All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 300
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ArticleBruch: Violin Concerto no.3 in D minor op.58; Romanze op.42; Konzertstück op.84
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Weithaas reaches into the rarer corners of Max Bruch's outputMusicians: Antje Weithaas (violin), NDR Radio Philharmonic/Hermann BäumerComposer: BruchCatalogue number: CPO 777 847-2 Although Max Bruch is known mainly for the G minor Violin Concerto no.1, it is fitting that modern interpreters are ...
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NewsUS violist Bernard Zaslav has died, aged 90
The chamber specialist was a member of the Fine Arts, Vermeer and Stanford quartets
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ArticleGautier Capuçon gives Dvorák Cello Concerto masterclass
Not too much bow! Louder, but with more contact...' - Gautier Capuçon French cellist Gautier Capuçon gives a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris on 20 November 2016. The cello student is Sophia Bacelar. Filmed for Medici.tv, the full masterclass can ...
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Focus'The value of tradition lies in repurposing the meaningful parts,' says luthier Sam Zygmuntowicz
The maker talks to Chloe Cutts about the impact of his Strad 3D project and his own journey as a luthier and researcher
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ArticleGil Shaham performs Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto 2016
Gil Shaham performs Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto with the SummerFest Chamber Orchestra conducted by James Conlon at La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest in August 2016. Watch: Gil Shaham performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Read: Violinist Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn performs Bach encore 2016
Hilary Hahn performs the Gigue from Bach's Third Partita for Solo Violin as an encore following a performance of Bruch’s First Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada in December 2016. Read: violinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation Watch: violinist Hilary Hahn ...
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BlogsThe power of legato practice for string players - Moonkyung Lee
The violinist shares her tried and tested method of practising to improve tone and memory skills
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Après un rêve. Debussy: Beau soir; Minstrels. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major op.13; Après un rêve op.7 no.1 (arr. Casals); Morceau de lecture. Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major; Berceuse sur le no
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Breathtaking performances of classics from the French repertoireMusicians: Christian Svarfvar (violin) Roland Pöntinen (piano)Composer: Debussy, Fauré, RavelCatalogue number: BIS 2183 (SACD) A dream programme: Fauré’s glorious A major Sonata (alongside the Morceau de lecture and Casals’s arrangement of ‘Après un rêve’) is counterbalanced perfectly by ...
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ArticleFin de Siècle. Büsser: Appassionato. Chausson: Pièce. Debussy: Beau soir. Durosoir: Vitrail. Enescu: Concertstück. Hahn: Soliloque et forlane. Honnoré: Morceau de concert. Hüe: Thème varié. Ravel: Kad
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Beautifully written Conservatoire test pieces, eloquently playedMusicians: Lawrence Power (viola) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)Composer: Büsser, Chausson, Debussy, Durosoir, Enescu, Hahn, Honnoré, Hüe, Ravel, VierneCatalogue number: HYPERION CDA 68165 The best-known item in this most welcome recital is Enescu’s Concertstück, a piece that, ...
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ArticleCellist Jan Vogler performs Bloch's Schelomo
Cellist Jan Vogler performs Bloch's Schelomo with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Eliahu Inbal at the Alte Oper Frankfurt on 25 November 2016.Read: Cellist Jan Vogler on life before the fall of the Berlin WallWatch: Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs Paganini’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini
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NewsFirearm found in violin case in Washington DC
Police officers investigating the discovery subsequently found additional weapons and ammunition in the surrounding area
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FocusThe Emerson Quartet on the future of string quartet playing
After more than 30 recordings and many international tours, the Emerson Quartet players speak to Jessica Duchen about marking their 40th anniversary year
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ArticleViolinist Sarah Chang performing in the 1980s - her youngest YouTube clip to have surfaced?
Violinist Sarah Chang gives a staggeringly accomplished performance of Saint-Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso during the 1980s in this clip, which recently surfaced on YouTube. Although the video's owner is unsure of the exact date, it seems certain that the young prodigy was under the age of ...
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News7-year-old boy battling leukemia conducts Canadian orchestra
Jordan Cartwright, who conducted the Edmonton Symphony, was introduced to classical music by a therapist while undergoing chemotherapy
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NewsJapan is the most Romantic country in the world according to classical music statistics
The findings, published by classical events listing service Bachtrack, were drawn from the website's 2016 calendar of concerts worldwide
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FocusHow to give the best first impression to a new violin student
First impressions can set the tone for your relationship with a fresh student, so be aware of their anxieties, acknowledge their skills and harness their enthusiasm, says Royal Northern College of Music senior lecturer in music education Philippa Bunting
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Article9-year-old Dylan Beato's incredible perfect pitch
9-year-old Dylan Beato demonstrates his truly incredible perfect pitch, managing to correctly sing and write down almost instantly discordant clusters of notes played on the piano by his father Rick Beato.The young musician, who has played the piano for four years, has been tutored by his father, who ...
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Blogs'Portamento, when used tastefully, can bring a piece to life,' says violinist Aaron Rosand
The American virtuoso examines how the great 20th-century violinists used the ‘gliding technique' to bring personality and individuality to their interpretations
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NewsAntje Weithaas, Tabea Zimmermann and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt join Kronberg Academy faculty
The three string players will join the German performance school in October 2017
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NewsNew York and Vienna philharmonics celebrate 175th anniversaries with joint exhibition
The display will be housed at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York from 23 February 2017, and will travel to Vienna, opening at the Haus der Musik, on 28 March
