All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 353
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FocusCase history: an overview of the instrument cases made for Stradivari violins
In the March 2018 issue, Dimitri Musafia and Glenn Wood examine a template that apparently proves that instrument cases were made in Stradivari’s workshop. In this article from April 2008, Musafia looks at the cases used to house Stradivari violins, while Wood gives an overview of Italian cases
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NewsItzhak Perlman cancels Florida concerts for 'emergency medical procedure'
The violinist withdrew from a series of concerts over the weekend and until Tuesday
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FocusObituary: Bela Katona, 1920-2018
Distinguished Hungarian violin pedagogue who moved to England in 1960 and maintained a long career at Trinity College of Music
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VideoLudwig van Beethoven violin concerto lecture, Viktoria Kaunzner
A video lecture by German violinist Viktoria Kaunzner based around her performance of the Beethoven violin concerto, in which she explain how she shapes her performance based on dialectic principles
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NewsFurther concerts cancelled by David Garrett as herniated disc keeps him out of action
Violinist has withdrawn from March dates in Monaco, Basel, Luxembourg and Dresden due to injury first announced at the end of January
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FocusLeonidas Kavakos on his ever-deepening relationship with the Sibelius Concerto
In this article from January 2016, a quarter century after the Greek violinist made his pioneering recording of the Sibelius Concerto alongside its original version, he talks to Andrew Mellor about his relationship with the work
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VideoTrailer for 'Itzhak', an upcoming film about Itzhak Perlman
This feature-length documentary uses interviews and archive footage to look at the violin virtuoso’s life, from early struggles with polio and lifelong disability, his parents’ emigration to Israel and his subsequent success. It is directed by Alison Chernick who has previously made films about the artists Jeff Koons, Matthew Barney, ...
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NewsBritish Airways back in the spotlight as Kronos Quartet pledges to boycott airline after carry-on confusion
BA apologises for uninformed gate agent after pilot steps in to allow musicians to board with their instruments
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VideoProfessional cellist plays Grade 1 piece
London-based cellist Samara Ginsberg plays March of the Stegosaurus by Paul Harris from the ABRSM Time Pieces book. The pianist is Leo Nicholson.
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NewsGio Batta Morassi, Luthier, 1934-2018
Giovanni Battista Morassi died on 27 February at the age of 83. One of the key figures in 20th-century Cremonese lutherie, he taught several of today’s finest makers at the International Violin Making School in Cremona, and was a well-known figure for his scholarship and knowledge of ...
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NewsCompetitors announced for International Paulo Cello Competition in Finland
Twenty-six competitors have been accepted for event taking place in October across three Finnish cities
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BlogsIf you want the industry to change, you have to be willing to enact a change yourself
The violinist and co-founder of the Manchester Collective on her musical philosophy and forging new ground in an increasingly conservative music world
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FocusThe mislabelled template which proves Stradivari's role in inventing the modern violin case
For decades, debate has raged over whether instrument cases were ever made in Stradivari’s workshop. Now, a template has come to light that apparently proves that they were, writes Glenn Wood
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ReviewLaura van der Heijden, Petr Limonov: 1948 – Russian works for cello and piano
Outstanding, original Russian recital from a BBC Young Musician
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ReviewRachel Barton Pine: Elgar and Bruch violin concertos
ELGAR Violin Concerto in B minor, BRUCH Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor
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NewsPrimrose viola competition reveals 24 candidates for 2018 edition
Competition taking place in Los Angeles in June 2018 counts Lawrence Power, Antoine Tamestit and Jennifer Stumm among previous winners
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BlogsPlaying the violin places constant strain on the body, yet we leave posture to chance
A holistic approach to teaching should treat healthy body position as seriously as scales and etudes
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NewsViol damaged aboard United Airlines flight
Instrument in hard case was placed in the hold at the gate but emerged with a snapped neck, says early music specialist Andrew Arceci
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FocusFrom the archive: the 1734 ‘Spagnoletti’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
In this article from the February 2005 issue of The Strad, John Dilworth looks at the history of the 1734 ‘Spagnoletti’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin, which, unusually, can be traced all the way back to its Cremonese origins
