All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 347
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NewsMenuhin Competition 2018 announces 44 successful candidates for live rounds
Over 90% of participants began playing the violin before the age of five and average age across junior and senior categories has dropped to 15 for the first time, with the youngest aged ten and oldest 21
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FocusAnshel Brusilow, violinist and conductor, 1928-2018 – an interview
A brief but illustrious career as a concertmaster in the 1950s and 60s at the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell and the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy gave way to his true calling as a conductor and later educator. In this interview from 2012 he talks to Julian Haylock about ...
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VideoLisa Batiashvili - Visions of Prokofiev - Album trailer
In this video from Deutsche Grammophon, Lisa Batiashvili introduces her upcoming album Visions of Prokofiev with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The album is released internationally on 2 February 2018.
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FocusRay Chen plays the Sarabande from Bach's Partita no.2 in D minor
‘I’ve always been inspired by Bach’s musical connection to the divine. One might not be religious or devout but one cannot deny the presence of a higher force within his music,’ writes Ray Chen in the description of his latest video, filmed on 12 January 2018
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ReviewPavel Haas Quartet, with Pavel Nikl and Boris Giltburg: Dvořák, Quintets op.81 & 97
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Tightly wound, enthralling accounts of Dvořák Musicians: Pavel Haas Quartet, Pavel Nikl (viola), Boris Giltburg (piano) Works: DVOŘÁK String Quintet op.97; Piano Quintet No 2 Catalogue Number: SUPRAPHON SU 4195-2 The reactive ...
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ReviewClare Howick, John Paul Ekins: British Music for Violin and Piano
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Gorgeous musical miniatures spark to life in the hands of experts Musicians: Clare Howick (violin) John Paul Ekins (piano) Works: ELGAR Violin Sonata in E minor op.82; Three Characteristic Pieces; and works by Bridge, ...
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ReviewCorinne Morris: Chrysalis - Cello works by Haydn, Couperin, Monn
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Cellist’s brave and commendable comeback after injury Musicians: Corinne Morris (cello), Scottish Chamber Orchestra Works: HAYDN Cello Concerto in C major, COUPERIN Pieces en Concert (arr. Paul Bazelaire), MONN Cello Concerto in G minor Catalogue Number: ...
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FocusMinimalism for strings: An overview with performance advice from the Kronos Quartet and others
Following the emergence of minimalist music in 1960s America, some of the style’s most enduring works have been written for strings, among them Steve Reich’s Different Trains. Pwyll ap Siôn finds out how performers overcome the technical and psychological challenges of playing this music
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Video'It's a Small World' played on eighth- and tenth-size cellos
Ken James Kubota continues his JHMJams YouTube series leading a quartet of miniature cellos in the Sherman Brothers’ Disney favourite ’It’s a Small World (After All)’. ‘Intonation was a major struggle,’ he admits.
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NewsSol Gabetta and Cremona Quartet among winners of International Classical Music Awards
Jury made up of editors of classical music magazines and websites chooses its albums of the year
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NewsAlisa Weilerstein joins Trondheim Soloists as Artistic Partner
Initial two-year contract will see MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winning American cellist embark on touring and recording projects and coincides with her move to audiophile record label Pentatone
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VideoElena Urioste plays Fritz Kreisler's 'Preghiera'
Violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Tom Poster perform Fritz Kreisler’s Preghiera in the Style of Martini. Some of Kreisler’s best known works are pastiches, in the style of 18th-century composers, which he originally presented as discoveries before later admitting that he wrote them himself.
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ReviewNoa Wildschut: Mozart Violin Concerto no.5, Violin Sonata K454, Adagio K261
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Promising debut from a young violin talent Musicians: Noa Wildschut (violin) Yoram Ish-Hurwitz (piano) Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/Gordan Nikolić Works: MOZART Violin Concerto in A major K219 ‘Turkish’; Adagio in E major K261; Violin Sonata in ...
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FocusBuilding a string sound from scratch at the Estonian Festival Orchestra
In the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado established an ensemble with its own sound character in just a few years. How can an orchestra, and its signature string section, form a distinctive sound in such little time? Paavo Järvi’s orchestra project at the Pärnu Music Festival in Estonia offers some ...
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VideoAugustin Hadelich plays Paganini Caprice no.4
Violinist Augustin Hadelich performs the Paganini Caprice no.4 from his new album for Warner of the 24 Caprices. Director: Tristan Cook (tristan-cook.com) Cinematographer: Nick Perron-Siegel (nickperronsiegel.com) Sound producer/engineer: Antonio Oliart Watch: Fantasia dei Gatti - Augustin Hadelich | Paganini Caprice no.17
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NewsShirley Givens, violinist and pedagogue, 1930-2018
Concert violinist and beloved pedagogue remembered for her breadth of experience and enthusiam for teaching from international masterclasses to her picture-book violin methods for absolute beginners
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NewsYouTube violinist Charles Yang wins Leonard Bernstein Award 2018
Versatile American violinist awarded the €10,000 prize and concert opportunity at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
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VideoJohannes Moser: Hymnus for 12 Cellos by Julius Klengel
In this video from German public radio station BR-Klassik, German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser performs Julius Klengel’s Hymnus for 12 Cellos - with the help of some audio-visual trickery
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Blogs‘Just think of love’: Vadim Gluzman on Leonard Bernstein's Serenade after Plato's 'Symposium'
As the violinist heads to London to perform the work with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, he tells The Strad what is special about this violin concerto in all but name – and of his surprise that it is not programmed more often
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VideoAudio: Janine Jansen plays Bruch Concerto with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
In this broadcast from WQXR, recorded live on 18 January at Carnegie Hall, Janine Jansen performes the Bruch Violin Concerto with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Daniele Gatti. The encore is ‘Nana’ from the Suite populaire espagnole by Manuel de Falla.
