All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 280
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ArticleFormlabs' 3D-printed acoustic violin made from white resin
Formlabs engineer Brian Chan and violinist Rhett Price have combined forces to build a 3D-printed violin from white resin.The instrument was made with SLA (StereoLithoGraphy) printing technology - which lends itself well to intricate details and a smooth surface finish - rather than a FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) ...
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NewsNorwegian Air refuses to transport violin in the cabin - despite change to hand baggage rules
Violinist Ellen Samdal was told her instrument would be checked into the hold because she was also carrying a purse
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BlogsViolinist Pekka Kuusisto's cheeky Proms encore
Violinist Pekka Kuusisto follows his BBC Proms performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in London's Royal Albert Hall on 5 August 2016 with a lively rendition of Finnish folk song My Darling Is Beautiful - featuring some cheeky lyrics.Kuusisto sings and and plays his instrument and eventually invites the ...
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ReviewMozart: Complete Violin Concertos
The Strad Issue: August 2016 Description: All five concertos and three single movements in live performances Musicians: Kristóf Baráti (violin), Hungarian Chamber Orchestra Composer: Mozart Catalogue number: Brilliant Classics 95368 (2 CDs) It ...
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FocusIs it healthy to arch your back and raise your violin when playing up high, as top soloists often do?
Top teachers Boris Kuschnir and Mimi Zweig answer a reader's question for The Strad's Teacher Talk section
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NewsDouble bass belonging to Helsinki Strings musician is smashed on flight
The youth ensemble were flying from Helsinki to the Faroe Islands via Copenhagen on Finnair
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ArticleViktoria Mullova plays Sibelius Violin Concerto
Viktoria Mullova performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest in April 2016. Watch: Violinist Viktoria Mullova gives winning performance at the 1980 Sibelius Competition
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ReviewJoan Tower: String Quartets nos.3–5; Dumbarton Quintet
The Strad Issue: August 2016 Description: Joan Tower’s relentlessly rhythmic works from two American quartets Musicians: Miami Quartet (nos.4 & 5), Daedalus Quartet, Blair McMillen (piano) Composer: Joan Tower Catalogue number: NAXOS 8.559795 ...
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Blogs12 tango music techniques for string players
London Tango Orchestra director and violinist Caroline Pearsall demonstrates tango music effects
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by G.B. Rugeri of Cremona
This illustration of a cello by G.B. Rugeri was published in The Strad, June 1982. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This cello has a distinguished history. It was brought from Italy to pass into the possession of King George IV and then to the Duke ...
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NewsSantiago Cañón Valencia wins Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition in Mexico
The Colombian cellist receives a top prize of $10,000 a CD recording and concert opportunities
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ReviewSing Me Home
The Strad Issue: August 2016 Description: Ma and his multicultural ensemble set out on the Silk Road again Musicians: Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble Catalogue number: SONY 88875 18101-2 Sheng, shakuhachi and zanfona join ...
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov performs Wieniawski's Légende
Maxim Vengerov performs Wieniawski's Légende at Festival Luna Classics in Nyon, Switzerland in 2014 in celebration of his 40th birthday.Watch: Violinist Maxim Vengerov performs Paganini’s Caprice no.24Watch: Maxim Vengerov on playing the violin like MozartWatch: Maxim Vengerov on taking time to explore the fingerboard
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ArticleSarah Chang performs Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen aged 19
Sarah Chang gives a showstopping performance of Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen at the age of 19 in 1999. Read: Divide your practice into hour-long chunks, says violinist Sarah Chang Read: What do violinists Sarah Chang and Hilary Hahn keep inside their instrument cases? Watch: When they were young - ...
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NewsBritish Airways tried to block me from entering the cabin with my viola, says musician
Jennifer Stumm was eventually able to persuade ground staff in Amsterdam to allow her instrument on board the flight, which was not fully booked, she says
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NewsClassical concerts should be shorter to attract younger audiences, says pianist Stephen Hough
The musician also suggests that orchestras should abandon their formal dress
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ReviewHaydn: Cello Concertos: no.1 in C major, no.2 in D major; Adagio (Violin Concerto no.1 in C major); Adagio (Symphony no.13 in D major)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: A charming cello comes out to play Haydn’s two concertos and more Musicians: Pavel Gomziakov (cello) Gulbenkian Orchestra/Erik Heide (concertmaster) Composer: Haydn Catalogue number: ONYX 4151 For some, the chance to hear the ...
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NewsThe Strad September 2016 issue is out now
Veteran violinist, violist and pedagogue Pinchas Zukerman speaks about how personal experience informs his teaching
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ArticleViolinist Pinchas Zukerman performs Wieniawski's Polonaise in D major
Violinist Pinchas Zukerman gives a show-stopping performance of Wieniawski's Polonaise no.1 in D major.Read: ‘Playing the viola is greatly beneficial to all violinists,’ says Pinchas ZukermanPinchas Zukerman is interviewed in The Strad’s September 2016 issue about his life in string education and his global vision for the future ...
