All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 313
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NewsCellist Jamal Aliyev wins Musicians’ Company Prince’s Prize Competition
The Azerbaijani musician receives £10,000 and a Musicians’ Company silver medal
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ArticleGuretzky: Cello Concertos - in A minor, G major, F major, D major; Violin Concerto in D major, ÄŒernohorský: Fugue in A minor
The Strad Issue: April 2017Description: Charming Czech string concertos cast in the Italian Baroque mouldMusicians: Rodolfo Richter (violin), Kinga Gáborjáni (cello), Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen/Robert RawsonComposer: Guretzky, ÄŒernohorskýCatalogue number: CHANDOS CHACONNE CHAN 0816 No, me neither, but Josef Antonín Guretzky (1709–69) hailed from KromÄ›ríž (now in ...
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NewsMidori Seiler appointed Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar professor of Baroque violin
The Bavarian-Japanese violinist had previously been appointed to the role from 2010 to 2013
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ArticleViolinist Ray Chen breaks his string mid-performance
In the video above Ray Chen demonstrates exactly how to react when breaking a string mid-performance. The violinist is performing with the Taiwan Philharmonic on a recent tour of Brussels when his string breaks. Coolly he turns to the orchestral leader and swaps instruments before continuing to ...
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NewsViolinist Emily Sun wins Bromsgrove International Musicians Competition
The UK-based contest is open to instrumentalists and vocalists of all nationalities aged between 18 and 25
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ArticleViolinoDigitale's 3D-printed violin hybrid - made using wood filament
ViolinoDigitale's 3D-printed violin hybrid is based on the 'Sunrise' Stradivari violin of 1677.It was printed in more than 40 parts using wood filament with a Reprap FDM 3D printer. The parts were then assembled using traditional lutherie techniques by Harris Matzaridis. The printing and assembly of the instrument ...
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ArticleHaydn: String Quartets opp.54 & 55
The Strad Issue: April 2017Description: The rough and smooth go hand in hand in this London Haydn Quartet releaseMusicians: London Haydn QuartetComposer: HaydnCatalogue number: HYPERION CDA 68160 (2CDs) With this sixth double-disc release in its Haydn survey for Hyperion, the London Haydn Quartet, with its period instruments, ...
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DebateMust all orchestral string sections sound the same?
Orchestras once boasted unmistakable musical identities, but an emotionally sanitised age has brought about a lamentable universality of sound, says Julian Haylock
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ArticleMaxwell Davies: Sonata for Violin Alone; Dances from The Two Fiddlers; Violin Sonata; A Voyage to Fair Isle
The Strad Issue: April 2017Description: A compelling and expressive musical portrait of the composer's final yearsMusicians: Duccio Ceccanti (violin), Vittorio Ceccanti (cello), Bruno Canino, Matteo Fossi (pianos)Composer: Peter Maxwell DaviesCatalogue number: NAXOS 8.573599 This rewarding disc already serves a valuable function in bringing together a clutch of ...
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ArticleViolinist Janine Jansen performs Tchaikovsky's Melodie 2017
Violinist Janine Jansen performs Tchaikovsky's Melodie, op.42 as an encore at a concert on 30 March 2017 with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Thomas SøndergŠrd. Watch: violinist Janine Jansen performs Brahms aged 13 Watch: Janine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris in 2015 ...
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BlogsBring back violin recitals of the Golden Era, says Aaron Rosand
Recital programmes should be like a well-balanced meal, and always incorporate tasteful virtuoso pieces, argues the American maestro
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by José Contreras
This illustration of a violin by José Contreras was published in The Strad, September 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:José Contreras, a contemporary of Stradivari, is undoubtedly the premiere name in Spanish violin making. The instrument we have illustrated is a handsome ...
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ArticleRenaud Capuçon and Martha Argerich perform Beethoven's Eighth Violin Sonata
Violinist Renaud Capuçon joins pianist Martha Argerich to perform the Allegro Vivace from Beethoven's Eighth Violin Sonata on French television programme 'Fauteuils d'orchestre' in January 2017.Watch: Renaud Capuçon rehearses Beethoven’s Violin Concerto 2017Watch: Renaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ ‘Panette’ violin, 1737Watch: Capuçon brothers – violinist Renaud ...
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BlogsCellist David Watkin on the art of continuo playing
Ahead of his weekend residency at the Cello Unwrapped festival at London’s Kings Place, Watkin defends the importance of the continuo cellist, and the skills required by the role
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NewsCellist Sol Gabetta to receive €50,000 Herbert von Karajan prize 2018
The Argentinian artist will be awarded the accolade at the 2018 Salzburg Easter Festival, where she will also perform Schumann's Cello Concerto
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ArticleTruls Mørk performs Elgar's Cello Concerto
Truls Mørk performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne conducted by James Gaffigan. The concert took place at the Kölner Philharmonie on the 15 March 2016. Read: 'I prioritise sound over virtuosity,’ says cellist Truls Mørk Watch: Yo-Yo Ma performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto
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NewsViolist Masumi Per Rostad joins Eastman School of Music string faculty
The Japanese-Norwegian musician has performed as a member of the Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet since 2001
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NewsBBC Proms 2017 season revealed - including a feast of violin concertos
The 123rd Proms season takes place in London’s Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall over eight weeks from Friday 14 July to Saturday 9 September
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NewsInaugural Bartók World Competition and Festival names 65 shortlisted violinists
The candidates will take part in four live rounds from 10-17 September 2017 at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, performing some of Bartók's principal works
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NewsViolist Hana Hobiger wins Fritz Gerber Award for young Swiss musicians
The prize includes a cash prize of CHF 10,000 and a scholarship to the Lucerne Festival Academy
