All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 351
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ReviewSteven Isserlis: The Cello In Wartime
Thought-provoking First World War-era project from a cello master
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Blogs9 ways for musicians to think like top athletes
Carole Talbot-Honeck earned her Masters degree from The University of Ottawa studying the psychological prerequisites for optimal musical performance. Here, she outlines a number of sporting attitudes, which are of equal value to musicians
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NewsLaureates announced at Lutosławski Cello Competition
Haruma SatoPhoto: Darek Golik Japanese cellist Haruma Sato has won the eleventh Witold Lutosławski International Cello Competition in Warsaw. In the final, Sato performed Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto along with Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C major. He wins a cash prize of €15,000. Second, third and fourth place ...
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VideoPaul Katz on finding the right bow for his cello
In this video from Carriage House Violins and CelloBello, Paul Katz, New England Conservatory professor and former member of the Cleveland Quartet, discusses how not every great bow is right for every great cello
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NewsDouble bass broken during flight – Virgin Airlines accepts responsibility
Australian bassist Liz Frencham arrived at Melbourne airport to find the scroll snapped off the neck of her Neville Whitehead travel bass
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NewsAeroflot tightens hand-luggage rules – violinists running into problems
Russian musicians have taken to social media and petitions to alert airline to consequences of announcement
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FocusGallery: 10 violin Valentines of varying quality and tastefulness
The Strad dutifully presents some card ideas for that special string player in your life
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VideoQuatuor Tchalik: Beethoven String Quartet no.8
The Quatuor Tchalik comprises the Tchalik siblings Gabriel, Louise (violin), Sarah (viola) and Marc (cello). Here in this video from France Musique filmed in November 2016 they perform Beethoven’s String Quartet no.8 in E minor, op.59 no.2. On 8 February 2018, the Tchalik Quartet won the €20,000 first prize at ...
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FocusYou can only diversify the audience by having a diverse group of people on stage
Half a century since the New York Phil hired its first black musician, the percentage of black and Latino players in US orchestras remains woefully low. But some organisations are taking action towards inclusivity
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NewsAeroflot relents on hand-luggage rules following musicians' outcry
Russian musicians took to social media and petitions to alert airline to consequences of announcement last week
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NewsThis is why string players don't want their instruments in the hold
These photos of damage to a guitar reportedly sustained during an American Airlines flight is strong reminder of why players of valuable instruments refuse to let them out of their sight. It is worth noting that an average conservatoire level violin will likely cost as much or more than even ...
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NewsNadège Rochat and Rafael Aguirre - Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habanera
Cellist Nadège Rochat and guitarist Rafael Aguirre perfom Ravel’s Pièce en forme de Habanera. Originally written as a vocalise-étude, for voice without words and piano, it was subsequently arranged for cello and piano, and now exists in several versions for various instruments. Rochat plays a cello known as the ‘Vatican ...
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ReviewBenedict Kloeckner, Anna Fedorova: Chopin, Franck Cello Sonatas
Some lovely playing is let down by the recorded sound
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ReviewMiranda Cuckson: Invisible Colors – works by Wolpe, Carter, Ferneyhough
Eloquent and elegant advocate for knottily complex music
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NewsFrancesco Goffriller cello stolen at knifepoint in France
Ophélie Gaillard was robbed of the on-loan cello, her own Persoit bow – and her mobile phone
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ReviewAllar Kaasik: Timeless Light – Estonian Cello Works
A meditative light shines through this collection of cello music
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ReviewFrancesca Dego: Violin Concertos by Paganini and Wolf-Ferrari
Brilliance and panache in two showstopper concertos
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FocusLisa Batiashvili: My Most Memorable Musical Experience
The Georgian violinist recalls memories of a pop superstar and clicking with a superstar conductor and orchestra
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