All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 275
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NewsArmenian-American violinist Anahid Ajemian has died aged 92
The musician was a successful soloist and founding member of the Composers String Quartet
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov performs Komitas for Armenian memorial concert
Maxim Vengerov gives an emotional performance of Komitas for 'With You Armenia' - a series of concerts commemorating the centenary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, organised in collaboration with the 'Yerevan Perspectives' International Music Festival, which took place in Brussels in April 2015. Vengerov performs the work, ...
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ReviewHerbert: Cello Concertos: no.1 in D major op.8, no.2 in E minor op.30; Irish Rhapsody
The Strad Issue: July 2016 Description: Cleveland cellist plays concertos by the man who inspired Dvorák Musicians: Mark Kosower (cello) Ulster Orchestra/JoAnn Falletta Composer: Herbert Catalogue number: NAXOS 8.573517 In the audience at ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violincello by William Forster II, London, c.1785
This illustration of a cello by William Forster was published in The Strad, April 1979. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:William Forster II, generally referred to as 'Old Forster' and sometimes as 'Royal Forster', was born at Brampton, Cumberland in 1739, and died in London ...
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NewsBritain's vote to leave the EU will be 'bad news for musicians,' says Musicians' Union
The UK organisation, which represents over 30,000 musicians, has responded to the Brexit vote
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ArticleShostakovich cello tailpiece explosion
During a rehearsal with the Kislovodsk Philharmonic Orchestra, cellist Alexander Buzlov's energetic rendition of Shostakovich's First Concerto is too much for his tailpiece, which flies off. Buzlov continues the rehearsal with a borrowed instrument some time later.Watch: A violin bow hair disasterWatch: Violist Yuri Bashmet in tailpiece ...
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ReviewReynolds: The imagE-imAge Set
The Strad Issue: July 2016 Description: Paired pieces for solo instruments by an American iconoclast Musicians: John Pickford Richards, Mark Menzies (viola) Alexis Descharmes (cello) Mark Dresser (double bass) Pablo Gómez (guitar) Rachel Beetz (flute) Yuji Takahashi, Eric Huebner (pianos) Composer: Reynolds Catalogue ...
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ArticleKorean tourist joins Italian street performers for impromptu jam session
Korean double bassist Jun-Hyuk Choi was travelling with friends around Florence, Italy when he spotted some local street performers. He asked the bass player if he could borrow his instrument and proceeded to perform the jazz standard Autumn Leaves with the surprised musicians - much to the delight ...
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NewsGewandhaus Orchestra cellist killed in cycling accident aged 37
Hendrik Zwiener was a member of the orchestra since 2006
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NewsFrank Peter Zimmermann regains access to ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius violin
The instrument has been purchased by the North Rhine-Westphalia government in Germany for use by the violinist
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FocusIntroducing the bow to beginner violin students
American pedagogue Mimi Zweig explains how she engages new pupils
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Review
Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor. Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor op.33 Martin: Ballade
The Strad Issue: July 2016 Description: French (and Swiss) fancies that aren’t allowed room to breathe Musicians: Wen-Sinn Yang (cello) Giessen Philharmonic Orchestra/Michael Hofstetter Composer: Lalo; Saint-Saëns; Martin Catalogue number: OEHMS OC 1838 At its best Saint-Saëns’s music really sparkles, his First Cello Concerto often ...
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ArticleCellist Frans Helmerson on bringing out the separate colour of each string
I love the specific colour of each string - it's not always about making the sound as equalised as possible. Each string has a different voice.'Kronberg Academy professor Frans Helmerson gives a cello masterclass on Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata, recorded at the International Musicians' Seminar, Prussia Cove. The student ...
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NewsViolinist Alexandra Conunova signs to international management
The 26-year-old musician has joined Jacques Thelen Artistic Agency
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov on making one violin sound like three in Bach
I want to hear two or three violinists at one time'Maxim Vengerov gives a violin masterclass on the Fugue of Bach's Sonata No.1, recorded at the Royal Academy of Music in London. The student is Nasrin Rashidova.The full 45-minute video is available to buy as a download or ...
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FocusHow to use random practice to help long-term learning
Practising shouldn't be boring. With techniques drawn from sport psychology you can retain more of what you learn, says musician and performance psychology expert Christine Carter
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ArticleSol Gabetta's cello transformed by light show for BBC Proms
Cellist Sol Gabetta has teamed with 59 Productions to create 'Cello', a short film commissioned by the BBC Proms. The film features Gabetta performing the opening of Elgar's Cello Concerto as her 300-year-old Gofriller instrument is transformed by a series of animations which respond to and evolve ...
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ArticleCellist performs Flight of the Bumblebee as endpin fails
Cellist Roberto Trainini manages to continue playing, not missing a single beat during his rendition of Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee, as his cello endpin slowly slips.Read: Finding the perfect cello endpin † and how to stop it slippingWatch: Shostakovich cello tailpiece explosion
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NewsNikki Chooi named new Metropolitan Opera Orchestra concertmaster
The former Time for Three violinist will serve an initial one-year term
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Barak Norman, London 1704
This illustration of a violin by Barak Norman was published in The Strad, February 1979. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Barak Norman, who is among the best of the Old English School of viol and violin makers, was probably a pupil of Thomas Urquhart, a ...
