All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 248
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ArticleHow to re-hair a violin bow
Japanese-based violin and bow maker Daniel Olsen demonstrates how to re-hair a violin bow.Watch: How gut strings are madeWatch: Making a violin - from start to finish
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FocusViolinist Rachel Podger on the physical demands of scordatura
The Baroque musician speaks to Philip Clark about recording Biber's Rosary Sonatas
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ReviewMendelssohn: String Quartets: no.2 in A minor, no.3 in D major; Four Pieces: nos.1 & 2
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Intimacy and unanimity as the Escher’s Mendelssohn cycle continuesMusicians: Escher QuartetComposer: MendelssohnEven if you’re no fan of Mendelssohn, you’ll probably – to borrow Beecham’s quip about the English not liking music – like the noise it makes on this disc. ...
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ArticleHilary Hahn performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto
Violinist Hilary Hahn performs the first movement of Sibelius's Violin Concerto. Watch part two here. Watch: Hilary Hahn performs Bach aged 15 Read: Violinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation
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ReviewAlvorada: Music by Falla, Granados, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos and others
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Gaillard crosses the Atlantic to explore Latin American stylesMusicians: Ophélie Gaillard (cello) and friendsComposer: Falla, Granados, Piazzolla, Villa-LobosThis sumptuously packaged release on the elegant, niche French label Aparté is an ambitious undertaking: over 100 minutes of music across two discs, ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by P.G. Mantegazza, Milan, 1760
This illustration of a violin by P.G. Mantegazza was published in The Strad, October 1969. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This month’s illustration is of a bold and handsome violin by Mantegazza. The form of all members of this family is generally that of the ...
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NewsInternational Jean Sibelius Violin Competition 2015 names 6 finalists
With a top prize of €25,000, the competition is currently taking place in Finland
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NewsIranian orchestra banned from performing at event with female musicians
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra was told last week it would not be allowed to play on stage with women performers
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ArticleTehran Symphony Orchestra performs Carmen Suite
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra performs Bizet's Carmen Suite conducted by Shahrdad Rohani.The orchestra was recently barred from playing at an event in Iran, as the organisers objected to female musicians performing on stage.
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ArticleViolinist Min-Jin Kym performs Beethoven on her 1696 Stradivarius
Min-Jin Kym plays the opening of Beethoven's Violin Concerto on her 1696 Stradivarius with Andrew Davis conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in a recording session for Sony Classics in 2006.Kym is to write a memoir called ‘Gone’ about the theft of her 1696 Stradivarius from a Pret a Manger ...
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ReviewBeethoven: ‘Triple’ Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra op.56; Overtures: The Creatures of Prometheus; Egmont; Coriolan
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: A ‘Triple’ that treads the line between old and new stylesMusicians: Giuliano Carmignola (violin) Sol Gabetta (cello) Dejan Lazić (piano) Basel Chamber Orchestra/Giovanni AntoniniComposer: BeethovenIt is becoming increasingly clear that we live in interesting times as regards the performance of historical music. ...
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NewsViolinist Min-Jin Kym to write memoir about stolen-and-recovered Stradivarius
The £1.38m instrument was taken from a sandwich bar at London’s Euston Station in 2010 and recovered in 2013
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ArticleViolinist Viktoria Mullova performs at the 1980 Sibelius Competition
Viktoria Mullova gives her winning performance of Sibelius's Violin Concerto at the 1980 International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. The 2015 Sibelius Competition is currently underway - read about the six finalists. Watch: Violin winners Viktoria Mullova and Sergei Stadler perform at the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition
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NewsJordi Savall postpones Calais refugee camp concert
The Spanish viol player and conductor has cited security concerns following last month’s Paris attacks
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ReviewBrahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op.38; no.2 in F major op.99; Six Lieder (transc. Schwabe/Rimmer)
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Speedy traversals of the cello sonatas don’t delve below the surfaceMusicians: Gabriel Schwabe (cello) Nicholas Rimmer (piano)Composer: BrahmsThis recording of Brahms’s cello sonatas enters a crowded field but offers precious few insights. That said, the choice of song arrangements is judicious, as ...
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ReviewPhantasie. Brahms: Cello Sonata in E flat major op.120 no.2. Reger: Adagio from Suite no.1 for solo cello; Largo from Suite no.2 for solo cello. Schubert: Fantasie in C major D934; Sonatina in G minor
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Wispelwey embarks on the complete duos of Brahms and SchubertMusicians: Pieter Wispelwey (cello) Paolo Giacometti (piano)Composer: Brahms, Reger, SchubertIt is inevitable that the status of ‘arrangements’ and ‘transcriptions’ of canonic works remains questionable to many, even when undertaken by a player ...
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ArticleViolin maker Guy Rabut on when to adjust a soundpost
If the instrument is no longer self-correcting small changes in sound, then it's time to adjust the soundpost' New York violin maker Guy Rabut gives tips on when to adjust your soundpost, and demonstrates the process. Watch: How to re-hair a violin bow Read: Buying an instrument ...
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FocusConductors are both a blessing and a curse - violinist Chaim Taub
The former Israel Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster shares his thoughts on working with good and bad conductors, and learning to listen to listen
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on the importance of silence
Rests are so important in music because they provide the tension between notes...' Violinist Itzhak Perlman speaks about the significance of silence at Elon University in North Carolina. Watch: Violinist Itzhak Perlman on different playing characteristics
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ReviewThe Sonatas. Brahms: Cello Sonata no.1 in E minor (transc. de Groot). Gubaidulina: Double Bass Sonata. Hindemith: Double Bass Sonata. Vasks: Solo Double Bass Sonata
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Brahms on the bass – at pitch! – and three more recent worksMusicians: Niek de Groot (double bass) Catherine Klipfel (piano)Composer: Brahms, Gubaidulina, Hindemith, VasksAs his thoughtful message in the booklet states, Niek de Groot’s career was forged on the idea that ...
