All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 255
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ArticleViolinist Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Sibelius
Frank Peter Zimmermann performs the Sibelius Violin Concerto in 2008 in Denmark on the 1711 ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius - his principal performing violin for 13 years. The musician was forced to give up the instrument in 2015 when its owner, the Düsseldorf-based bank WestLB AG failed. He ...
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NewsVision String Quartet wins 2016 Mendelssohn Prize
Founded in the 1870s, the award is given annually to the best students from Germany’s conservatoires
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NewsNorwegian Air twice refuses to carry musical instruments in the cabin in the space of a week
Airline staff insisted violins and violas be checked into the hold - despite both musicians stowing their instruments in the cabin safely on previous occasions
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NewsViolinist Marta Kowalczyk receives J&A Beare bow prize
The Royal Academy of Music graduate has been awarded a specially made bow by Derek Wilson
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ReviewBeethoven: Complete Works for Cello and Piano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: February 2016Description: Sparkling performances of Beethoven’s cello sonatas and variationsMusicians: Xavier Phillips (cello) François-Frédéric Guy (piano)Composer: BeethovenBy way of a musical limbering-up exercise, Xavier Phillips and François-Frédéric Guy open their latest release with the three sets of variations that Beethoven based on ...
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BlogsThe British bow: a rough guide to dating and development
Luthier Jacob Saunders tracks the evolution of 18th- and early 19th-century bows, creating a downloadable guide as a resource for other makers and researchers
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NewsMichael Nicolas named new Brooklyn Rider cellist
Nicolas replaces the string quartet’s current cellist Eric Jacobsen, who leaves to concentrate on conducting
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NewsThe Strad February 2016 issue is out now
French cellist Gautier Capuçon speaks about the vision behind his Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle
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ArticleThe Strad Masterclass: cellist Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt on Schumann's Adagio and Allegro
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, professor of cello at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar, performs Schumann's Adagio and Allegro op. 70 with pianist Keiko Tamura. The cellist continues The Strad’s new marked-up sheet music series in association with Henle Verlag with Schumann's Adagio and Allegro – giving bowings, fingerings and ...
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NewsNorwegian Air issues apology for refusing to carry violin in the cabin
The company has stated it is ‘currently in the process of modifying our guidelines for the transportation of musical instruments’
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NewsEric Nowlin appointed Detroit Symphony Orchestra principal violist
The 35-year-old is currently associate principal viola of the Toronto Symphony
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ReviewFitelberg: String Quartets nos.1 & 2; Serenade; Sonatine; Nachtmusik
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: February 2016Description: Premiere recordings of chamber music that’s truly worth investigatingMusicians: ARC EnsembleComposer: FitelbergJerzy Fitelberg, born in Poland in 1903, ended up in New York avoiding the Nazis. By the time he died in 1951 he was feted by the contemporary music ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Johannes Bernardus Cuypers, The Hague, 1810
This illustration of a violin by Johannes Bernardus Cuypers was published in The Strad, May 1972. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Dutch violin makers were for a great number of years overlooked in favour of better known Italian, French and English instruments. The early Dutch ...
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News300-year-old cello found undamaged in stolen vehicle
The instrument by Antonio Domenicelli was left in a parked car on 1 November 2015
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ReviewMy Armenia. Babadjanian: Six Pictures. Bagdasarian: Nocturne; Rhapsody. Khachaturian: Poem-Song; Two Dances from Gayaneh. Komitas: The Apricot Tree; The Crane; It Is Spring; Seven Folk Dances. Mirzoya
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: February 2016Description: Leading Armenian players lovingly perform the music of their countryMusicians: Sergey Khachatryan (violin) Lusine Khachatryan (piano)Composer: Babadjanian; Bagdasarian; Khachaturian; Komitas; MirzoyanThis recording, ‘dedicated to the 100th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide’, is presented by violinist Sergey Khachatryan, winner of the ...
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ArticleCellist Gautier Capuçon performs with his Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle
Gautier Capuçon performs with the six young cellists of his 2015 Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle - a mentorship programme which aims to help young players each year to bridge the gap between graduation and embarking on a career. The work is Fantaisie pour la 'Classe d'Excellence' by ...
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NewsDmitry Miller, principal Bolshoi Theatre cellist for 30 years, has died aged 73
The Russian musician also taught at the Moscow Conservatory
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NewsWestJet refuses to allow cello in the cabin – despite musician buying extra seat
Juilliard School cellist Nathan Chan has shared his story in the hope of shining a light on the airline’s policy
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ArticleCellists Gautier Capuçon and Stéphane Tétreault perform Shostakovich
Gautier Capuçon and Stéphane Tétreault perform Shostakovich's Prelude from his Five Pieces for Two Violins, arranged for cello duo.Capuçon is interviewed about his Classe d’Excellence de Violoncelle in The Strad’s February 2016 issue – download now through The Strad App or on desktop computer.Watch: Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs ...
