All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 292
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the 'Bucher' Stradivarius violin, 1683
This illustration of the Stradivarius 'Bucher' violin was published in The Strad, April1984. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The violin illustrated is the 'Bucher' of 1683. Stradivari was a mere stripling of 39 when he made it; not so young by common standards, ...
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NewsRobert Kowalski named Szymanowski Quartet violinist
The Polish musician's appointment follows the departure of ensemble co-founder Grzegorz Kotow
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Article11-year-old violinist Shihan Wang performs Mozart and Wieniawski
11-year-old Chinese violinist Shihan Wang performs Mozart's Violin Concerto no. 3 and Wieniawski's Polonaise in D major, op.4 for the preselection round of the 8th International Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists 2016.This week Wang won his category for candidates born in or after 2002 and received a ...
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News2016 Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists names winners
The 8th contest was held in three age categories from 29 October to 8 November in Weimar, Germany
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ArticleShadow, Echo, Memory - Fauré: Après un rêve; Kernis: Ballad; Ligeti: Lux aeterna; Mahler: Adagietto (Symphony no.5); Rachmaninoff: Vocalise; Thomalla: Intermezzo (from Fremd); Van Der Sloot: Shadow, E
The Strad Issue: November 2016Description: Massed Chicago cellos in a range of 20th- and 21st-century musicMusicians: Northwestern University Cello Ensemble/Hans Jørgen JensenComposer: Fauré, Kernis, Ligeti, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, Thomalla, Van Der Sloot, WadsworthCatalogue number: SONO LUMINUS SLE70004 Can the sumptuousness of a cello ensemble be too much of ...
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NewsViolinist Ray Chen to be guest leader of New Century Chamber Orchestra
Ray Chen is to perform as guest concertmaster of the New Century Chamber Orchestra in a series of concerts this week. The Queen Elisabeth and Menuhin Competition-winning violinist will direct the San Francisco-based ensemble and perform as soloist in Mozart's Third Violin Concerto, and works by Britten ...
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ArticleViolinist Joshua Bell performs Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen
Joshua Bell performs Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by Joshua Weilerstein at the Verbier Festival in August 2016.Read: ‘I often have to battle negative thoughts on stage,’ says violinist Joshua BellRead: 'Josef Gingold and Jascha Heifetz are my violin heroes,' says Joshua Bell
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NewsSchwarz-Bournaki Duo wins Boulder International Chamber Music Competition
American cellist Julian Schwarz and Canadian pianist Marika Bournaki receive $7,000 and concert engagements
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News17-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason signs to Decca Classics
The British cellist was the first black musician to be named BBC Young Musician in the competition's 38-year history in 2016
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ArticleViolinist Uto Ughi performs Paganini's La Campanella
Italian violinist Uto Ughi performs Paganini's La Campanella from the composer's Second Violin Concerto at the age of 64 in 2008 - showcasing a remarkable technique.Read: Paganini, the great violinist, is taught a lessonWatch: Violinist Leila Josefowicz performs Paganini aged 13
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ArticleShlomo Mintz plays the 'Vesuvius' Stradivarius violin
Israeli violinist Shlomo Mintz tries out the 1727 'Vesuvius' Stradivarius for the first time before performing on the instrument at the prize giving ceremony of the Cremona Musica Award 2016 - which he won in October. The violin forms part of the collection of the Museo del Violino ...
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ArticleViolinist Anne Luisa Kramb performs Bruch at Louis Spohr competition
German violinist Anne Luisa Kramb performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto in the Category II final (for 15 to 17-year-olds) of the 2016 Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists - which she won. Performing with Kramb is the Orchestra of the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar conducted by ...
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NewsApplications open for Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition
Open to applicants aged 21 or under, the contest is due to take place next year at the UK's Birmingham Conservatoire
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Blogs'Children must develop early independence in learning,' says violinist Pinchas Zukerman
The veteran violinist and violist speaks to Charlotte Gardner about how personal experience informs his teaching
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ArticleA lesson with violinist Pinchas Zukerman
Don't be afraid to express yourself in any language - whether it's poetry or dance or music. Speak, speak, speak!' Pinchas Zukerman gives a violin lesson to Jaram Kim, including discussions on bowing, vibrato and sound quality. The lesson took place in Ottawa, Canada in 2002. Read: ...
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NewsPianist to be evicted from apartment for loud practising
American pianist Soheil Nasseri is to be evicted from his Berlin apartment in just 13 days following a noise complaint
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ArticleBenjamin Zander gives Prokofiev cello masterclass
You're a great musician and a great cellist, but you're not yet a great storyteller. That's because you are more interested in your instrument than you are in your audience' - Benjamin ZanderBoston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra conductor and cellist Benjamin Zander gives a masterclass on Prokofiev's Cello Sonata ...
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FocusMusic teachers must learn to correctly respond to student mistakes
Students learn most from making mistakes in their playing, and it’s up to the teacher to find the right way of dealing with them
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NewsLondon Philharmonic Orchestra musician's Vuillaume violin goes missing from train
The instrument has now been recovered safely after it was handed in to police by a member of the public
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NewsViolinist Benjamin Baker and double bassist Xavier Foley named 2016 Young Concert Artists
Each musician receives three major debuts in New York and Washington D.C. next season, and will join the roster of Young Concert Artists Inc.
