All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 333
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FocusFrom the archive: the 'Betts' Stradivari of 1704
This photo was published in the The Strad May 1989 where it featured on the cover as well as being that issue’s poster. The accompanying article, from which the below is extracted, is written by Roger Hargrave. The photos are by Stewart Pollens
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NewsA new work for viola by Shostakovich discovered in Moscow State Archives
The short work for viola and piano, the discovery of which was announced on the composer’s birthday, appears to have been written in one sitting in 1931
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NewsRustem Khamidullin wins second Benyamin Sönmez Cello Competition
Russian wins competition in Fethiye, Turkey, named in honour of brilliant Turkish cellist who died aged 28 in 2011
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NewsMenuhin Competition announces programme for 2018 event in Geneva
Taking place from 12 to 22 April 2018 the competition features 44 international entries as well as a festival of concerts and masterclasses
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NewsLinus Roth appointed artistic director of Leopold Mozart Competition
German violinist taking on Augsburg violin competition in time for tenth edition and 300th anniversary of Leopold Mozart’s birth
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NewsViolin, viola and several bows stolen from Parisian flat
Giuseppe Rocca violin insured for €500,000 stolen from Julien Chauvin, violinist director of period instrument group Le Concert de la Loge
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VideoBalanas sisters play Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia
Violinist Kristine Balanas, 27, and cellist sister Margarita,23, perform the Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia at the Great Guild in Riga. The sisters from Latvia are based in the UK where both studied at the Royal Academy of Music. www.kristinebalanas.com www.margaritabalanas.com Video by Kaspars Kambars
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NewsQuartet of Stradivarius instruments once owned by Paganini back in action
Quartetto di Cremona takes on full set of Strads previously played by the Hagen and Tokyo Quartets
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VideoThe Tokyo String Quartet plays the finale of Haydn's op.77, no.1
Following news that the quartet of Stradivari instruments once owned by Paganini has now passed to the Quartetto di Cremona, in this video from 2013 we can see previous custodians the Tokyo Quartet playing them in the ensemble’s final season.
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NewsAmerican Airlines offers ticket refund – but no more – for gig missed due to hand-luggage confusion
Violinist claims he was stopped from boarding with instrument despite the company’s policy and the advice of its own check-in staff
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BlogsHow Schumann’s suppressed Violin Concerto made history – and the ideal subject for a novel
A glamorous violin virtuosa, a hidden masterpiece, a ouija board, Nazis, Ravel’s Tzigane. It’s not hard to see why author Jessica Duchen was attracted to the story of Jelly D’Arányi. As her novel becomes a UK touring concert, she writes about the strange facts behind the fiction
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VideoThe Cellist Sol Gabetta – DW Documentary
Argentinean cellist Sol Gabetta is the subject of this English-language documentary. Filmed around 2012, it follows Gabetta through rehearsals and performances, featuring works by Elgar, Schumann, Shostakovich, Bloch, Vivaldi and Schubert, and culminating in the preparations for the premiere of Peteris Vasks’ cello concerto Presence.
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DebateIs an emphasis on competitiveness killing conservatoire students' joy in music making?
Are conservatoires fostering an atmosphere of joyful music making and generosity among peers? After attending two very contrasting concerts Charlotte Gardner believes more could be done to achieve this
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ReviewSuites and Fantasies – Schnittke: Suite in Old Style; Falla: Suite popular española; Britten: Suite for violin and piano op.6; Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit op.58 etc.
The Strad Issue: September 2017Description: A well-programmed recital of contrasts is at the heart of this discMusicians: Joo Yeon Sir (violin), Irina Andrievsky (piano)Composer: Britten, De Falla, Gershwin, Milhaud, Schnittke Catalogue Number: RUBICON RCD 1003 Suites and Fantasies is an aptly broad title for what ...
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ReviewTchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major op.35; Pas de deux and Danse russe from Swan Lake; Sérénade mélancolique op.26; Valse-scherzo op.34; Mélodie in E flat major op.42 no.3
The Strad Issue: September 2017Description: Rock-solid, if stately, interpretation of a violin concerto warhorseMusicians: Esther Yoo (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy Composer: Tchaikovsky Catalogue Number: Deutsche Grammophon 481 5032 Reactions to this highly accomplished account of the Tchaikovsky Concerto will depend on how you view the ...
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NewsScottish quartet wins jury and audience prizes in Trondheim
The ninth Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, running alongside the Chamber Music Festival in Trondheim, Norway, was won by the Scotland-based Maxwell Quartet
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FocusFrom the archive: the Andrea Guarneri ‘Conte Vitale’ viola, 1676
These photos were published in the The Strad’s June 1989 alongside an article by John Dilworth, from which the below text is extracted
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VideoTrondheim competition winning Maxwell Quartet plays Beethoven String Quartet no.12 (op.127)
The Maxwell Quartet’s winning performance at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition - see news story here
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ReviewIn the Moment - Short Works for String Quartet: Turina, Webern, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Nielsen, Wolf, Puccini, Dvořák and Schubert
The Strad Issue: September 2017Description: A fragrant potpourri of short pieces that’s more than the sum of its parts Musicians: Arabella QuartetComposer: Turina, Webern, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Nielsen, Wolf, Puccini, Dvořák, Schubert Catalogue Number: NAXOS 8.579013 A disc of short pieces for string ...
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VideoSteve Reich: Duet for two Solo Violins and String Orchestra
Kristjan Järvi conducts the MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra in Steven Reich’s Duet for two Solo Violins and String Orchestra (Dedicated to and written for Yehudi Menuhin). The recording was released on a double album (see below) to celebrate Reich’s 80th birthday last year.
