All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 338
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VideoThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic perform Piazzolla at the ECHO Klassik awards
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic won a 2017 ECHO Klassik award for Hora Cero, their first album as an ensemble in six years. In this video, from the awards ceremony held at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg on 29 October, the ensemble performs Astor Piazzolla’s Calambre.
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FocusAdvice I'd give my younger self: Nadia Sirota
Collaboration and idiosyncrasy are focuses for the American violist who advises musicians to ebrace what makes their sound unique
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VideoAnne-Sophie Mutter, Daniil Trifonov and friends – Trout Quintet
In this trailer for the new Trout Quintet release from Deutsche Grammophon (released 3 November), Anne-Sophie Mutter and Daniil Trifonov are joined by former Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation artists. They are Maximilian Hornung (cello), Roman Patkoló (double bass) and Hwayoon Lee (viola).
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FocusThe Brazilian lutherie tradition, forged by the contribution of Italian migrants
Largely neglected until now, the violin making tradition of Brazil is closely tied to the history of Italian immigration to the country. In this extract from the article by Marcos Schmitz and Ivan Guimarães in the November 2017 issue of Strad, Guido Pascoli is the focus
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VideoFederico Guglielmo plays Andrea Amati violin
In this video filmed at the Palazzo Marino in Milan, Federico Guglielmo plays a Sonata by Cremonese composer of the Early Baroque, Nicolò Corradini. Accompanied by Diego Cantalupi on chitarrone, Guglielmo plays a 1570 Andrea Amati violin made for Charles IX of France. The violin is currently exhibited at the ...
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ReviewAntonio Meneses: Schumann, Cello Concerto in A minor; Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
The Strad Issue: October 2017 Description: Wonderful birthday celebration disc of concertos from a cello star Musicians: Antonio Meneses (cello) Royal Northern Sinfonia/Claudio Cruz Composer: Schumann, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky Catalogue Number: AVIE AV2373 Cellist Antonio Meneses turned 60 this year, and to mark the occasion ...
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ReviewIlya Gringolts: Stravinsky, Pastorale; Duo concertant; Suite for Violin and Piano; etc
The Strad Issue: October 2017Description: A somewhat diffident account of self-effacing StravinskyMusicians: Ilya Gringolts (violin) Peter Laul (piano) Composer: StravinskyCatalogue Number: BIS 2245 (SACD) Stravinsky expressed dissatisfaction with the combination of strings and piano. Sometimes I wonder if he wrote the Duo concertant to prove ...
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ReviewCalifornia Quartet: Sergey Taneyev, String Quartets nos.2 & 6
The Strad Issue: October 2017Description: Russian Romantic composer’s quartets benefits from loving performancesMusicians: California QuartetComposer: TaneyevCatalogue Number: CENTAUR CRC 3589 Sergey Taneyev may have lacked the strong creative personality of his teacher Tchaikovsky and his pupils Rachmaninoff and Scriabin yet, like Glazunov, he was a ...
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ReviewMichel Portal, Ébène Quartet: Eternal Stories. Piazolla, Five Tango Sensations; and works by Colombet, Portal, Tribolet, Le Magadure, Merlin and Boisseau
The Strad Issue: October 2017Description: Elegant, catchy and highly accomplished jazz/string quartet fusionMusicians: Michel Portal (clarinet, bandonéon) Xavier Tribolet (keyboards) Richard Hery (drums) Ébène QuartetComposer: Piazolla etc.Catalogue Number: ERATO 0190295839567 The Ébène Quartet has a dual studio career. In between recordings of ...
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NewsDouble bassist Duncan McTier's ban from teaching children upheld
Renowned soloist and teacher pleaded guilty in 2014 to indecent assaults but had sought to overturn teaching restriction
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VideoIvan Hus makes a violin in 1968
This short film directed by Bogdan Žižić in 1968 shows Croatian violin maker Ivan Hus (1898–1992) in his Zagreb workshop, and follows the process of making a violin.
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FocusHardwood alternatives from natural options to advances in synthetics
Following CITES’ restrictions on the trade of rosewoods at the beginning of this year, there are those in the musical instrument industry who fear that ebony may be next. Peter Somerford looks at the alternatives to ebony and other exotic hardwoods being developed by a handful of intrepid manufacturers
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VideoMr T learns the cello
In this extract from Be Somebody… or Be Somebody’s Fool!, a motivational video released in 1984, Mr T tries to learn the cello in the segment titled ‘Frustration’. The Strad does not endorse his technique.
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DebateMake lesser-known masterpieces part of your repertoire, but only if you have something to say
It is not enough to choose pieces just because nobody else plays them, writes Francesca Dego
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NewsPamela Frank joins USC Thornton with collaborator physical therapist Howard Nelson
One-year visiting appointment will see Avery Fisher Prize winning violinist working with graduate students in tandem with movement related injury specialist
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GalleryFrom The Strad Calendar 2018: Stradivarius viola, 1715
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 from the Russian State Collection featuring in September. Text by John Dilworth
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VideoAleksei Kiseliov – Massenet's Élégie arranged for cello and string orchestra
Aleksei Kiseliov, principal cello of the Royal Scottish Symphony Orchestra, plays his own arrangement of Massenet’s Élégie. The orchestra is conducted by RSNO music director Peter Oundjian.
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VideoTwoSet Violin: 21 Types of Orchestral Players
Brett and Eddy are back with a their unique take on life as a professional violinist. TwoSet Violin is currently on a crowdfunded world tour, with the next stops in Oslo, Warsaw, and Vienna. Click here for more info.
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NewsSingapore International Violin Competition announces 2018 participants
Event returns for second edition with $100,000 total prize fund, of which half goes to the winner
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FocusFrom the archive: Edward Stollar at 80, from the July 1990 issue of The Strad
The head of the Phillips auction house music department in London for decades, Stollar was one of the violin trade’s most respected figures. The following is an extract from an article in the July 1990 issue of the strad by Robert Lewin
