All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 317
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ArticleJuilliard String Quartet cellist Astrid Schween on her most stressful live performance moments
I broke a string once live on the radio with my string quartet at the time - the Lark Quartet. I was told I had just 60 seconds to change it and the little hole in the peg never felt so small!' Juilliard String Quartet cellist Astrid ...
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ArticleAmerican cellist Paul Katz on right-hand vibrato
The American cellist and New England Conservatory professor shares a technical tip from his former teacher, the great János Starker
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ArticleFort Worth Symphony Orchestra conductor ejected from concert hall for carrying his daughter's violin case
Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya says the incident took place at Bass Hall on Sunday night after his daughter’s performance in the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra
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ArticleVilde Frang performs Mozart's First Violin Concerto
Vilde Frang performs Mozart's First Violin Concerto with the Munich Philharmonic conducted by Valery Gergiev. The concert was recorded at the Philharmonie im Gasteig in Munich, Germany on 13 November 2016 and recorded for medici.tv's MPhil 360° Festival. Watch: Vilde Frang in a masterclass with Zakhar Bron ...
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ArticleElgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations op.33; Nocturne; Andante cantabile; Pezzo capriccioso op.62
The Strad Issue: May 2017Description: Two cello concerto classics leave one wanting moreMusicians: Johannes Moser (cello) Suisse Romande Orchestra/Andrew ManzeComposer: Elgar, TchaikovskyCatalogue Number: PENTATONE PTC 5186 570From the massive, sweeping chords that open Elgar’s Concerto it is clear this is going to be a big, broad-brushed interpretation. ...
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ArticleBecoming an early music specialist is not a cop-out. Here’s why...
Violinist and Illyria Consort founder Bojan Cicic offers advice for young players looking to investigate early music performance techniques more seriously
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ArticleGautier Capuçon gives Shostakovich First Cello Concerto masterclass
Not too fast! Keep the semiquavers steady...' Gautier Capuçon gives a masterclass on Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris on 7 January 2017. The cello student is Cornelius Zirbo. The masterclass was recorded for medici.tv and can be viewed in full here. ...
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ArticleDouble bassist William McGregor wins Stulberg International String Competition 2017
The 17-year-old is only the second double bassist to have won the contest in its 42-year history
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ArticleMilton String Quartet wins 2017 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize
The ensemble receives $10,000 for its Grand Prize win and a further $3,500 for winning the Senior String Division
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ArticleViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja wins Swiss Music Prize
The prize for artists based in Switzerland, worth 25,000 Swiss francs, recognises contributions in all musical genres
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ArticleHungarian Treasures – Bartók: Piano Quartet in C minor op.20, Dohnányi: Piano Quartet in F sharp minor, Kodály: Intermezzo for String Trio
The Strad Issue: May 2017Description: Composers’ youthful periodsMusicians: Notos QuartetComposer: Bartók, Dohnányi, KodályCatalogue Number: SONY 88985411882‘Hidden gems’ might have been a more fitting description than ‘treasures’ in the album title, since these three Hungarian works for piano quartet are seldom heard – but then again the Dohnányi ...
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ArticleOlga Šroubková wins Prague Spring International Violin Competition 2017
The 24-year-old Czech violinist takes home the top prize of CZK 200,000 ($8,400) in addition to two special awards
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ArticleThe Strad June 2017 issue is out now
German violinist Christian Tetzlaff finds new depths of discovery in Bach's Solo Sonatas and Partitas
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ArticleBaroque set-up is of secondary importance for getting results in Bach - violinist Christian Tetzlaff
The German artist speaks to Andrew Mellor about finding new depths of discovery in Bach's Solo Sonatas and Partitas
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ArticleLawrence Power on the special qualities of the viola
Of all the stringed instruments, the viola is the greatest compromise acoustically…it shouldn’t really exist' Leading British violist Lawrence Power speaks about the special qualities of his instrument and performs excerpts from Esa-Pekka Salonen's Pentatonic Étude for solo viola and Walton's Viola Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra ...
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ArticleKreisler: Complete original works for violin and piano
The Strad Issue: May 2017Description: A treasure trove containing Kreisler’s complete accompanied oeuvreMusicians: Kees Hulsmann (violin) Marian Bolt (piano)Composer: Fritz KreislerCatalogue Number: CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC 72749 (2CDs)Although Itzhak Perlman recorded many of these pieces (alongside the arrangements) on a series of albums for EMI/Warner over a period ...
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ArticleQueen Elisabeth Competition 2017 names 12 cello finalists
The 12 international cellists are competing for a grand prize of €25,000 in Brussels from 8 May to 3 June 2017
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ArticleRussian cellist Natalia Shakhovskaya has died, aged 81
The artist won First Prize and the Gold Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in1962 and was a long-term professor at the Moscow Conservatory
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ArticleFrom the Archive: a violin by Carlo Bergonzi, 'ex Kreisler'
This illustration of a violin by Carlo Bergonzi was published in The Strad, January 1987. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Hill's record of this Carlo Bergonzi violin places it first in the collection of Count Cozio di Salabue, the first great violin collector and ...
