All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 233
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ReviewThe Ground Beneath Our Feet. Reich: Duet. Bach: Concerto in C minor for Violin and Oboe BWV1060R. Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks. Jacobsen/Aghael: Concerto for Santur, Violin and Orchestra. The Knights: .
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: August 2015Description: East–West fusion from an ensemble that pushes boundariesMusicians: The KnightsComposer: Reich, Bach, Stravinsky, Jacobsen/Aghael, The KnightsThe Knights are an ‘orchestral collective’ based in New York and led by brothers Colin (violin) and Eric (cello) Jacobsen, best known as members of ...
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ReviewSchubert: String Quintet in C major D956
The Strad Issue: August 2015Description: The Kuijkens on modern instruments in period styleMusicians: Kuijken Quartet, Michel Boulanger (cello)Composer: SchubertLong associated with period-instrument performance, the Kuijken family here employs instruments with modern set-ups and accessories. However, these players’ attempts to recapture the style and spirit of Schubert’s era ...
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NewsVancouver Symphony concertmaster Dale Barltrop joins Australian String Quartet
The Australian-born musician, who is also concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony, concludes his Vancouver tenure in 2016
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NewsViolinist Nikki Chooi joins string trio Time for Three, replacing Zach DePue
DePue is departing the ensemble after 15 years to concentrate on his role as Indianapolis Symphony concertmaster
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BlogsVideo: listen to a violin strung with human hair
Artist Tadas Maksimovas was struck with the idea of using his own hair to replace traditional violin strings - while still attached to his head - as part of Street Musicians' Day in Lithuania last year.The hair was divided into sections by stylist Ieva SereikytÄ— and applied with ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by Charles Frank Langonet, London 1920
This illustration of a cello by Charles Frank Langonet was published in The Strad, April 1961. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The Langonets have been violin makers since the beginning of the 18th century. The three generations of the branch of the family living in ...
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NewsViolinist David Garrett cancels Proms in the Park appearance in London
The German musician announced his withdrawal on his Facebook page
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ArticleCellist David Finckel on effective articulation
We need articulation to excite the strings and give our playing clarity' Cellist David Finckel talks about 'bow clicks', enabling each bow stroke to start with a 'pop'. Read The Strad's 6 ways to improve your staccato. Read David Finckel's 10 habits of successful musicians. Subscribe to ...
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NewsViolinist Yosuke Kawasaki wins appeal against $120,000 border fine
The National Arts Centre Orchestra concertmaster was fined by the Canadian Border Services Agency for bringing an expensive violin and bows into the country
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ReviewThe Great Violins vol.1: Andrea Amati 1570, Telemann: 12 Fantasies for Violin; 12 Fantasies for Flute
The Strad Issue: August 2015Description: Sheppard Skærved’s new series presents Telemann fantasias on a 1570 AmatiMusicians: Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin)Composer: TelemannPeter Sheppard Skærved revisits Telemann’s twelve violin fantasias in a new project focusing on ‘The Great Violins’. This time, though, he plays a gut-strung 1570 Andrea Amati ...
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ArticleNathan Milstein performs his own Paganiniana
Legendary violinist Nathan Milstein performs his own Paganiniana - a fiendishly difficult set of variations based on Paganini's Caprice no.24. Read The Strad's article: Celebrating the great violinist Nathan Milstein Read: Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein – two titanic violinists who still divide opinion today Subscribe to ...
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NewsStudents launch crowdfunding website to help musicians travel to auditions
The site offers scholarships of up to $500 for string players travelling throughout the US
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FocusThe evolution of violin bow hold
From the awkward grips of the past to the relaxed approach of today, the bow hold has come a long way. Globalisation has a lot to do with it, says John Krakenberger
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman performs Winter from Vivaldi's Seasons
Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs 'Winter' from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons with the Israel Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta in 1983. Read Itzhak Perlman’s blog on practising. Read a special interview with the great virtuoso in celebration of his 70th birthday in The Strad’s August 2015 issue, out ...
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NewsStolen 'Ames' Stradivarius violin is recovered after 35 years
The 1734 'Ames' Stradivarius was taken from the office of violinist Roman Totenberg in 1980
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ArticleViolinist Roman Totenberg performs Szymanowski aged 90
Violin soloist and teacher Roman Totenberg performs Szymanowski's Concerto no.1 with the Boston University Symphony Orchestra in February 2001 in celebration of his 90th birthday. Totenberg died at the age of 101 in 2012 and taught at the university up to his death.The 1734 'Ames' Stradivarius, which was ...
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ArticleRoman Totenberg performs Schumann on the 'Ames' Stradivarius
Violinist Roman Totenberg performs the first movement of Schumann's First Violin Sonata on the 'Ames' Stradivarius with pianist Artur Balsam in a recording from 1976.The 1734 ‘Ames’ Stradivarius, which was stolen from Totenberg in 1980, was recently recovered after 35 years.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...
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ArticleViolinist David Garrett performs Mozart aged 14
A barely recognisable David Garrett gives an assured performance of the third movement of Mozart's Third Violin Concerto at the age of 14 in 1994 with the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne conducted by Heinrich Schiff. Watch the violinist performing Tartini’s Devil’s Trill Sonata. Subscribe to The Strad ...
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NewsIndianapolis Symphony appoints 21-year-old Austin Huntington as principal cellist
The former child prodigy begins playing full-time with the orchestra in January 2016
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ReviewImpérial Oïstrakh! Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch, Franck, Lalo, Mozart, Schubert and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: August 2015Description: Complete works and extracts help to illustrate Oistrakh’s greatnessMusicians: David Oistrakh (violin) various artistsComposer: Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch, Franck, Lalo, Mozart, Schubert and WieniawskiThis compilation seems designed for those Classic FM listeners who like ‘a bit of Mozart’. Four complete works, including the ...
