All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 294
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ArticleSteven Isserlis performs Dvorák Cello Concerto
British cellist Steven Isserlis performs Dvorák's Cello Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Shallon in 1991. Watch: ‘If career becomes more important than the music, your soul becomes empty,’ says cellist Steven Isserlis Watch: Cellist Steven Isserlis on using vibrato to improve phrasing
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NewsViolinist Stephen Tavani named Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra concertmaster
The 24-year-old violinist is currently a student at the Curtis Institute of Music
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FocusHow to develop expressive technique, by violist Pauline Sachse
The professor of viola at the Carl Maria von Weber School of Music, Dresden, explains how to give meaning to every note by training independence of the hands
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ArticleShostakovich: Cello Concertos no.1 in E flat major op.107, no.2 in G minor op.126
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Mesmerising accounts by Weilerstein of Shostakovich’s two cello concertosMusicians: Alisa Weilerstein (cello) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Pablo Heras-CasadoComposer: ShostakovichCatalogue number: DECCA 483 0835 Masterly though Rostropovich’s recordings of Shostakovich’s cello concertos unquestionably are, his tendency to live through every note as though it ...
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic cellist Ludwig Quandt gives Beethoven Fifth Symphony masterclass
Berlin Philharmonic first principal cellist Ludwig Quandt gives an orchestral audition masterclass on Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The cello student is Georgia Bourderionnet.The masterclass was one in a series given by members of the Berlin Philharmonic over three days, focusing on orchestral repertoire and audition preparation, at New York’s ...
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic violinist Christian Stadelmann gives Don Juan masterclass
Berlin Philharmonic first principal violinist Christian Stadelmann gives an orchestral audition masterclass on the notorious opening to Richard Strauss's Don Juan. The violin student is Mariko Shimasaki.The masterclass was one in a series given by members of the Berlin Philharmonic over three days, focusing on orchestral repertoire and ...
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NewsOrchestra della Svizzera italiana faces closure due to funding cuts
The ensemble's 46 musicians and staff have been informed that their jobs may be terminated at the close of 2017
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NewsViolinist Svetlin Roussev named concertmaster of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
The Bulgarian violinist is a professor at the Paris Conservatoire and winner of the inaugural Sendai International Violin Competition in 2001
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FocusHow much should instrumental teachers push genuinely talented youngsters?
For Royal Northern College of Music senior lecturer in education Philippa Bunting, there’s a delicate balance to be struck
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ArticleMade in Berlin, featuring violinist Ray Chen, performs Satie Gymnopédie cover
Violinist Ray Chen's new quartet, Made in Berlin, featuring members of the Berlin Philharmonic - Noah Bendix-Balgley, Amihai Grosz and Stephan Koncz - performs an arrangement of Eric Satie's Gymnopédie no.1.The ensemble gave its first public performance in The Netherlands in October 2016.
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FocusHow to use 'flow' to make the most of your practice
Andreas Burzik offers four principles that will minimise the effort and maximise the effects of practising
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ArticleBerl Senofsky in Concert - Bartók: Romanian Dances, Creston: Sonata op.19, Ysaÿe: Sonata in E major op.27 no.6, and works by Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: A little-recorded violinist in a 1958 performanceMusicians: Berl Senofsky (violin) Marie Louise Bastyns (piano)Composer: Bartók, Creston, Ysaÿe, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, WieniawskiCatalogue number: BRIDGE 9470 Fondly recalled by connoisseurs, the American violinist Berl Senofsky (1926–2002) made few records, so this 1958 recital, from ...
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic violist Máté SzŠ±cs gives Beethoven audition masterclass
If you cannot play beautifully without vibrato, you will not be able to play beautifully at all. The bow must provide variation' - Máté SzŠ±csBerlin Philharmonic first principal violist Máté SzŠ±cs gives an orchestral audition masterclass on the second movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The viola student is ...
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FocusI prioritise sound over virtuosity,' says cellist Truls Mørk
The Norwegian cellist offers a glimpse into his inner musical world in an interview with Paul Cutts
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NewsFinancially hit Orchestra della Svizzera italiana vows to 'start over'
The OSI has published a defiant response on its Facebook page, following news of a possible closure due to funding cuts
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ArticleCarnival - Bach: Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV639, Bizet: Two Carmen Suites, Elgar: Salut d’amour, Halvorsen: Passacaglia, Mozart: Adagio in E major K261, Trad.: Variations on The Carnival of
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Colours of Europe in a delightful violin and guitar recitalMusicians: Nazrin Rashidova (violin), Stanislav Hvartchilkov (guitar)Composer: Bach, Bizet, Elgar, Halvorsen, MozartCatalogue number: FIRST HAND RECORDS FHR 48 In Halvorsen’s Passacaglia, probably the most straightforward of these arrangements, the players skitter delightfully through ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Michael Platner, Rome, 1728
This illustration of a violin by Michael Platner was published in The Strad, June1984. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Michael Platner of Rome is an important violin maker whose work is recognised and sought after, yet little is actually known about the man ...
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NewsRoyal Academy of Music's head of strings responds to criticism from violinist Nigel Kennedy
The British violinist accused music colleges of producing 'factory lines' of pianists and violinists
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BlogsBach's humanity has provided comfort in a turbulent year
Kati Debretzeni, leader of the English Baroque Soloists, describes performing Bach's St Matthew Passion with the Monteverdi Choir following the 2016 Brussels terror attacks, and looks ahead to the group's Bach Magnificat tour during December
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NewsVision String Quartet wins Geneva Competition
The German ensemble, which also won the Mendelssohn Quartet Prize earlier this year, receives CHF 20,000
