paul Prier, the German-born US luthier who founded the Violin Making School of America, died on 14 June at the age of 73. As a luthier, Prier made more than 200 instruments during his career, with Yehudi Menuhin and Daniel Heifetz among those playing his violins on ...
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NewsSuyeon Kang wins Michael Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand
The Australian violinist receives NZD$40,000, a recording contract and performance opportunities
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ReviewJohanna Martzy: Berlin Recordings 1953–66. Works by Bach, Brahms, Dvorák, Falla, Fiocco, Handel, Kreisler, Ravel, Respighi and Vivaldi
The Strad Issue: June 2015Description: Historic recordings by a great Hungarian violinistMusicians: Johanna Martzy (violin) Jean Antonietti (piano) RIAS Symphony Orchestra/Ferenc FricsayComposer: Bach, Brahms, Dvorák, Falla, Fiocco, Handel, Kreisler, Ravel, Respighi and VivaldiThis set of German Radio recordings by Hungarian violinist Johanna Martzy (1924–79) contains a surprise. ...
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ArticleViolin winners Viktoria Mullova and Sergei Stadler perform at the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition
Russian violinists Viktoria Mullova and Sergei Stadler, who shared first prize in the Violin category of the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition, each demonstrate lightening techniques at the event. The Violin and Cello first rounds of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition begin tomorrow, showcasing the talents of 25 ...
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NewsInternational Tchaikovsky Competition 2015 names 25 cello finalists
The 25 candidates, whittled down from 48 cellists invited to the Moscow auditions, will compete in St Petersburg
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ReviewShostakovich: Violin Sonata op.134; Unfinished Violin Sonata; Andantino from String Quartet no.4 op.83 (arr. Dmitri Tsyganov). Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms (arr. Shostakovich). Braga: La Serenata (a
The Strad Issue: June 2016Description: Shostakovich’s Sonata and some cuttings from the composer’s workbenchMusicians: Sasha Rozhdestvensky (violin) Jeremy Menuhin, Mookie Lee-Menuhin (piano) Ilona Domnich (soprano) Alexandra Sherman (mezzo-soprano)Composer: Shostakovich; Stravinsky; BragaCatalogue Number: FIRST HAND RECORDS FHR 37Shostakovich’s Violin Sonata, written in 1968 as a 60th-birthday present for ...
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Article2Cellos perform Celloverse
2Cellos - Luka Š ulić and Stjepan Hauser - perform their original song Celloverse. Watch 2Cellos perform AC/DC's Thunderstruck with Mischa Maisky and Giovanni Sollima. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
