All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 229
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ArticleJazz violinist Aaron Weinstein performs Cheek to Cheek
Jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein performs Cheek to Cheek at the 23rd International Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary in March last year.The New York City musician and comedian is due to perform at Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zedel in London from 14-18 July 2015 in a ...
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DebateTechnique - a dangerous concept for musicians
Musicians should never prioritise intellect over feeling and physicality, wrote Herbert Whone in The Strad's 1982 issue
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ReviewHenze: Violin Concerto no.2, Il Vitalino raddoppiato
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Clarity and conviction in Henze’s uncompromising concertante violin musicMusicians: Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin/conductor) Parnassus Ensemble/Hans Werner Henze, LongbowComposer: HenzeThis disc is the completion of a two-decade venture by Peter Sheppard Skærved to record Henze’s concertante music for violin (I reviewed the first ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: cellist Andrei Ionuț Ioniță performs Stravinsky
Cellist Andrei Ionuț Ioniță, who won the cello category of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition this week, performs Stravinsky's Suite Italienne arranged for cello by Gregor Piatigorsky in the first live round of the competition. His full performance can be viewed through Tch15.medici.tv, which broadcast ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Yu-Chien Tseng performs in the final
Violinist Yu-Chien Tseng, the highest ranked competitor in the violin category of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition this week - achieving second place - performs both Sibelius and Tchaikovsky concertos in the final of the competition. All competition performances can be viewed through Tch15.medici.tv. Subscribe ...
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ReviewFirst Performance IV. Carter: String Quartet no.3. Crawford-Seeger: String Quartet. G.F. Haas: String Quartet no.8. Rodericus: Angelorum psalat tripudium (arr. C. Otto)
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: New (and nearly new) music given the full Jack treatmentMusicians: Jack QuartetComposer: Carter, Crawford-Seeger, G.F. Haas, RodericusFearlessly tackling the most cutting-edge contemporary music, the Jack Quartet is an exceptional group, so it’s no surprise that this disc – recorded live in Basel ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Gasparo da Salo, Brescia, late 16th century
This illustration of a Gasparo da Salo violin was published in The Strad, September 1973. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Very few violins by Gasparo da Salo (c.1542-1609), the celebrated Brescian maker, whose actual name was Gasparo di Bertolotti – the ‘da Salo’ being derived ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: violinist Alexandra Conunova performs in the final
Violinist Alexandra Conunova, one of three Bronze Medal winners in the violin category of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition last week, performs both Sibelius and Tchaikovsky concertos in the final of the competition. All competition performances can be viewed through Tch15.medici.tv. Read The Strad's blog ...
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NewsStudy proves attending a live classical music concert reduces stress
The research, undertaken by London’s Royal College of Music, will help further investigations into the relationship between music and health
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BlogsWhy no Gold Medal violinist at this year’s Tchaikovsky Competition?
For those witnessing the violin finals, the results of the 2015 competition were an anti-climax. But, writes Charlotte Smith, perhaps they were inevitable.
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ReviewJanácek: String Quartets no.1 ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’; no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’. Martinu¯: String Quartet no.3
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Four become one in Janácek’s autobiographical quartet diptychMusicians: Doric QuartetComposer: Janácek, Martinu¯The players of the Doric Quartet clearly appreciate the drama at the heart of Janácek’s two quartets. They emphasise the tragedy of no.1 and one can sense the narrative of Tolstoy’s ...
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NewsBirmingham Conservatoire to provide music tuition for South African children
The UK music college’s string department has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund the project
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ArticleThe Strad panel discussion: making music fun for kids
It doesn't matter about their ethnicity, cultural background or whether they are poor or rich - every child loves music. So it's more about educating the parents' The Strad’s third Strad Sunday on 28 June 2015 at London’s Barbican Centre featured a panel discussion on making instrumental ...
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ArticleThe world's largest playable violin
Vogtland Masters from Germany hand crafted the world's largest playable violin in 2010. Seven times larger than a traditional full-size instrument, the violin's pitch is three octaves lower. Three musicians are required to play the instrument - one to perform the left-hand function, and two to draw the ...
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ReviewJoubert: Concerto in Two Movements op.171. R. Simpson: Cello Concerto. C. Wright: Cello Concerto
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Modern concertos played by a contemporary cello championMusicians: Raphael Wallfisch (cello) BBC National Orchestra of Wales/William BoughtonComposer: Joubert, R. Simpson, C. WrightNo living cellist has done more to promote the British cello concerto than Raphael Wallfisch. This disc represents just a fraction ...
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NewsArtemis Quartet violist Friedemann Weigle has died aged 53
The musician was also a professor at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin
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NewsBritish cellist Denis Vigay has died aged 89
The musician was principal cello of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Academy of St Martin in the Fields
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov on Bach's musical architecture
Bach's harmonies are like columns in a gigantic cathedral. Only when you come nearer, do you see the detail.'Violinist Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Bach’s Solo Violin Sonata no.1, paying particular attention to the harmonic architecture.The full 48-minute video is available to buy as a download or ...
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NewsPhiladelphia cellist James Holesovsky has died aged 72
The musician was a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia for 50 years
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NewsBritish violinist Laurence Jackson named West Australian Symphony concertmaster
The musician has served as City of Birmingham Symphony concertmaster for ten years
