All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 284
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NewsRare Hill bows go on show in Oxford
Exhibition dedicated to celebrated British workshop W.E. Hill & Sons opens at university museum
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ArticleViolinists Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman perform together in 1978
In this live recording from 1978, violinists Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman perform Wieniawski's Etude Caprices op. 18 nos. 1 and 2, Spohr's Duo Concertante, and Handel-Halvorsen's Passacaglia together at London's Royal College of Music. Filmed by Christopher Nupen and recently released on YouTube by Allegro Films, ...
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BlogsSteven Isserlis and his Stradivarius cello – the relationship between soloist and instrument
In the process of researching his book on Stradivari instruments, Toby Faber spoke to the British cellist about the powerful connection between a musician and his instrument
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ArticleMayu Kishima gives Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition winning performance
Japanese violinist Mayu Kishima performs Ernest Chausson's Poème, op. 25 and Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no. 1 in the final of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition - which she won. Read: Mayu Kishima wins Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition $100,000 first prize Read: Mayu Kishima ...
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ReviewMeister: Il giardino del piacere – Sonatas nos.1, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 12
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: The Diderot finishes off a project begun by Reinhard Goebel Musicians: Diderot Ensemble/Johannes Pramsohler (violin) Composer: Meister Catalogue number: AUDAX ADX13705 The period-instrument Diderot Ensemble completes a ...
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ArticleViolinist Leila Josefowicz performs Paganini aged 13
13-year-old Leila Josefowicz plays 'La Campanella' from Paganini's Violin Concerto no.2 with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams in 1991. Watch: When they were young: Sarah Chang
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ReviewC. Matthews: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto no.2; Cortège
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Two string concertos by one of today’s leading British composers Musicians: Leila Josefowicz (violin) Anssi Karttunen (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Knussen, Rumon Gamba; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly Composer: Colin Matthews ...
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NewsViolin makers to build string quartet of instruments for live audience in Vienna
The four-day event features 18 luthiers and will include workshops and talks
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NewsViolinist forced to store unprotected instrument at his feet on Vueling flight
José Manuel Jiménez García posted photos of the incident on his Facebook page
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NewsARD International Music Competition 2016 names double bass and string quartet winners
Held annually in Germany since 1952, the contest focuses on different instrument categories each year
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GalleryFrom the Archive: copy of a late Stradivarius violin by Nicholas Lupot
This illustration of a violin by Nicholas Lupot was published in The Strad, February 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Lupot was the first maker, together with his colleague Francois Pique, to recognise and establish beyond doubt the superiority of the Stradivarius model and to ...
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NewsViolinist Gidon Kremer receives Praemium Imperiale Award, worth £100,000
The Japan Art Association
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NewsViolinist Itzhak Perlman to donate his $1m Genesis Prize to charity
The virtuoso performer will divide the funds between young musicians, community music programmes and disabled charities
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Review8 Jahreszeiten - Piazzolla: Cuatro estaciones porteñas; Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Seasonal portraits from Venice and Buenos Aires sit side by side Musicians: Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin/ Liv Migdal (violin) Composer: Piazzolla, Vivaldi Catalogue number: SOLO MUSICA SM 235 ...
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NewsViolinist Dene Olding to step down as Sydney Symphony concertmaster after three decades
The musician becomes SSO concertmaster emeritus after his final performance with the orchestra on 29 October 2016
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ReviewStojowski: Violin Concerto in G minor; Romanze in E flat major, Wieniawski: Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l’opéra Faust de Gounod
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Fine advocacy for some less-visited gems of the Romantic violin tradition Musicians: Bartlomiej Niziol (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Lukasz Borowicz Composer: Stojowski, Wieniawski Catalogue number: HYPERION CDA ...
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Article'Sometimes my violin gets grouchy,' says Midori
It's very, very capricious; it's very temperamental; it gets grouchy' Midori speaks about her relationship with her 1734 Guarneri del Gesù and about her belief that the instrument is 'a living being' for Big Think. Watch: Violinist Midori on practising Watch: Violinist Midori on coping with stage ...
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NewsConcerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra names 19-year-old violinist Miranda Liu as concertmaster
The multiple prize winner is a graduate of the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest
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NewsZlatomir Fung wins 2016 George Enescu Competition cello section
American cellist makes history with his performance of the composer’s work
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Article'It's a very special relationship': violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Martha Argerich on recording together
My dream was always to play with Martha, always...' Violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Martha Argerich talk about their first studio album together - released on Warner Classics 18 years after their last album together, a live recital from the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The new disc ...
