All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 262
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NewsViolinist Janine Jansen to step down as artistic director of her chamber festival
Cellist Harriet Krijgh, aged 24, will take over the annual event in Utrecht from 2017
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NewsVuillaume’s ‘Evangelists’ string quartet of instruments sells for £960,000
Constructed from matching wood in 1863 the instruments are based on Stradivari models
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ArticleViolinist Jennifer Pike performs Mendelssohn at BBC Young Musician Final aged 12
12-year-old Jennifer Pike performs the third movement of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis in London's Barbican, winning the title of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2002.Read: Pizzicato technique is often neglected, says violinist Jennifer Pike
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NewsLondon’s Royal College of Music receives rare Gagliano violin in its original Baroque set-up
The 1758 instrument has been gifted to the institution on permanent loan
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NewsCity of Birmingham Symphony names Kate Suthers second violin section leader
The Australian born violinist will join the orchestra in late May
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ReviewComplete String Quartets Vol.4. Taneyev: String Quartets: no.6 in B flat major op.19; no.9 in A major
The Strad Issue: March 2016Description: The Carpe Diem’s Taneyev quartet survey continues in fine styleMusicians: Carpe Diem QuartetComposer: TaneyevTaneyev’s Ninth String Quartet, written considerably earlier than the Sixth, in 1883, is an attractive, open-hearted work. The opening Allegro moderato has a captivating lyrical sweep and skipping staccato ...
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ArticleGil Shaham performs Brahms's Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in rehearsal at the Paris Philharmonie conducted by David Zinman for performances on 3 and 4 February 2016. Read: Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos Watch: Gil Shaham gives Mozart masterclass
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BlogsPreparing for a string quartet career - some useful guidance
The Omer Quartet passes on lessons learned during their first year of residency at Boston's New England Conservatory
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ReviewA Tribute to Rudolf Barshai
The Strad Issue: March 2016Musicians: Rudolf Barshai (viola/conductor)After Rudolf Barshai left the Soviet Union in 1977 he worked exclusively as a conductor, but in his native country he had been a virtuoso violist who shared the podium with the greatest players of his time. A violin student ...
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NewsClio Gould steps down as Royal Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster
The violinist was London’s first female symphony orchestra leader when appointed to the role 14 years ago
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by Giovanni Battista Rogeri, 1705, Brescia
This illustration of a cello by G.B. Rogeri was published in The Strad, September 1974. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The Rogeri and Rugeri families of Italian luthiers should not be confused. Both Giovanni Baptista Rogeri and Francesco Rugeri were pupils of Niccolo Amati at ...
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ArticleCellist David Finckel on the importance of using more bow
Cellist David Finckel provides scientific proof that if you use more bow, you'll make more sound. Read: David Finckel's 10 habits of successful musicians Read: Never ignore a niggling pain, says cellist David Finckel
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NewsViolinists Tessa Lark and Alexi Kenney receive 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grants, worth $25,000
Further grants are awarded to violinist Sean Lee, cellist Jay Campbell and pianist George Li
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NewsTimothy Ridout wins 2016 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition
The young violist receives a cash prize, performance opportunities and a viola bow
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NewsChinese violinist Xiao Wang wins Byrd International Young Artist Competition
The musician is a former winner of the Szigeti and Seoul competitions
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NewsThe Strad April 2016 issue is out now
Twenty years after his breakthrough recording of the Mozart concertos, German violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann revisits the cycle on disc
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ReviewIdentity. Debussy: Violin Sonata. Janácek: Violin Sonata. Schulhoff: Violin Sonata. Szymanowski: Violin Sonata op. 9; Notturno and Tarantella op. 28
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: April 2016Description: Intelligent programming and ideal performancesMusicians: Noé Inui (violin) Mario Häring (piano)Composer: Debussy; Janácek; Schulhoff; SzymanowskiThis is a thoughtfully produced disc. The booklet notes, linking these early 20th-century compositions, create a useful conceptual context for these varied but complementary works, including ...
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NewsThe Juilliard School tops QS World University Rankings performing arts category
Second place goes to the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and third to the Royal College of Music in London
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NewsAlert issued for missing violist in Greece
Elisabeth Schaefer has not been seen since leaving an Armonia Atenea rehearsal following a dispute
