All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 348
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FocusFrom the archive: a 1792 viola by Venetian maker Anselmo Bellosio
In this extract from an article in the June 1992 issue of The Strad, John Dilworth takes a look at a small viola by the last of the great Venetian makers
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NewsVanessa-Mae's Olympic skiing career likely over following shoulder injury
The violinist was chasing qualification to compete for Thailand at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea
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NewsInternational Music Competition Harbin in China enters final round
Four young violinists from China, South Korea, Russia and the US compete for $50,000 first place in first edition of Chinese competition
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VideoTravelling with your instrument - Violin and Viola
Cremona-based luthier Edgar Russ regularly travels with violins, and often more than one at a time, so his advice on how to do so with as little bother as possible is worth bearing in mind. He accompanies the video with the following text: ‘This video is not meant to fool ...
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ReviewBorusan Quartet: Company – works by Pärt, Uçarsu, Glass, Vasks
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Contemporary quartets that are in good… company Musicians: Borusan Quartet Works: PÄRT Summa, UÇARSU String Quartet no.2 ‘The Untold’, GLASS String Quartet no.2 ‘Company’, VASKS String Quartet no.4 Catalogue Number: ONYX 4171 Philip ...
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ReviewRachel Podger: Grandissima Gravita – sonatas by Pisendel, Tartini, Veracini, Vivaldi
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Drama and fantasy in music inspired by Corelli Musicians: Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque Works: PISENDEL Sonata in C minor for violin and harpsichord, TARTINI Sonata in A minor for violin and continuo op.2 ...
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ReviewMaria Milstein, Nathalia Milstein: La sonate de Vinteuil – works by Pierné, Saint-Saëns, Hahn, Debussy
The Milstein sisters go in search of a musical madeleine
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ReviewMinguet Quartet, Jens Peter Maintz: works by Wolfgang Rihm
Clarity and theatrical bite combine to make a deeply rewarding disc
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NewsThe Strad February 2018 issue is out now
A French focus led by the Arod Quartet discussing how making a successful career as a foursome takes more than first-rate playing
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VideoTravelling with your instrument - Cello and Double Bass
In this second video on advice for musicians travelling by air, Cremona-based luthier Edgar Russ gives his advice on how to make sure cellos and double basses survive the flight. Watch: Travelling with your instrument - Violin and Viola
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VideoThe Arod Quartet record Mendelssohn String Quartet op.13 in A Minor - Adagio
In this video, the Arod Quartet, cover stars of The Strad’s February 2018 issue, perform the introductor Adagio of Mendelssohn String Quartet no.2, op.13. The recording is from their debut album, released in September 2017 by Erato/Warner Classics
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NewsNancy Zhou wins $50,000 first prize at International Music Competition Harbin
American violinist, 25, adds the Chinese accolade to a number of recent competition successes
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NewsPlans unveiled for Tokyo Stradivarius Festival
Blockbuster exhibition, supported by The Strad, will feature over 20 instruments
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FocusThe Arod Quartet on competition success and the pressures of life on the road
The young French players of the Arod Quartet have enjoyed rapid career success, helped in no small part by their mentor, former Ébène Quartet violist Mathieu Herzog. But being an effective 21st-century chamber musician is about much more than first-rate playing, as Charlotte Gardner discovers
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VideoClara-Jumi Kang plays Paganini, Caprice no.11
In this video, violinist Clara-Jumi Kang performs Paganini’s Caprice no.11 at a V Salon Concert for Korean video sharing platform V Live. Born in Germany to a musical family, Clara-Jumi Kang took up the violin at the age of three and a year later enrolled as the youngest ever student ...
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NewsFacebook engineer who died aged 33 creates fellowship to lend his Vuillaume violin to worthy talents
Eric Sun’s prized instrument will be made available via the Tarisio Trust Sun-Law Vuillaume Fellowship in two-year periods to talented musicians with a community-building proposal
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NewsNew play dramatises Jascha Heifetz's part in the creation of Israel
A Walk With Mr Heifetz, written by arts journalist and former Gramophone editor James Inverne, opens at New York’s Cherry Lane Theatre on 31 January
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FocusFrom the archive: Kreisler’s pseudo-classics
In February 1935 Fritz Kreisler revealed that several of the pieces in his repertoire, formerly ascribed to such composers as Vivaldi and Tartini, were in fact written by him. The admission sent shockwaves throughout the music world – here M. Montagu-Nathan reacts in the March 1935 issue of The Strad
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VideoBerlin-based Vision String Quartet picks up €60,000 award
Biennial Jürgen Ponto Foundation award also includes concerts at its four partner festivals
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VideoAn orchestra of 158 cellos performs variations on 'Happy Birthday'
An orchestra of 158 cellos plays variations on ‘Happy Birthday’ in honour of Antonio Janigro on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The concert took place on 21 January 2018 at the Vatroslav Lisinski hall in Zagreb organised by the Antonio Janigro Association. Although born Italian, Janigro made Croatia his ...
