All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 289
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News2016 International Wieniawski Violin Competition names 13 semi-finalists
The contest takes place in Poland from 8-23 October 2016
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Carlo Bergonzi, Cremona, c.1730
This illustration of the a violin by Carlo Bergonzi was published in The Strad, November 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The violin illustrated on our front cover was made by Carlo Bergonzi in Cremona in about 1730. It is a fine and ...
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NewsJacqueline du Pré cello bow withdrawn from sale due to doubt over provenance
The bow was due to be sold at Tarisio's London Auction later this month
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NewsMusic for Cats album tops Amazon chart
The album by cellist and composer David Teie features five tracks 'scientifically proven to enrich the lives of cats'
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ReviewBacewicz: Complete String Quartets
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Benchmark recordings of a major Polish composer’s seven quartets Musicians: Silesian Quartet Composer: Grazyna Bacewicz Catalogue number: Chandos CHAN 10904 (two CDs) Still rarely ...
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ArticleJennifer Koh performs at Tchaikovsky Competition 1994
In this short excerpt from the finals of the 1994 Tchaikovsky Competition, violinists Jennifer Koh and Anastasia Chebotareva each perform the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. Second prize was shared between the two violinists in a year when no first prize was awarded.US violinist Jennifer Koh speaks about recording the ...
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ArticleLuke Hsu performs at International Wieniawski Violin Competition 2016
Luk Hsu performs the first movements of Mozart’s Violin Concerto in G and Sinfonia Concertante followed by the Largo from Bach’s Solo Sonata no.3 in the semi-final of the International Wieniawski Violin Competition 2016. The performance also features violist Katarzyna Budnik-GaŠ‚Ä…zka and the Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra Amadeus ...
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NewsThe November 2016 issue is out now
We explore minimalism's leading works for strings since the movement's emergence in the 1960s and provide tips on how to play them
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News2016 International Wieniawski Violin Competition names 7 finalists
The contest is taking place in Poland from 8-23 October 2016
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ReviewL’Art du Maurice Gendron - Works by Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Dvorák, Falla, Fauré, Fitzenhagen, Françaix, Granados, Handel, Haydn, Kreisler, Lalo, Messiaen, Moszkowski, Pa
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: A collection of the French cellist’s recordings for Philips Composer: Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Dvorák, Falla, Fauré, Fitzenhagen, Françaix, Granados, Handel, Haydn, Kreisler, Lalo, Messiaen, Moszkowski, Paganini, Popper, Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, ...
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ReviewHaydn: String Quartets op.20 nos.1–3 (‘Sun’)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Ibragimova and friends rise to three of Haydn’s ‘Sun’ Quartets Musicians: Chiaroscuro Quartet Composer: Joseph Hadyn Catalogue number: BIS 2158 (SACD) The Chiaroscuro Quartet ...
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ArticleThe Strad Masterclass: Pieter Wispelwey on Brahms Cello Sonata op.99
We need to look at this awesome, great, powerful and heroic movement with fresh eyes' Pieter Wispelwey talks about performing the first movement of Brahms's Cello Sonata op.99 and provides demonstrations in the video above. Wispelwey continues The Strad’s marked-up sheet music series in association with Henle Verlag with the ...
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ArticleMontreal Symphony Orchestra acquires a rare octobass
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra will debut its newly-acquired octobass at a concert this evening - making it the first orchestra in the world to have the the rare instrument in its ranks. Standing 12 feet 8 inches tall, the giant bass is a faithful reproduction of the original ...
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NewsClassical music is subject to 'unconscious racism and class', says composer
Eleanor Alberga was speaking at a BBC Radio 3 conference on diversity
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ReviewReger: Violin Concerto op.101 (arr. Rudolf Kolisch)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Reger’s knotty concerto clarified for Schoenberg’s chamber music society Musicians: Winfried Rademacher (violin) Linos Ensemble Composer: Max Reger Catalogue number: CAPRICCO C 5137 Max ...
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ReviewCello Rising: from Degli Antonii to Boccherini - Antonii: Ricercata decimal; Boismortier: Sonata II in G major; Boccherini: Sonatas in B flat major G8, in A major G4; D. Gabrielli: Sonata in G major;
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Expressive explorations of early repertoire for cello Musicians: Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (cello), Björn Gäfvert (harpsichord), Karl Nyhlin (guitar) Composer: Antonio, Boismortier, Boccherini, Gabrielli, Galli, Telemann Catalogue number: ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the 'Lady Tennant' Stradivarius violin, 1699
This illustration of the 'Lady Tennant' Stradivari was published in The Strad, November 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The Hill book on Stradivari reminds us that the 1690 decade coincides with the master's achievement of a half century of age when his ...
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NewsVeriko Tchumburidze wins International Wieniawski Violin Competition 2016
Juror Zakhar Bron has, however, expressed his dissatisfaction with the results to a Polish radio station
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GalleryTrinity Laban Conservatoire acquires Tertis-White Collection
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance has acquired the Tertis-White Collection - an archive of material relating to the great British violist Lionel Tertis. The collection was put together by fellow violist and author John White - whose biography of Tertis was published in 2006 - and ...
