All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 352
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VideoPaganini La Campanella | Leia Zhu
Filmed live in Miami on 7 February 2018 this video features 11-year-old Leia Zhu playing La Campanella, the final movement of Paganini’s Violin Concerto no.2, accompanied by Rustam Rahmedov
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ArticleDidier Lockwood performs Over the Rainbow
French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood performs Over the Rainbow in the foyer of the Théâtre du Châtelet. Lockwood died on 18 February at the age of 62 following a heart attack.
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NewsOphélie Gaillard reunited with stolen Goffriller cello
Thieves make anonymous call and return instrument after seeing social media posts and realising its true value
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NewsJazz virtuoso Didier Lockwood dies aged 62
French violinist at forefront of jazz, prog rock and fusion suffered heart attack following concert on Saturday evening
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ArticleGary Karr on Koussevitzky’s Double Bass Concerto
The American bassist recalls how the Koussevitzky helped to establish his individual style – and how he received a career boost courtesy of the composer’s ghost
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ReviewLinos Ensemble, Zoryana Kushpler: Works by Schoenberg, Zemlinsky, Busoni
Scaled-down yet sumptuous Viennese chamber works
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ReviewValentin Silvestrov: Hieroglyphen Der Nacht (works for two cellos)
A composer in search of the music between silence and the unheard
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FocusJean-Luc Ponty: 'Nothing was too intricate for me because I had that solid technical background'
The French violinist, who celebrated his 75th birthday last year, is a trailblazing figure in the world of jazz. Yet his grounding in classical technique was important in shaping his musical approach, he tells Toby Deller
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NewsString players dominate Borletti-Buitoni Trust awards
Fifteen young artists have been announced as winners of the 2018 Borletti-Buitoni Trust (BBT) Awards and Fellowships. For the first time in the British trust’s 16-year history, 13 of the awardees are string players.
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NewsThe Strad March 2018 issue is out now
Viola player Lawrence Power talks about playing different instruments, good string teaching and why it’s important to challenge conventional wisdom
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FocusViolist Lawrence Power on conventional wisdom and not being shy of picking up the violin
The British viola virtuoso is held up as a champion of his instrument by many young players. But, as he tells Toby Deller, he is more interested in being an adventurous performer and teacher who’s prepared to challenge norms
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FocusFrom the archive: an 1752 violin by Tomasso Balestrieri
This is an extract from an article in the July 1993 issue of The Strad, in which John Dilworth examined the Mantuan school – and the connections of its luthiers to Piacenza
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VideoVivaldi's Concerto for Two Cellos – René Schiffer, Mimé Brinkmann – Apollo's Fire
This video features Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, conducted from the harpsichord by Jeannette Sorrell, with cello soloists René Schiffer and Mimé Y. Brinkmann, performing Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto in G Minor for Two Cellos, RV 531. The performance took place as part of the Tanglewood Festival on ...
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NewsAnna Karkowska, who ruffled the violin world with hyper-Romantic style, dies at 36
Breast cancer claims Polish violinist in her adopted home of New York
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NewsJuilliard String Quartet gets new first violin
Areta Zhulla will take over leader’s chair from Joseph Lin in September 2018
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ReviewElias Quartet: Beethoven, The Complete String Quartets vol.4
Excellent live-recorded Beethoven series reaches its fourth instalment
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ReviewDaniel Müller-Schott: Cello Reimagined – Bach, Haydn, Mozart
Enterprise and imagination make for a very fine cello recital
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NewsTakács Quartet founding violinist Károly Schranz steps down
Tenure lasting 43 years comes to an end as Harumi Rhodes prepares to take second violin chair
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VideoLawrence Power performs Debussy's 'Beau Soir'
Our March 2018 issue cover star Lawrence Power performs the early Debussy song ‘Beau Soir’ with pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips This video was made during recording sessions for the 2016 album Fin de siècle from Hyperion.
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Blogs6 mindfulness techniques for music teachers
Mindfulness is an invaluable tool for teaching students how to concentrate on-stage, improve awareness in the practice room, play pain-free, and move on from disappointing auditions or performance experiences, writes Dr. Travis Baird
