All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 361
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Video10-year-old Christian Li plays Vivaldi at Menuhin Competition gala
In this video Christian Li, who shared the first prize of the Menuhin Competition Junior Division with 11-year-old Chloe Chua, performs Summer from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Video11-year-old Chloe Chua plays Vivaldi's Winter at Menuhin Competition
In this video, filmed at the Menuhin Competition closing gala concert on 22 April, 11-year-old Chloe Chua, who shared the first prize of the Menuhin Competition Junior Division with 10-year-old Christian Li, performs Winter from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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VideoJordi Savall performs a variation on Les folies d'Espagne
In this video, Catalan viol player Jordi Savall performs a variation on Les folies d’Espagne from a set by Marin Marais for the viola da gamba.
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FocusFrom the archive: a 1709 violin by Carlo Tononi
In the January 2009 issue, Simon Morris took a closer look at a violin from Tononi’s Bologna period, before the death of his father Giovanni
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NewsRenaud Capuçon joins ECHO prize protest at 'antisemitic' rap lyrics
The violinist has returned his ECHO Klassik awards, joining other classical luminaries including Daniel Barenboim
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VideoKristine Balanas' video for her performance of Ysaÿe's 'Obsession'
Starring and directed by Latvian violinist Kristine Balanas, this video features her performance of the first part of Ysaÿe’s Violin Sonata no.2, titled ‘Obsession’.
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason invited to perform at royal wedding
The young cellist was chosen specifically by Prince Harry who had seen him perform at charity event
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Premium ❘ FocusDid the Cremonese have access to wood with unique special qualities?
Were the old Cremonese luthiers really using better woods than those available to other makers in Europe? In this article from 2013, Terry Borman and Berend Stoel presented a study of density that suggested otherwise
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FocusSentimental work: Lynn Harrell on Bloch's Schelomo
For the US cellist, the singing qualities and narrative drive of Bloch’s Schelomo bring evocative memories and spiritual uplift. From the January 2017 issue
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FocusBuilding bridges: a photo essay
Have you ever wondered who makes the world’s stringed instrument bridges, and how? In this gallery, we follow the process from tree trunk to blank bridge
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NewsPavel Haas Quartet welcomes new violist
Violist Jiří Kabát has taken over from Radim Sedmidubský, who joined in 2016 from fellow Czech ensemble the Škampa Quartet
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NewsECHO prize scrapped following antisemitic rap complaints
The German music industry awards ceremony, which has run annually since 1992, will cease to exist in current form. ECHO Klassik and ECHO Jazz will also be affected
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NewsMilan Škampa, 1928-2018: the last of the Smetana Quartet
Milan Škampa, for many years violist of the Smetana Quartet and the last survivor of the six men who played in the group, died at his Prague home on 14 April. He would have turned 90 in June.
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NewsThe Strad May 2018 issue is out now
Ray Chen discusses the importance of social media and popular culture in encouraging a new generation of players
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BlogsThomas Bowes: a Bach Pilgrimage
On Tuesday 1 May I will set out again on a Bach Pilgrimage, taking round the solo violin music of J.S. Bach to communities up and down the country. My odyssey this year is a little more modest than the marathon of 2013 when I covered some four thousand miles ...
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FocusRay Chen: 'Failure was so much more meaningful towards my overall development'
In this extract from a candid and wide-ranging interview, the violinist remembers leaving his home town of Brisbane, Australia, at the age of 16 to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia – and immediately feeling out of his depth
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VideoMaxim Vengerov Masterclass with Menuhin Competition violinists
Maxin Vengerov, one of the members of the jury for this year’s Menuhin Competition in Geneva, here takes a masterclass with violinist competitors
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VideoStéphane Grappelli & Django Reinhardt in 1939: J'attendrai Swing
Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt perform J’attendrai Swing in 1939 as part of the enormously influential Quintette du Hot Club de France
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FocusDegrees checklist
Questions to help you find the right course and to prepare you for life as a student
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VideoPablo de Sarasate's violins. A short documentary with live performances
Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue visits the Sarasate museum in Pamplona, Spain, and plays the great virtuoso’s Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin, as well as taking a close look at a Gand & Bernardel which was his graduation prize from the Paris Conservatoire.
