All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 290
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NewsNorwegian Air refuses to transport violins in the cabin despite changes to hand baggage policy
Staff insisted the two violins - one a half size - be checked into the hold, despite clear guidelines on its website stating violins are allowed in the cabin
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ReviewBach: The Art of Fugue BWV1080
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Intimacy and ingenuity in Bach’s unfinished book of contrapuntal studies Musicians: Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque Composer: Bach Catalogue number: CHANNEL CLASSICS CCSSA 38316 (SACD) Bach specified ...
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Article2016 Wieniawski Violin Competition winner Veriko Tchumburidze performs in the final
Veriko Tchumburidze, who won the 2016 International Wieniawski Violin Competition last week, performs Wieniawski's Second Violin Concerto in the final.Watch: Luke Hsu performs at International Wieniawski Violin Competition 2016
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NewsViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja receives Canton of Bern prize
The Moldovan musician is one of four recipients of the CHF15,000 award
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Focus'Classical music has become separated from contemporary culture,' says violinist Jennifer Koh
The artist speaks to Gavin Dixon about returning to the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and how her approach is informed by collaborations with living composers
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NewsBenjamin Marquise Gilmore named Scottish Chamber Orchestra concertmaster
The violinist will share his role with the orchestra's current leader Stephanie Gonley
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Article10-year-old cellist Sunghyun Park performs Paganini
Cellist Sunghyun Park, aged 10, performs Paganini's Variations on a Theme from Rossini's 'Mose' in South Korea's Kumho Art Hall as part of the venue's 'Prodigy Concert Series'. Park was recently named a prize winner at the Golden Classical Music Awards in New York.Watch: Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs ...
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NewsLongtime LA Philharmonic violinist Barry Socher has died, aged 68
Socher was a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's first violin section for 35 years
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ArticleDavid Garrett performs on the 'Cannon' Guarneri 'del Gesù' violin
David Garrett performs on the 1743 'Cannon' Guarneri 'del Gesù' violin, formerly owned by Paganini and the known as the famous 18th century violinist's favourite instrument. Garrett was preparing to perform at a concert at Teatro Carlo Felice, in Genoa, Italy earlier this year. Read: Paganini, the ...
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FocusPaganini, the great violinist, is taught a lesson
In honour of the virtuoso’s birthday, we reprint a humorous article from The Strad’s 1893 issue
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NewsAmaury Coeytaux named Modigliani String Quartet first violinist
Current first violinist Philipp Bernhard is to step down from the role after 13 years
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ArticleDouble bassist Dan Styffe performs Piazzolla
Double bassist Dan Styffe performs an arrangement of Piazzolla's Tango Etude no.4 - originally composed for flute.Read Styffe's Technique article on back muscles, weight and flexibility in the right hand in The Strad's November issue, out now - download on desktop computer or through The Strad App.
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NewsWinston Churchill cigar box violin sells for six times its estimate
The Ingles & Hayday sale also included a remarkably preserved 1789 violin by Ferdinando Gagliano
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NewsLufthansa forces musician to check her viola into the hold
Finnish National Opera deputy principal violist Sekyeong Cheon has posted video and images on Twitter
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FocusHow to keep teenage instrumental students motivated
Three string teaching experts answer a reader’s question for The Strad’s Teacher Talk series
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Augusto Pollastri, Bologna, 1908
This illustration of a 1908 violin by Augusto Pollastri was published in The Strad, January 1984. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Modern Bolognese violin makers acknowledge Raffaele Fiorini (1823-98) as sole and indisputable founder of the school. After a brief apprenticeship at Modena ...
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NewsDelta Air Lines pledges $2.5m to Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The ASO's Musicians’ Endowment Fund has now exceeded its $25m goal nearly two years ahead of schedule.
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NewsMusicians worried about the safety of their instrument can pay for an extra seat, says Lufthansa
The airline was responding to a violist's complaint that she was forced to check her instrument into the hold last week
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FocusHow to play fast passages without tension, by cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
Sometimes our hands know exactly what to do, if only we'd let them, says the Japanese artist
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NewsViolinist Janine Jansen leaves Harrison Parrott for personal management
Janine Jansen has announced that she is to leave management agency Harrison Parrott for personal representation by Alexandra Schulz. The violinist broke the news on her website: 'For the last twelve years, I have enjoyed a very successful and supportive collaboration with Harrison Parrott, which has been ...
