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ReviewNielsen: Violin Concerto; Prelude and Theme with Variations op.48; Prelude and Presto op.52
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: March 2016Description: Ideal playing in Nielsen’s Concerto and unaccompanied worksMusicians: Cecilia Zilliacus (violin) Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra/Daniel BlendulfComposer: NielsenOne shouldn’t prejudge a recording, but as soon as I spotted the word ‘ugly’ in the self-penned essay Cecilia Zilliacus has appended to this disc, ...
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Nicolo Amati, Cremona, 1660-70
This illustration of a violin by Nicolo Amati was published in The Strad, April 1975
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NewsTarisio auction house launches new division for the violin trade
T2 will focus on speculative and restorable items
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ReviewItalian Journey: Works for string orchestra by Bazzini, Ernst, Mascagni, Morricone, Paganini, Respighi and Tartini
The Strad Issue: February 2016Description: Works old and new that display this young group’s talentsMusicians: LGT Young Soloists/Alexander GilmanComposer: Bazzini, Ernst, Mascagni, Morricone, Paganini, Respighi, TartiniThis youthful ensemble’s debut disc is well attuned to the ‘easy listening’ classical market. It offers a strange yet richly varied selection ...
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ArticleCellist Karine Georgian performs Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations
Russian cellist Karine Georgian performs Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yuri Simonov.Georgian offers advice and suggests exercises for gaining confidence in cello thumb position in the Technique section of The Strad's March 2016 issue, out now - download on desktop computer or through ...
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NewsDane Johansen joins Cleveland Orchestra cello section
The cellist was a member of the Escher String Quartet for five years
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ReviewPresence. Vasks: Cello Concerto no.2 ‘Klatbutne/Presence’; Musique du soir; Gramata cellam
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: March 2016Description: Vasks’s beautiful sound world brought brilliantly to life by Sol GabettaMusicians: Sol Gabetta (cello) Irène Timacheff-Gabetta (organ) Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Candida ThompsonComposer: VasksConviction is everything when performing music by the Latvian composer PÄ“teris Vasks. Without it, his highly emotional works can sound ...
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NewsBeares Auctions launches new perpetual service
Through the online company’s new ‘Moto Perpetuo’ platform, a constant selection of instruments and bows will be offered for sale
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic masterclass by principal double bass Klaus Stoll
The fingering here has to be more economical, ensuring fewer string changes and a clearer line'Berlin Philharmonic principal double bass Klaus Stoll gives a masterclass for the 2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra on Dittersdorf's Double Bass Concerto no.2.Watch: Sydney Symphony double bass masterclass † Beethoven Symphony no.9
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ReviewOrbit: Music for Solo Cello. Music by Berio, Carter, Dallapiccola, Glass, Golijov, Hendrix, Lennon/McCartney, Ligeti, Machover, Mackey, Moravec, Pop, Rorem, Sanford, Sciarrino, Sokolovic, Spratlan, Tr
The Strad Issue: February 2016Description: Matt Haimovitz presents a compelling anthology of cello storiesMusicians: Matt Haimovitz (cello)Composer: Berio, Carter, Dallapiccola, Glass, Golijov, Hendrix, Lennon/McCartney, Ligeti, Machover, Mackey, Moravec, Pop, Rorem, Sanford, Sciarrino, Sokolovic, Spratlan, Tremblay, Twining, Woolf, YunNot so much a recital disc, US cellist Matt Haimovitz’s ...
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NewsCellist Joel Krosnick receives Juilliard School’s President’s Medal
The musician will retire from the Juilliard String Quartet after 42 years at the end of its current season
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ReviewBach: Sonata no.2 in A minor BWV1003; Partitas: no.2 in D minor BWV1004; no.3 in E major BWV1006; Largo (from Sonata no.3 in C major BWV1005); The Art of Fugue – Contrapunctus XIV
The Strad Issue: March 2016Description: Private Bach recordings by a period performance pioneerMusicians: Eduard Melkus (violin)Composer: BachWhat a curious disc. From a label without a catalogue comes a transfer of three solo works, recorded live in August 1975, on what sounds like a C90 cassette in a ...
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NewsAirBerlin changes hand baggage restrictions to allow violins in the cabin
The airline has responded to recent criticism by string players highlighting its current strict cabin baggage rules
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ArticleViolinist Augustin Hadelich performs Tchaikovsky's Valse-Scherzo
Violinist Augustin Hadelich performs Tchaikovsky's Valse-Scherzo, op.34 with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra on 2 December 2015 at Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, University of California, Davis. Read: Violinist Augustin Hadelich on performing a concerto with the LA Phil at three days’ notice Read: Violinist Augustin Hadelich ...
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NewsViolinist Vanessa Mae awarded defamation damages over skiing fix claims
The International Ski Federation had banned the Olympian for four years
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NewsHRH Prince Charles agrees to be patron of Menuhin Competition 2016
The Prince of Wales, who knew violinist Yehudi Menuhin well, has given his ‘warmest good wishes’ to this year’s competitors
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ArticleCigar box violin with guitar strings
A violin made from a cigar box is sound tested. The neck is made of pear wood, and the fingerboard of beech. The instrument is strung with standard guitar strings.Watch: Violin made from 16,000 matchsticks is performed in concertWatch: Glenn Donnellan plays his electric baseball bat violin
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NewsRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra names Hee Young Lim principal cellist
The 28-year-old has won prizes at multiple competitions
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ReviewBartók: Violin Concerto no.1. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major op.77
The Strad Issue: March 2016Description: Celestial sweetness in an odd couple of concertosMusicians: Janine Jansen (violin) Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, London Symphony Orchestra/Antonio PappanoComposer: Bartók; BrahmsThe connections Janine Jansen makes between these two concertos in the booklet notes may be sketchy but it ...
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Albani, Bozen, 1694
This illustration of a violin by Mathias Albani was published in The Strad, August 1974
