All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 281
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NewsFranco Buitoni, co-founder of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, has died aged 82
Launched in 2003, BBT has provided support to 96 individuals and ensembles from 30 countries.
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NewsLondon Philharmonic Orchestra signs to Sunshine agency
The company plans to move the ensemble 'further into popular culture on a global scale'
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NewsShanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition announces 18 semi-finalists
The violinists are competing for a top prize of $100,000 from 14 August to 2 September 2016
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ReviewMozart: Violin Concertos: no.3 in G major K216; no.4 in D major K218; no.5 in A major K219 ‘Turkish’
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Natural, spontaneous Mozart from Kraggerud and his Norwegian players Musicians: Henning Kraggerud (violin), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Composer: Mozart Catalogue number: NAXOS 8.573513 If Henryk ...
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ArticleFire alarm rudely interrupts violinist's recital
The fire alarm intrudes on a performance of César Franck's Violin Sonata by violinist Aurora Mendez and pianist Dr Soyeon Kim at Montclair State University. For a while the performers valiantly continue despite the noise, but eventually are forced to stop - prompting a joking comment from an ...
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NewsViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter calls for fans to design her new album cover
The winnning design of new album 'Mutterissimo' will be personally chosen by the violinist
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ArticleViolinist and violist Pinchas Zukerman on sound production
You need to have the mechanism organised so that you can feel free to express yourself - which then becomes Schubert or Beethoven or Brahms. So you must separate the technique from the music. Most of the time when we try to express ourselves we lose the ...
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ReviewVasks: String Quartets nos.1, 3 & 4
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: The SpÄ«Ä·eru closes the circle of the Latvian composer’s quartets Musicians: SpÄ«Ä·eru Quartet Composer: PÄ“teris Vasks Catalogue number: Wergo WER 7330-2 PÄ“teris Vasks knows ...
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ArticleViolinist Ida Haendel performs Paganini Caprice no.17
A video clip has surfaced in recent days of violinist Ida Haendel performing Paganini's Caprice no.17 and the Andante from Bach's Solo Sonata no.2. The live television studio recording was made during the 1980s. Read: Violinist Ida Haendel on Bach's Chaconne Watch: Ida Haendel gives Royal College ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by Glen Collins, 'The Royal Charles', 1982
This illustration of a cello by Glen Collins was published in The Strad, August 1982. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:It has been a long standing ambition of luthier Glen A. Collins to make a cello for HRH the Prince of Wales. Collins started corresponding ...
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FocusShould all string players learn how to improvise?
Dutch violinists Martin Norgaard and Tim Kliphuis believe teaching children improvisation and alternative styles of music should be a requirement of string lessons in the 21st century, writes Pauline Harding
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ArticleRichard Lin performs Paganini at Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition
Richard Lin performs Paganini Caprices for Solo Violin nos.24 and 10 at the Quarter-Finals of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition 2016. Lin is one of 18 violinists selected to progress to the Semi-Final rounds, taking place this week. Read: Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition reveals ...
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NewsShanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition reveals scores of eliminated quarter-finalists
The violinists are competing for a top prize of $100,000 from 14 August to 2 September 2016
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Blogs12 ways to encourage your student's pickiness about pitch - part 1
Meredith Arksey, violin and viola professor at Washington State University, gives helpful hints for teachers wanting to improve their students' awareness of intonation
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ReviewBach: Solo Violin Sonatas BWV1001, BWV1003 and BWV1005
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Seiler tackles the three sonatas to complete her solo Bach survey Musicians: Midori Seiler (violin) Composer: Bach Catalogue number: BERLIN CLASSICS 0300721BC These reverberant, well-engineered recordings complete ...
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Blogs12 ways to encourage your student’s pickiness about pitch – part 2
Meredith Arksey, violin and viola professor at Washington State University, gives helpful hints for teachers wanting to improve their students' awareness of intonation
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ReviewA Violin's Life, Vol.2: Music for the ‘Lipinski’ Stradivari; Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.9 in A major op.47 ‘Kreutzer’; Maier-Röntgen: Violin Sonata in B minor; Tubin: Sonata for solo violin
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: The further adventures of a notable and newsworthy violin Musicians: Frank Almond (violin), William Wolfram (piano) Composer: Beethoven, Maier-Röntgen, Tubin Catalogue number: AVIE AV 2363 The second ...
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NewsViolinist Jessica Lee appointed Cleveland Orchestra assistant concertmaster
The musician's tenure in the Clara G. and George P. Bickford Assistant Concertmaster Endowed Chair begins on 29 August 2016
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ArticleGil Shaham performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham gives a particularly joyful performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lan Shui in May 2016. The full concert can be viewed at medici.tv. Read: Violinist Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos Watch: Violinist Gil Shaham ...
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Focus8 opinions on performance and career by violinist Ivry Gitlis
The great violinist reveals his sometimes surprising views on performance and the music business to Ariane Todes to mark his 90th birthday in The Strad's August 2012 issue
