All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 314
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ArticleViolinist performs at Mosul shrine - where music was banned under ISIS rule
Musician Ameen Mukdad has given a public performance in the Iraqi city of Mosul, where so-called Islamic State banned music and seized instruments.The violinist performed for around 20 people at the Nebi Yunus shrine - containing what Muslims and Christians believe to be the tomb of Jonah, as ...
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NewsThe Strad May 2017 issue is out now
Moldovan-born violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja discusses music and subversion - and why 'art has space for everything'
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NewsFormer London Sinfonietta leader Nona Liddell has died aged 89
A champion of contemporary music, Liddell led the London Sinfonietta from 1970 until 1994 and the English String Quartet from 1957 to 1973
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NewsUniversity students create 3D-printed arm to allow 10-year-old girl to play the violin
Undergraduate students at George Mason University in Virginia, US have created a 3D-printed arm to allow 10-year-old Isabella Nicola Cabrera to play the violin.The fifth grade student, who attends Island Creek Elementary in Fairfax County, Virginia, was born without a left hand and with an abbreviated forearm.Her music ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a 1739 cello by Domenico Montagnana
This illustration of a cello by Domenico Montagnana was published in The Strad, October 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Stephen Kates is the proud owner of a magnificent Montagnana cello whose tone is as beautiful as its appearance. The fascinating story of ...
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra violinist Lennox Mackenzie receives RPS/ABO Salomon Prize
The Salomon Prize was created by the Royal Philharmonic Society and Association of British Orchestras in 2011 'to celebrate the orchestral players that make our orchestras great'
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BlogsHow to approach contemporary music, by violist Stephen Upshaw
The contemporary music specialist provides strategies for understanding and executing new works effectively
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Article'Being Pat' - stream of consciousness by violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja
I play the violin by coincidence. Everything is out of my control and that is magic - like falling in love. We need to remember us as we were children - pure and daring!'In this lighthearted, stream of consciousness video violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja - The Strad's May 2017 ...
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NewsCellist Steven Isserlis receives Wigmore Medal
The British artist receives the award 'in recognition of his commitment to, and belief in Wigmore Hall and in everything that it represents'
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NewsDouble bassist Wies de Boevé wins Bottesini Competition 2017
The 30-year-old Belgian musician takes home a top prize of €10,000 and an Adriano Massari bow
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NewsMenuhin Competition 2018 to take place in Switzerland for the first time
The biennial violin contest's jury has also been announced, including Maxim Vengerov
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NewsNicholas Wright appointed Vancouver Symphony Orchestra concertmaster
The British violinist, who has performed with the VSO for six years, takes up the post with immediate effect
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NewsCellist Camille Thomas signs to Deutsche Grammophon
The 28-year-old Franco-Belgian musician is the first ever female cellist to join DG's artist roster
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Article'I can hear it when you smile' - cellist Leonard Elschenbroich on facial expressions
The body believes what the face is doing...I can hear it when you smile' Leonard Elschenbroich gives a masterclass on Beethoven's Piano Trio no.3 at the Carole Nash Recital Room at the Royal Northern College of Music in November 2016. In this clip, Elschenbroich explains the importance ...
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NewsViolinists Cordula Merks and Chen Zhao join San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty
Cordula Merks is concertmaster of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, while Chen Zhao has been a member of the San Francisco Symphony since 2000
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FocusConductor Hannu Lintu on what makes a competition winner
Performing as a soloist with an orchestra can be a nerve-wracking experience, particularly for competition finalists who have very little rehearsal time, Hannu Lintu tells Pauline Harding
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NewsArod Quartet signs exclusive recording contract with Erato
Founded in 2013, the Paris-based ensemble of young performers will release their debut album in late 2017, featuring works of Mendelssohn
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DebatePerforming works composed before the recording era in an 'authentic' style misses the point artistically
We will never truly know what this music sounded like, argues cellist Jeffrey Solow
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ArticleAugustin Hadelich performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto at Bravo! Vail Festival
Augustin Hadelich performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Stéphane Denève at the Bravo! Vail Festival on 18 July 2015. Watch: Violinist Augustin Hadelich performs Tchaikovsky’s Valse-Scherzo Read: Violinist Augustin Hadelich on performing a concerto with the LA Phil at three days’ notice
