All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 308
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ArticleViolinist Rachel Barton Pine performs Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs her own solo arrangement of Ozzy Osbourne's 'Crazy Train', the first single from the Black Sabbath frontman's debut solo album, released in 1980. Read: 10 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Rachel Barton Pine Watch: violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs her ...
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FocusShould violin shops and luthiers be more welcoming to young learners?
If violin dealers and makers welcome young learners, they can inspire their playing dreams and gain potentially lifelong customers in return, says Royal Northern College of Music senior lecturer in music education Philippa Bunting
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NewsSigned Mozart manuscript, worth €300,000, to be auctioned in Berlin
The Divertimento in F is to be auctioned next week by J.A. Stargardt at the Kempinski Hotel Bristol
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NewsInternational Grumiaux Competition for Young Violinists names 2017 prize winners
The competition's tenth edition took place in Brussels, Belgium from 2 to 5 March
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ArticleJoshua Bell performs Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto no. 3
Violinist Joshua Bell performs Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto no. 3 with the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra conducted by Joshua Weilerstein. The performance was recorded at the Verbier Festival in the Salle des Combins, Switzerland on 6 August 2016. The entire performance is available to watch via medici.tv. Read: ...
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NewsVienna Philharmonic appoints Benjamin Morrison to first violin position
The New Zealand musician has been a second violin with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra since 2014
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FocusAsk the Experts: playing violin in the second position
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to a panel of experts
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ArticleThe Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina - a self-playing violin invented in 1907
Invented in 1907, the Hupfeld Company’s ‘violin player’ was one of the marvels revealed at the World’s Fair of 1910 in Brussels.The instrument is a combination of a player piano and three violins (each with only one active string), which are mounted vertically and played with a rotating ...
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ArticleStolen ‘Ames’ Stradivarius violin returns to the stage
There was evidence that the thief tried to glue the cracks himself with superglue' - Bruno Price, Rare Violins of New York.The 'Ames' Stradivarius violin is to return to the stage after an extensive year-long restoration.The instrument was stolen from from the office of violinist Roman Totenberg ...
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NewsViolinist Sirena Huang wins New York Concert Artists Debut Audition
The 22-year-old American violinist was also named the winner of the inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition last month
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ArticleDansa - Bach: Violin Partita no.2 in D minor BWV1004, Cruger: Befiehl du deine Wege, Henryson: Violin Sonata, Regnart: Wo soll lich fliehen hin, S.-D. Sandström: Dansa
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Zilliacus explores Bach and contemporary responses to his musicMusicians: Cecilia Zilliacus (violin), Lena Willemark (voice/violin)Composer: Bach, Cruger, Henryson, S.-D. SandströmCatalogue number: BIS 2159 (SACD) After her superlative recording of Nielsen’s Violin Concerto last year (reviewed in March 2016) Cecilia ...
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NewsElly Suh wins Moroccan Philharmonic Violin Competition 2017
The South Korean-American violinist receives €5,000 and a number of performance opportunities
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ArticleThe Janoska Ensemble performs Rumba for Amadeus - plus tips for playing with 'Janoska Style'
In the video above the Janoska Ensemble perform their own improvisation based upon Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 20 - 'Rumba for Amadeus'.The group of three brothers - Ondrej, Frantisek and Roman Janoska - together with their brother-in-law Julius Darvas provide tips below for performing violinist Roman's most popular ...
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News'I'm thinking of giving up classical music - except Bach,' says violinist Nigel Kennedy
The British artist was speaking to Classic FM ahead of his forthcoming 'Nigel Kennedy and Friends' concert at London's Royal Albert Hall
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BlogsVideo: violinist Hilary Hahn knocks bridge over during a concert - and is helped by two luthiers in the audience
Hilary Hahn has posted video footage on her Twitter page of luthiers Peter and Wendela Moes re-fitting her bridge after a concert. The violinist managed to collapse the bridge while pushing her mute back on stage before her final encore. The two luthiers of Munich violin shop ...
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ArticleC. Simpson: The Four Seasons
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: A seasons cycle that pre-dates Vivaldi's by six decadesMusicians: Sirius Viols; Lee Santana (cittern/theorbo), Johannes Gontarski (bandora/guitar/archlute/cittern) Andreas Küppers (organ)Composer: C. SimpsonCatalogue number: DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 88875 19098-2 More than 60 years before Vivaldi composed his own Four Seasons, ...
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BlogsWhatever happened to improvisation in classical music?
'Duelling' violin brothers Vladimir & Anton grew up surrounded by Romani music and use a variety of Romani techniques in their performances - including writing their own variations and cadenzas. Here they discuss the lost art of classical improvisation
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Vincenzo Panormo from his Paris period
This illustration of a violin by Vincenzo Panormo was published in The Strad, April 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Dividing up the large body of work known in general as 'Panormo' among a family which seems to have multiplied itself rapidly ...
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NewsAvery Fisher Career Grants awarded to violinists Chad Hoopes and Stephen Waarts, plus the Dover Quartet
The awards are designed for young musicians or chamber groups with the potential for major careers, and are each worth $25,000
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ArticleRostropovich Encores - music by Chopin, Debussy, Popper, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Rostropovich, Scriabin, Sinding and Stravinsky
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Gerhardt emulates the great Slava but finds his own personal intimacyMusicians: Alban Gerhardt (cello) Markus Becker (piano)Composer: Chopin, Debussy, Popper, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Rostropovich, Scriabin, Sinding and StravinskyCatalogue number: HYPERION CDA 68136 This is a fascinating selection that collects ...
