All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 272
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ArticleViolinist Isaac Stern and cellist Yo-Yo Ma perform the Brahms Double Concerto
A 66-year-old Isaac Stern performs Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, op.102, with Yo-Yo Ma and the NHK Symphony Orchestra at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo in 1986. Watch: Isaac Stern on what makes an artist Watch: Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose and Eugene Istomin perform Brahms Watch: ...
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ReviewGrand Tango!
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: Van Keulen and friends revisit the tangos of Ástor Piazzolla Musicians: Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble Composer: Piazzolla The Dutch violinist Isabelle van Keulen formed her tango nuevo ensemble to perform ...
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NewsViolinist David Garrett sued for alleged abuse in $12m lawsuit
The virtuoso’s ex-girlfriend claims he was physically and mentally abusive during their relationship, which he denies
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman performs Wieniawski's Etude Caprice, op.18 no.4
Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs Wieniawski's Etude Caprice op.18 no.4 in Moscow's Tchaikovsky Concerto Hall in 1992. Read: Never practise for more than five hours per day, says violinist Itzhak Perlman Watch: Violinist Itzhak Perlman on musical prodigies
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NewsPacifica Quartet first violinist Simin Ganatra to depart the ensemble
The musician has performed with the ensemble since its inception in 1994
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NewsViolinist forced to carry unprotected instrument on lap on British Airways flight
Cecilia Bernardini was asked by staff to remove the instrument from its case, which was then checked into the hold
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ArticleAlisa Weilerstein gives cello masterclass at Prague's Rudolfinum
You play much better in tune when you don't stare at the fingerboard. The brain should tell the fingers what to do. If you look at your fingers before your brain has had a chance to direct, you will reverse the process' Alisa Weilerstein gives a cello ...
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ArticleJanine Jansen performs Brahms Violin Concerto
Janine Jansen performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Bernard Haitink in 2014.Antje Weithaas continues The Strad’s marked-up sheet music series in association with Henle Verlag with the Brahms Concerto's first movement – giving bowings, fingerings and ideas for interpretation in our June ...
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NewsViolinist Emily Sun wins Royal Over-Seas League Gold Medal 2016
The Australian musician is a student of Itzhak Rashkovsky at London’s Royal College of Music
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov performs Paganini's Caprice no.24
Violinist Maxim Vengerov performs Paganini's Caprice no.24 as an encore at the Luna Classics Festival 2014 in Nyon, Switzerland. Watch: Maxim Vengerov on playing the violin like Mozart Watch: Maxim Vengerov on taking time to explore the fingerboard
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ArticleViolinist Janine Jansen perform's Massenet's Meditation
Janine Jansen gives a particularly sensitive performance of Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs.Watch: Janine Jansen performs Brahms's Violin Concerto
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ReviewSchumann: Cello Concerto in A minor op.129; Piano Trio no.1 in D minor op.63
The Strad Issue: June 2016Description: The final instalment in these players’ trilogy delivers a revelatory TrioMusicians: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Isabelle Faust (violin) Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Pablo Heras-CasadoComposer: SchumannSchumann knew what he was talking about in describing Mendelssohn’s evergreen D minor Piano Trio of 1838 as ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: A violin by Anselmo Bellosio, Venice, c.1780
This illustration of a violin by Anselmo Bellosio was published in The Strad, June 1978. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: This typical example of the work of Anselmo Bellosio is unlabelled but dates from around 1780, the closing years of its maker's life. Anselmo ...
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NewsMusician 'kicked off' United Airlines flight for attempting to stow her violin safely
Yura Lee was travelling with her violin from Washington to Detroit and had negotiated with fellow passengers to stow the instrument under seats
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NewsBritish Airways defends forcing musician to carry unprotected violin on lap
There were ‘an unusually high number of musicians booked on the flight’, says spokesperson
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NewsFlorian Donderer appointed Signum Quartet first violinist
The German musician replaces Tine Dill, who has performed with the ensemble for 13 years
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NewsCypress String Quartet to disband after 20 years together
The San Francisco-based ensemble has recorded the complete quartets of Beethoven on Avie
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NewsCellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
The musician, who survived the Holocaust, joins fellow performers Paul Lewis and Alison Balsom on the list
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ArticleViolinists Maxim Vengerov and Vadim Repin perform together as students
Violinists Vadim Repin and Maxim Vengerov perform together as students in this short clip from a documentary about their teacher Zakhar Bron. Watch: A young Vadim Repin performs Ysaÿe’s Solo Violin Sonata no.3
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News15-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovich signs to Deutsche Grammophon
The multi prize-winning young musician will record Beethoven’s Violin Concerto as his first DG release
