All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 254
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Alexander Despine, Turin 1828
This illustration of a violin by Alexander Despine was published in The Strad, July, 1970. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Several writers mention that Despine was a pupil of Pressenda, but this is most unlikely, as they were approximately the same age. It seems more ...
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NewsMartyn Jackson named new Allegri Quartet first violinist
The young musician replaces Ofer Falk, who departs to ‘explore other avenues’
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ReviewBound to Nothing: The German Stylus Fantasticus. Sonatas and works by Buxtehude, Erlebach, Krieger, Kühnel and Walther
The Strad Issue: January 2016Description: Dutch trio takes on German Baroque ‘fantastic’ sonatasMusicians: FantasticusComposer: Buxtehude, Erlebach, Krieger, Kühnel, Walther‘Instituted to display genius’, remarked an early commentator on the extrovert Baroque string style recorded here, and he left open the question of whether he or the stylus fantasticus ...
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ArticleHow to react when a string breaks mid-performance
Violinist Maximilian Simon remains as cool as a cucumber when his E string breaks midway through a recent performance of Britten's Violin Concerto with the Jenaer Philharmonie. Calmly he swaps his instrument with the orchestral leader's, and continues playing. Later, the leader hands back Simon's newly-strung instrument ...
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ArticleRolf Lislevand performs the Stradivarius 'Sabionari' guitar, 1679
Rolf Lislevand performs Santiago de Murcia's Tarantela on the 1679 'Sabionari' guitar by Antonio Stradivari - one of only five surviving guitars by the maker, and the only playable example in the world.Watch: Vadim Repin performs seven Stradivarius and Guarneri violins
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FocusThe great conductors value music above personal image, says violinist Rodney Friend
The former concertmaster of the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and BBC Symphony shares his experiences with conductors - great and not so great
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NewsCellist Lluís Claret to join New England Conservatory string faculty
The multi prize-winning musician is a celebrated soloist, chamber performer and teacher
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ArticleAlan Rickman plays the cello in Truly, Madly, Deeply
In tribute to the sad death of Alan Rickman at the age of 69, here's a clip from the 1990 film Truly, Madly, Deeply in which the actor 'plays' solo Bach on the cello in the opening credits (from 3.15). In the film Rickman plays the ghost of a dead ...
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NewsLondon’s Wigmore Hall announces first live-streamed concert
The prestigious recital hall intends to launch a series of internationally available performances online
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ReviewCello Concertos, Sonatas & Suites. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, Brahms, Dvorák, Kabalevsky, Milhaud and Schumann
The Strad Issue: January 2016Description: Collected performances by a legendary Canadian cellistMusicians: Zara Nelsova (cello) Artur Balsam, Lothar Broddack (pianos) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Georg Ludwig Jochum, Gerd AlbrechtComposer: Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, Brahms, Dvorák, Kabalevsky, Milhaud, SchumannThe greatest cellist to come out of the Americas (see ‘Great Cellists’, ...
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NewsThe Strad 125 Years: Great String Players at the Barbican Library, London
The Strad is to display gems from a collection of articles and photographs spanning 125 years in a FREE exhibition to conclude its year-long anniversary celebration
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ArticlePaganini performed on Guarneri del Gesù 'Prince Doria' violin, 1734
Dan Zhu performs Paganini's Cantabile on the Guarneri del Gesù 'Prince Doria' violin, 1734 in November 2015. The instrument is on display at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy. Watch: Rolf Lislevand performs the Stradivarius ‘Sabionari’ guitar, 1679 Watch: Vadim Repin plays seven Stradivarius and Guarneri ...
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ReviewThe Club Album
The Strad Issue: January 2016Description: Mutter and friends live from DG’s Yellow LoungeMusicians: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Lambert Orkis (piano) Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) Mutter’s VirtuosiIt may come as a surprise to find Anne-Sophie Mutter releasing a live disc and DVD from a Berlin nightclub. Yet here is the ...
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ArticleViolinist Ruggiero Ricci performs Paganini's La Campanella aged 12
The great violinist Ruggiero Ricci performs Paganini's La Campanella (from his Violin Concerto no.2) in 1930 at the age of 12. Read: None of my teachers were any good at explaining technique – Ruggiero Ricci Listen: Violinist Jascha Heifetz performs Mozart aged 11
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GalleryFrom the Archive: Antonio Stradivari 'Corbett' violin, Cremona, 1706
This illustration of a 1706 violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, December 1970. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:There are very few instruments by Antonio Stradivari of which the history is known almost back to the day they left the maker's hand. ...
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NewsViolinist Anthea Kreston joins Artemis Quartet following death of violist Friedemann Weigle
Current second violinist Gregor Sigl will henceforth perform viola with the group
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ArticleMaking a cello - from start to finish
Luthier Eduard Bosque makes a cello - from start to finish - in the studio of Xavier Vidal i Roca in Barcelona, Spain.The completed instrument is performed by Manolo Martínez del Fresno.Watch: Making a violin - from start to finish
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ArticleMozart: Violin Sonatas: no.1 in C major K6, no.2 in D major K7, no.4 in G major K9, no.10 in B flat major K15, no.14 in D major K29, no.22 in A major K305, no.24 in F major K376, no.29 in A major K402
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Ibragimova and Tiberghien offer a second set of Mozart sonatasMusicians: Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cédric Tiberghien (piano)Composer: MozartCatalogue number: HYPERION CDA 68092 Alina Ibragimova is, in many ways, an ideal interpreter for this double disc of (mainly) early Mozart sonatas. Ibragimova’s interest in ...
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NewsBBC launches The Great British Amateur Orchestra
Amateur orchestras throughout the UK are invited to compete for the title, screened on BBC Two and BBC Four
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NewsFrank Peter Zimmermann receives ‘General Dupont’, ‘Grumiaux’ Stradivarius on long-term loan
The violinist was forced to give up the 1711 ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius in 2015
