All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 286
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NewsFrancisco Fullana named St Paul Chamber Orchestra principal violin
The violinist will share his duties with fellow St Paul principal violin Kyu-Young Kim
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ArticleViolinist Julia Fischer and violist Gordan Nikolitch record Mozart
Violinist Julia Fischer and violist Gordan Nikolitch (normally a violinist) record Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra for their 2007 recording on PentaTone Classics. Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott describe the demands and rewards of their duo partnership in The Strad’s October 2016 issue ...
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NewsTeenage violinist Noa Wildschut signs to Harrison Parrott
The Dutch 15-year-old has recently joined the Warner Classics roster on an exclusive contract
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ReviewHora Cero: Tangos by Carli, Piazzolla, Salgán and Stafano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: The Berlin Phil’s cello section lets its hair down in music with a Latin swing Musicians: Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Composer: Carli, Piazzolla, Salgán and ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by J.B. Salomon, 1750
This illustration of a violin by Jean Baptiste-Deshayes Salomon was published in The Strad, April 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The work of Jean Baptiste-Deshayes Salomon is definitely Italianate and appears to have been influenced by the peculiarities of the mid-18th-century Roman ...
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FocusAsk the Experts: how to choose the right violin rosin
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to our experts
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NewsViolinist Nicola Benedetti signs to Askonas Holt management
Nicola Benedetti has signed to Askonas Holt's artist register for general management. The Scottish violinist, who was named BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2004 at the age of 16, will continue to be represented locally by Emblem Artists in Australia and New Zealand, and by ...
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BlogsWatch documentary short 'Joe's Violin'
The film tells the story of a Holocaust survivor who donates his violin to a Bronx schoolgirl
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ReviewPolish Violin Concertos - Bacewicz: Violin Concerto no.1; Panufnik: Violin Concerto; Tansman: Five Pieces; Spisak: Andante and Allegro
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: An important addition to the discography of these works Musicians: Piotr Plawner (violin), Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble/Jürgen Brun Composer: Bacewicz, Panufnik, Tansman, Spisak Catalogue number: Naxos 8.573496 ...
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NewsViolinist and Orchestra della Toscana concertmaster Andrea Tacchi dies aged 63
The Italian violinist has performed with the orchestra since its formation in 1980
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NewsBaltimore Symphony Orchestra appoints three new violinists and three new cellists
The new musicians performed with the US orchestra at its season-opening concert on Sunday
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Premium ❘ FocusFaking it – the great unmentionable of orchestral playing
Given today's high standards of musicianship, you might think top orchestral string players can play anything, but there are times when the best they can do is give the impression of playing every note as written, as cellist Alice McVeigh discovers
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NewsBusch Trio wins Netherlands Kersjesprijs, worth €50,000
The Busch Trio - violinist Mathieu van Bellen, cellist Ori Epstein and pianist Omri Epstein - has been awarded this year's Kersjesprijs. Worth €50,000, the Dutch chamber music prize has been awarded annually since 2002 by the Kersjes Fund, set up in honour of conductor Anton Kersjes in ...
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ReviewBrahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op 38; no.2 in F major op.99, Four Serious Songs op.121 (transc. Shafran/Baillie)
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: A Brahmsian 60th-birthday present for cellist Alexander Baillie Musicians: Alexander Baillie (cello), John Thwaites (piano) Composer: Brahms Catalogue number: SOMM SOMMCD 0158 Using three different pianos offers a ...
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ReviewFor the Love of Brahms - Brahms: Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, ‘Double’ op.102; Piano Trio no.1 in B major op.8 (original version), Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor: second movement
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Two great soloists come together for a live ‘Double’ Musicians: Steven Isserlis (cello), Jeremy Denk (piano), Academy of St Martinuin the Fields/Joshua Bell (violin) Composer: Brahms, Schumann Catalogue ...
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ArticleViolinist Kyung Wha Chung plays Bach
Kyung Wha Chung performs Bach's Chaconne in the above video. The violinist speaks in The Strad's October 2016 issue about her long-awaited recording of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas, fifty years after she began playing the works.Read: 6 opinions on performance and interpretation by violinist Kyung Wha Chung
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NewsRomanian cellist sustains injuries during police raid
Adrian Naidin jumped from him first floor window, sustaining fractures, and has cancelled a forthcoming concert
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ReviewPortuguese Music for Cello and Orchestra
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Eloquent performances of music from off the beaten track Musicians: Bruno Borralhinho (cello), Gulbenkian Orchestra/Pedro Neves Composer: Braga Santos, Costa, De Freitas, Branco, Lopes-Graça Catalogue number: Naxos ...
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FocusHow important is violin shoulder rest set-up for children?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts
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ArticleLisa Batiashvili performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
Lisa Batiashvili performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with Orchestra Sinfonica Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Antonio Pappano in January 2015. The violinist speaks about her long association with the work in The Strad’s October 2016 issue – download on desktop computer or through The Strad App ...
