All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 306
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Benjamin Banks, Salisbury, 1790
This illustration of the 1790 violin by Benjamin Banks was published in The Strad, October 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Benjamin Banks is one of the major figures of British violin making. This particularly interesting and well-preserved example of his work, dated ...
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ArticleWinning violinist Yurina Arai performs at Heifetz Competition 2017
In the video above Yurina Arai performs at the 2017 Jascha Heifetz International Violin Competition in Vilnius, Lithuania - which she won.The 22-year-old Japanese violinist's programme includes: Zita BružaitÄ—'s Canzona for Solo Violin; Paganini's Solo Caprice op.1 no.22; the Andante and Allegro from Bach's Solo Sonata no.2; Manuel ...
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NewsYurina Arai wins Jascha Heifetz International Violin Competition 2017
Held every four years, the contest took place from 13-19 February in Vilnius, Lithuania, chaired by violinist Gidon Kremer
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NewsLondon bow repairer Arthur Grove has died
The largely self-taught restorer worked on bows from the top London orchestras for 30 years, writes his sister Linda Grove
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ArticleDusapin: Aufgang, Mantovani: Jeux d’eau, Rihm: Gedicht des Malers
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Three premieres show that the 21st-century violin concerto is in rude healthMusicians: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Philippe Jordan, Myung-Whun ChungComposer: Dusapin, Mantovani, RihmCatalogue number: ERATO 2564 60268-7 There’s no denying ...
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NewsLuka Ljubas wins Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition 2017
The 20-year-old Croatian violinist receives a cash prize of €5,000 and a number of performance opportunities
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ArticleMENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 SCHUMANN Violin Concerto in D minor WoO23
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: A soloist well attuned to the challenges of Schumann's Violin ConcertoMusicians: Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Carolin Widmann (violin)Composer: Mendelssohn, SchumannCatalogue number: ECM NEW SERIES 481 2635 With a solo line of rapt simplicity, Carolin Widmann gets right to the heart of the slow ...
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BlogsViolinist Alexander Sitkovetsky on the importance of practising scales
Scales are invaluable to all aspects of playing says the Royal Academy of Music and Royal Northern College of Music violin professor
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NewsEuropean Union Baroque Orchestra to quit UK following Brexit vote
The ensemble, which has been based in the UK since 1985, is to move to Belgium amid fears surrounding the loss of free movement of European musicians
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ArticleMozart: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Period playing and new cadenzas in the five Mozart concertosMusicians: Isabelle Faust (violin), Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni AntoniniComposer: MozartCatalogue number: HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 2230/31 (2 CDS) This is now one of several sets of the Mozart concertos I have reviewed for The ...
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Article15-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovich performs Kreisler's Recitativo and Scherzo
In the video above 15-year-old Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich performs Kreisler's Recitativo and Scherzo as an encore following a performance with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra just last week.The young musician signed a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon in June 2016, making him the label's youngest artist, and ...
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ArticleThe Strad Masterclass: Leon Bosch on Dragonetti's 'Famous Solo' for double bass
To say that repeated material always has to be played differently to make it interesting is a flawed interpretation of how we work as human beings' - double bassist Leon Bosch speaks about performing 'The Famous Solo' by Dragonetti to The Strad. The second movement of the piece is performed ...
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FocusOld vs new: finding the right bow for your stringed instrument
The role of the bow in bringing out a string player's sound is often neglected, even though musicians can spend years looking for the perfect one. Charlotte Smith talks to players and dealers about how they go about finding the perfect instrument-bow combination
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ArticleSaariaho: Chamber Works for Strings vol.2
The Strad Issue: February 2017 Description: Finnish musicians continue their survey of Saariaho's quartet worksMusicians: Meta4, Pia Freund (soprano)Composer: Kaija SaariahoCatalogue number: ONDINE ODE 1242-2 Meta4’s second instalment of quartet works by Kaija Saariaho sees the Finnish composer at her best and worst, and it’s a thin ...
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NewsViolinist Rachel Barton Pine to receive Dushkin Award
Established more than 30 years ago, the Music Institute of Chicago award recognises international figures in the world of music
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ArticleViolinist Joshua Bell launches Virtual Reality Experience
'You know how it is seeing yourself in the mirror - well this is worse!' - Joshua Bell US violinist Joshua Bell teamed with Sony Interactive Entertainment to launch the Joshua Bell VR Experience this week. The artist recorded Brahms's Hungarian Dance no.1 with pianist Sam Haywood ...
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ArticleSchulhoff: Violin Sonatas nos.1 & 2; Suite; Solo Violin Sonata
Description: Monteiro's complete Schulhoff feels like a wasted opportunityMusicians: Bruno Monteiro (violin), JoÁo Paulo Santos (piano)Composer: SchulhoffCatalogue number: BRILLIANT CLASSICS 95324 First the complete Szymanowski, now Schulhoff: Bruno Monteiro is to be commended on his choice of repertoire. Unfortunately that is about all there is to say ...
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NewsViolin case to be auctioned for Itzhak Perlman charity
The handmade case by T.A. Timms & Son, bearing Perlman's signature, is to be auctioned by Ingles & Hayday at Sotheby's in London
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NewsViolin dealers Gand & Bernardel sales code finally revealed
The Parisian firm’s ledgers have remained encrypted for up to 170 years
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FocusThe teaching wisdom of violist Bruno Giuranna
The viola player and teacher offers his advice on mastering the instrument
