All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 291
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Article2Cellos perform Smooth Criminal live in Tokyo
2Cellos - Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser - perform their cover of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal at Suntory Hall in Tokyo in July 2015. Watch: 2Cellos, Mischa Maisky and Giovanni Sollima perform AC/DC’s Thunderstruck
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FocusPostcard from Cremona: 'Messiah' Study Day 2016
John Dilworth was among the participants at a special full-day session presenting the latest finding on possibly the best-known Stradivari instrument
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NewsMetropolitan Opera evacuated after human ashes sprinkled into orchestral pit
Police believe the man sprinkled the ashes of a friend and mentor during the performance of Guillaume Tell
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NewsAurora Orchestra appoints two new principal cellists
Torun Sæter Stavseng and Sébastien Van Kuijk will share the position as joint appointees, joining the UK ensemble's 17 core members
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ArticleNikolaj Znaider performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto
Nikolaj Znaider performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Yuri Temirkanov for the International Music Festival 'Stars on the Baikal' in September 2016. Read: Violinist Nikolaj Znaider on the importance of practising basics
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DebateAre competition juries too easily swayed by young talent?
The mechanics of string playing can be perfected at a relatively early age, but a youngster cannot have anything meaningful to communicate
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NewsSurvey finds 65% of musicians have suffered from depression
In addition 71% are afflicted with anxiety and panic attacks
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ArticleAlaska students create 900ft 'cello-o-lantern' for Halloween
Young cellists used their bikes to create a 900ft image of a cello embellished with a jack-o'-lantern face in the snow last weekend for Halloween.The 'cell-o-lantern' was created by students of the Alaska Cello Intensive in Fairbanks as a greeting to Zuill Bailey, who is performing Dvorák's Cello ...
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NewsViolinist Thomas Gould named Britten Sinfonia leader
The British musician will share the position with current leader Jacqueline Shave
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NewsElly Suh wins Oleh Krysa International Violin Competition
The Korean violinist receives a top prize of €20,000
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Article2016 Wieniawski Violin Competition finalists and jury perform together
To conclude the International Wieniawski Violin Competition 2016, the seven finalists and jury members came together to perform the second movement Romance from Wieniawski's Violin Concerto no.2.The performance, recorded live on 23 October 2016 at the competition's Gala Concert, features 2016 winner Veriko Tchumburidze and finalists Bomsori Kim, ...
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ArticleReflections - Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Stravinsky: Apollon musagète; Vaughan Williams: Fantasy on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
The Strad Issue: November 2016Description: Small-scale performances fail to ignite VW’s glowing FantasiaMusicians: Trondheim SoloistsComposer: Britten, Stravinsky, Vaughan WilliamsCatalogue number: 2L 125 (SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO) In Britten’s Frank Bridge Variations the sheer brilliance of the writing is matched at every level by the virtuosic Trondheim Soloists ...
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NewsJuilliard Students respond to Westboro Baptist Church protesters with music
Between 60 and 100 Juilliard School students confronted three protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church with music and singing this morning. The church, which regularly stages racist and homophobic protests, targeted the New York school 'where vanity and pride rule,' according to a press release on its website.The ...
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NewsBBC Proms to hold inaugural festival in Dubai
The four-day BBC Proms Dubai takes place from 21-24 March 2017
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ArticleCrossroads: A Journey from Strauss to Szymanowski - Chausson: Poème op.25; Messiaen: Thème et variations; Strauss: Violin Sonata op.18; Szymanowski :Nocturne and Tarantella op.28
The Strad Issue: November 2016Description: A conjunction of late-Romantic works for violin and pianoMusicians: Yuuki Wong (violin), Elizavetha Touliankina (piano)Composer: Cichard Strauss, Szymanowski, Chausson, MessiaenCatalogue number: ARS PRODUKTION 38 215 (SACD) There might be some confusion between the title and subtitle of this disc, which can’t agree ...
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NewsInternational Wieniawski Violin Competition 2016 publishes jury scores
The Polish contest awarded its €30,000 top prize to 20-year-old Veriko Tchumburidze two weeks ago
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ArticleViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter performs Saint-Saëns with Berlin Philharmonic
Anne-Sophie Mutter performs Saint-Saëns' Introduction et Rondo capriccioso with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle on 31 December 2015. Read: ‘Extremes of constant vibrato or none at all do not solve musical problems,’ says violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter Watch: Anne-Sophie Mutter performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
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ArticleClarke: Viola Concerto (orch. Ruth Lomon); Dale: Romance in D minor; Walthew: A Mosaic H.W.; Warner: Suite in D minor (orch. Tim Seddon)
The Strad Issue: November 2016Description: Four premieres for viola and orchestra, played with characterMusicians: Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola), Hallé/Stephen BellComposer: Clarke, Dale, Walthew, WernerCatalogue number: DUTTON CDLX 7329 (SACD) In this first recording of Benjamin Dale’s Romance in its luxuriant orchestral garb, Sarah-Jane Bradley is fully immersed in ...
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NewsMan charged with stealing his mother's $65,000 violin
A warrant has been issued for the man from Ellington, Connecticut, who allegedly sold the violin to fuel his drug habit
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Article11-year-old cellist Luis Aracama Alonso wins Dotzauer and Janigro competitions
11-year-old Spanish cellist Luis Aracama Alonso won his categories at both the International Dotzauer Competition for Young Cellists in Dresden, Germany and the Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition in PoreÄ, Croatia last month.In the above video, the young cellist performs works by Haydn, Boccherini, Rossini, Paganini and R. ...
