All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 277
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NewsThe Strad August 2016 issue is out now
Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta on how developing an individual technique helped her to find her voice
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DebateFor musicians, Europe is in our DNA, so how will Brexit affect the UK's musical life?
Aside from the practical implications for musicians, Brexit represents a symbolic separation from a continent that has enriched musical life in the UK for centuries, says violist Paul Silverthorne
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NewsHaydn portrait discovered in US antique store
The 1785 painting by Christian Ludwig Seehas has been acquired by the International Joseph Haydn Private Foundation Eisenstadt
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ReviewBerg, Schoenberg, Webern: Complete String Quartets
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: August 2016 Description: A Second Viennese quartet survey that’s more complete than most Musicians: Diotima Quartet, Sandrine Piau (soprano) Marie-Nicole Lemieux (alto) Composer: Berg, Schoenberg, Webern Catalogue number: ...
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ArticleCellist Sol Gabetta performs - and sings - at the Proms 2016
Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta performs Peteris Vasks' Gramata cellam – Dolcissimo at the First Night of the Proms 2016 as an encore. The work includes the opportunity to hear Gabetta sing, while playing her instrument. Read: 'There is a tiger inside my instrument': Sol Gabetta talks about ...
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FocusAsk the Experts: obtaining a five-string cello
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to our experts
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BlogsYo-Yo Ma and Chicago Symphony cellists dance using the Block Strap
In the video below cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Chicago Symphony cellists break into spontaneous dance while playing Johann Strauss II's Blue Danube Waltz in the foyer of Chicago's Symphony Center. The cellists are all using The Block Strap, designed by Mike Block, to support their instruments. Ma ...
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ReviewMozart: Sonatas for keyboard and violin: in B flat major K10; in C major K14; in F major K30; in G major K301; in E minor K304; in G major K379; in E flat major K481
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: August 2016 Description: Seven sonatas demonstrating Mozart’s early charm and mature depth Musicians: Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cédric Tiberghien (piano) Composer: Mozart Catalogue number: HYPERION CDA 68091 (2 ...
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ArticleViolin accident: what to do when your bow flies out of your hand
Violinist Sara Delić loses control of her bow - which threatens to go flying - during a performance of Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen.Watch: A bow hair disasterWatch: Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt in page-turning disaster
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NewsTwo double basses stolen from North Carolina store in US
Thieves broke into the Bass Violin Shop in Greensboro in the early hours of yesterday morning
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ReviewSchubert: String Quintet in C major D956; Lieder
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: August 2016 Description: A Schubert Quintet that should go straight to the top of the list Musicians: Ebène Quartet, Gautier Capuçon (cello) Matthias Goerne (baritone) Laurène Durantel (double bass) Composer: ...
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 13 violin semi-finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the 'Reynolds' Maggini violin, 1610
This illustration of a violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini was published in The Strad, May 1980. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph:This violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini of 1610 is in virtually mint condition . Authenticated violins by this Brescian maker are at best infrequent ...
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ArticleRay Chen and Daniel Jang perform Wieniawski's Etude Caprice, op.18 no.4
Classical musicians are actually really funny people - they are often just too shy or intimidated to show their real selves to the audience. So I just try to show what I am like as a person'Virtuoso violinist Ray Chen joined Daniel Jang to perform Wieniawski's Etude Caprice ...
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BlogsMastering up-bow and down-bow staccato
Dr Tomas Cotik gives an introduction to the bow stroke and demonstrates techniques and exercises
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 12 cello semi-finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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NewsLouisville Orchestra appoints new concertmaster and assistant concertmaster
Violinists Gabriel Lefkowitz and Julia Noone are to join the orchestra
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ArticleDavid Garrett sets Guinness World Record for Fastest Violin Player
David Garrett breaks the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Violin Player in December 2008, performing Flight of the Bumblebee in 1 minute 5.26 seconds. Read: 7 tips for playing fast passages Read: How to play fast passages without tension, by cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 6 cello finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 6 violin finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
