All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 336
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NewsSwiss cellist Daniel Pezzotti dies aged 55
Versatile musician with presence in the worlds of classical, jazz and beyond, dies after illness
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VideoFrom Andrea Amati to Stradivari and 'del Gesù' in 12 minutes
This is a presentation by violin maker Kevin Kelly about the Four Circle system, showing a stepwise progression from the earliest to the latest Cremonese violin designs, from a 1550 Amati to a 1741 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ and the Stradivari ‘P’ form. The presentation uses Harry Mairson’s Digital Amati computer ...
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NewsArgus Quartet and violinist Yoojin Jang win Concert Artists Guild competition
New York recital and CAG management contract are part of package of benefits for winners
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ReviewGlass: Partitas nos.1 (‘Songs and Poems’) & 2; The Secret Agent; The Paris Sky
The Strad Issue: October 2017Description: Engaging and clear performances of Bach-tinted GlassMusicians: Matt Haimovitz (cello)Composer: Glass Catalogue Number: ORANGE MOUNTAIN MUSIC OMM 0117 In the booklet note to this engaging release on his own label, Philip Glass acknowledges the early influence of Bach’s Solo Cello ...
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ReviewHigdon: Viola Concerto; Oboe Concerto; All Things Majestic
The Strad Issue: October 2017Description: Debut on disc for a new American viola concertoMusicians: Roberto Díaz (viola) James Button (oboe) Nashville Symphony/Giancarlo GuerreroComposer: Jennifer Higdon Catalogue Number: NAXOS 8.559823 Jennifer Higdon, teacher of composition at the Curtis Institute of Music, wrote her Viola Concerto in ...
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FocusFrom the archive: a cello by Johann Öhberg, Stockholm 1770
These photos were published alongside an article on violin making in 18th-century Sweden in the June 1989 issue of The Strad. In the extract below, violin maker Roland Wiklund discusses Johann Öhberg
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VideoNathan Milstein's Beethoven cadenza played on the 'Milstein' Stradivarius
Nathan Cole, first associate concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, plays Nathan Milstein’s cadenza for the Beethoven violin concerto on the 1716 Stradivari played by the Russian American virtuoso from 1945 to the end of his career, and which took his name.
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NewsSharon Roffman appointed Royal Scottish National Orchestra leader
US violinist will share role at RSNO with current incumbent Maya Iwabuchi
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VideoMaria and Nathalia Milstein play Reynaldo Hahn's À Chloris
While recording their album The Vinteuil Sonata, which explores Marcel Proust’s musical inspirations, sisters Maria and Nathalie Milstein were filmed playing the two Reynaldo Hahn song transcriptions that appear on the Mirare disc. This film is by UNIK ACCESS (images Bénédicte Banet and sound Franck Jaffrès). The video and recording ...
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NewsViolinist Maria Milstein wins Dutch Music Prize
Recognition from Dutch Ministry of Culture’s Performing Arts Fund follows a period of mentorship and study
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FocusFrank Huang's road to the New York Philharmonic
This season marks two years since Frank Huang became concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. But, as Ken Smith discovers, the Chinese-born musician might have quit the violin as a teenager had it not been for the influence of Donald Weilerstein, who taught him to think beyond the technical proficiency ...
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VideoGordan Nikolitch plays the violin solo in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
In this performance at the 2011 BBC Proms, London Symphony Orchestra leader Gordan Nikolitch plays the violin solo part in the Sanctus from Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. The LSO is conducted by Sir Colin Davis and joined by the London Philharmonic Choir and LSO Chorus, and Helena Junventen (soprano),Sarah Collonny (mezzo ...
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Gordan Nikolitch steps down after 19 years
Serbian violinist has accepted teaching post in Germany and maintains artistic directorship of Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
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ReviewIreland: Cello Sonata in G minor; Delius: Violin Sonata no.3 (arr. Handy); Bax: Cello Sonata
The Strad Issue: October 2017Description: An unfairly neglected British cello sonata is given a chance to shineMusicians: Lionel Handy (cello) Jennifer Hughes (piano)Composer: Ireland, Delius, Bax Catalogue Number: LYRITA SRCD361 Commissioned by Gaspar Cassadó, Bax’s Cello Sonata is cloaked in grand gesture and accessible tonal ...
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NewsYo-Yo Ma steps down from Silkroad Ensemble
Cellist passes directorship of artistic melting pot to trio of current musicians
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GalleryFrom The Strad Calendar 2018: Viola da gamba by Girolamo Amati, 1611
Based in Cremona, the Friends of Stradivari network brings together instruments owned by collectors and stringed-instrument enthusiasts from around the world. The Strad Calendar 2018 celebrates twelve of these treasures, with this viola da gamba from the Russian State Collection featuring in July. Text by John Dilworth
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NewsAndré Rieu fights €116,000 fine after falling foul of Dutch child employment laws
Minors involved in series of concerts in Rieu’s hometown of Maastricht in 2015 worked beyond allowable hours according to authorities
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VideoKronos Quartet and Trio Da Kali
This video from World Circuit Records is a trailer for Ladilikan, the new album by Malian group Trio Da Kali with the Kronos Quartet.
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BlogsUsing innovative programmes to stimulate innovative listening
Violinist Hugo Ticciati lays out the programming philosophy which governs his O/Modernt festival
