All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 324
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ArticleAn ensemble of Stradivarius instruments - and one Amati - in Mozart
Five Stradivari instruments (two violins, one viola, two cellos) and one Amati viola are performed together at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy. The ensemble features members of the Stradivari Quartet alongside violist Simone Gramaglia and cellist David Pia in Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, K364. The instruments ...
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Premium ❘ DebateTake the hostility out of string playing
Today's performers should remember that you don't need to be aggressive to make a searing point, argues Richard S. Ginell
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ArticleLara Boschkor wins Tonali Violin Competition in Germany
The 17-year-old Kronberg Academy student took home the top prize of €10,000 for her performance of Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto
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ArticleHarrison: Concerto for violin and percussion, Grand Duo; Harrison/Cage: Double Music
Sonically delightful music that runs the gamut from gamelan to Renaissance
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ArticleTelegraph Quartet named San Francisco Conservatory of Music quartet-in-residence
The ensemble will take up the post from the 2017-18 season for a period of three years
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FocusCellist Steven Isserlis receives Cobbett Medal for services to chamber music
Inaugurated in 1924 and endowed by Walter Willson Cobbett, the medal is presented annually to a musician for services to chamber music
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NewsTasmin Little awarded honorary Birmingham City degree
The British violinist will receive her Honorary Doctorate alongside students graduating from the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media – including Birmingham Conservatoire – on 24 July
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NewsCellist Bryan Cheng wins $25,000 Michael Measures Prize 2017
Awarded jointly by the Canada Council for the Arts and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the prize is awarded to Canadian musicians aged between 16 and 20
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NewsSteven Isserlis misses KLM flight due to cello seat mix up
The British cellist was due to fly from London Heathrow for concerts in Denmark, but was told that his cello’s seat, which he had booked and paid for well in advance, had been cancelled
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NewsRoyal College of Music London to fund scholarships for BAME students
Three UK students from ethnic minority backgrounds who wish to study for the RCM’s B.Mus. course will be eligible for the scholarships from next year
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VideoLA Phil concertmaster Nathan Cole gives Don Juan masterclass
‘I often think Don Juan inspires fear simply because of its name! It doesn’t have to be scary – it’s a great opportunity to show off’ Los Angeles Philharmonic first associate concertmaster Nathan Cole takes us through that great pinnacle of orchestral audition repertoire – Richard Strauss’s Don Juan. ...
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NewsAustrian town names street after violinist Gidon Kremer
‘Gidon Kremer Allee’ in Lockenhaus has been so titled to honour the Latvian musician, who founded the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in 1981
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NewsNew research finds a third of musicians suffer from eating disorders
The survey of over 300 instrumentalists, singers, composers and conductors found that stress, depression, anxiety and perfectionism are experienced at high levels throughout the profession
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NewsViolist Tetsuumi Nagata joins the Piatti Quartet
The Canadian-born musician replaces violist David Wigram, who has left the ensemble due to injury
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NewsCooper Violin Competition names semi-finalists
The violinists, aged 14 to 18, are currently competing for a grand prize of $20,000
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NewsAuschwitz orchestra violinist Haim Lipsky dies at 95
The Polish-Israeli violinist and Auschwitz survivor died on 4 July in Paris
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NewsLeonidas Kavakos withdraws from forthcoming performances
The musician was set to perform at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival and Verbier Festival this month
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NewsRussian school violin powerhouse Maya Glezarova dies at 92
The Moscow Conservatoire stalwart continued teaching from her home until her death
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NewsCooper Violin Competition names 10 remaining candidates
The violinists, aged 14 to 18, are competing for a grand prize of $20,000
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Stradivarius, 1727
This illustration of a violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, December 1987. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph: Stradivari’s particular achievement was to bring the violin as near to perfection as to make improvements apparently impossible, through single-minded perfectionism ...
