All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 228
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NewsAmerican violist Joseph de Pasquale has died aged 95
The musician was principal violist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra
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NewsViolinist-turned-Olympian Vanessa-Mae cleared of race fixing allegations
The musician has won her appeal against a four-year skiing ban issued by the International Skiing Federation
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ArticleOAE violinist Helen Kruger discusses Baroque phrasing
Another element to consider is how to turn all these notes into musical sentences and to not be afraid to include more space within the music.'The National Centre for Early Music, working alongside string players from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, has launched a Baroque String ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Yu-Chien Tseng performs Valse-Scherzo
Violinist Yu-Chien 'Benny' Tseng, winner of this year's inaugural Singapore International Violin Competition, performs Tchaikovsky's Valse-Scherzo at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. The names of those violin and cello candidates progressing to the final will be revealed this evening. Tseng's full performance can ...
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ReviewPortuguese Music for Solo Cello. Azevedo: Labirintho. Azguime: Moment Á l’extrêmement… Côrte-Real: Bicicleta do poeta. Delgado: Antagonia. Ribeiro: Ostinati
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: New music for unaccompanied cello, played with passion and considerationMusicians: Filipe Quaresma (cello)Composer: Azevedo, Azguime, Côrte-Real, Delgado, RibeiroThe young Portuguese cellist Filipe Quaresma has feet in both the period-performance and contemporary music worlds, something that’s immediately evident in his precise, superbly articulated ...
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ArticleViolinist Ray Chen comedy videos compilation
Violinist Ray Chen is not only a former winner of the Yehudi Menuhin and Queen Elisabeth competitions, but a budding comedian as well - as this compilation of amusing videos from the artist's Facebook page demonstrates.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a ...
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NewsTchaikovsky Competition 2015 announces 6 violin and 6 cello finalists
All finalists are required to perform two concerto works for a public audience
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Clara-Jumi Kang performs Chausson
Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang, winner of the 2010 Indianapolis International Violin Competition, performs Chausson's Poème at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. Kang is one of six violin finalists who will compete for the top prize next week. Her full performance can be ...
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ReviewMozart: Violin Concerto no.5 in A major K219. Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no.4 in D minor
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Emotive playing from Hahn in 18th- and 19th-century concertosMusicians: Hilary Hahn (violin) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/Paavo JärviComposer: Mozart, VieuxtempsI have always warmed to the ardent and honest playing of Hilary Hahn. In many ways this disc does not disappoint. The Vieuxtemps Concerto is ...
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NewsUS double bassist Neil Courtney has died aged 82
Double bass player Neil Courtney, who performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra for 48 years, has died at the age of 82 after a long battle with heart disease. Born in Rochester, NY, in 1932, Courtney studied at the Eastman School of Music during which time he performed with ...
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ReviewBach: Sonatas and Partitas BWV1001–6
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Brisk but intimate solo Bach on Shaham’s 1699 StradivariMusicians: Gil Shaham (violin)Composer: BachAs you listen to this recording, it is easy to imagine that microphones were placed in Gil Shaham’s music room to eavesdrop as he amused himself playing through Bach’s Sonatas ...
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ReviewJ.S. Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonatas no.1 in G major BWV1027; no.2 in D major BWV1028; no.3 in G minor BWV1029. C.P.E. Bach: Trio Sonata in G minor for viola da gamba and keyboard
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Gamba sonatas recorded for the first time on Baroque cello and harpsichordMusicians: Brook Street Band: Tatty Theo (Baroque cello) Carolyn Gibley (harpsichord)Composer: J.S. Bach, C.P.E. BachTatty Theo and Carolyn Gibley claim that these gamba sonatas are recorded here for the first time ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: Alexandra Conunova performs Kreisler
Violinist Alexandra Conunova, winner of the 2012 International Josef Joachim Violin Competition in Hannover, performs Kreisler's Gypsy capriccio at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. Conunova is one of six violin finalists competing for the top prize this week. Her full performance can be ...
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News'Strad on the Sand': beach drawing marks opening of East Neuk Festival
Musicians and organisers of the East Neuk Festival, taking place this week in Fife, Scotland, joined together to make a giant anamorphic sand drawing of a violin on 29 June. The 60ft x 40ft ‘transitory work of art’ was created on Elie beach and nicknamed ‘Strad on ...
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ArticleThe Borodin Quartet performs Borodin
The Borodin Quartet showcases its distinctive sound in a performance of Borodin's String Quartet no.2.In celebration of the ensemble's 70th birthday, its current line-up speaks to The Strad in the July issue, out now.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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ReviewBeethoven: Piano Trios: in E flat major op.1 no.1; in E flat major, Hess 48 (Allegretto); in B flat major op.97 ‘Archduke’
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: The Gould players complete their survey of Beethoven’s piano triosMusicians: Gould Piano TrioComposer: BeethovenThe sprightly, deftly phrased opening of Beethoven’s youthful First Piano Trio is a promising opening to this fourth and final volume of the complete Beethoven piano trios, recorded live ...
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NewsCellist Andrei Ionuț Ioniță wins 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal
No first prize was awarded in the violin category
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: Pablo Ferrández-Castro performs Bach
Cellist Pablo Ferrández-Castro, Onyx recording artist and 2015 winner of the Rheingau Music Festival award, performs the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite no.3 at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. Ferrández-Castro is one of six cello finalists competing for the top prize this week. ...
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ArticleOrchestral audition masterclass on Midsummer Night's Dream at Royal College of Music
The stroke is a little too cushioned. It needs to be a little shorter and crisper'Morgensterns in partnership with the Musicians’ Union present a string audition masterclass on Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream at The Royal College of Music in London. On the panel are Pieter Schoeman, London Philharmonic ...
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FocusHow to successfully network at a post-concert reception
If all you want after your concert is to go home to your hot water bottle, think again: attending that post-concert reception could be essential to your career, says Ellen Highstein
