All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 375
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NewsAndré Rieu again breaks records with cinema broadcast
Big screen relays of the Dutch violinist’s 2018 Maastricht concert took £1.66m at the UK & Ireland box office
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VideoIntroducing the Baroque double bass
In this video from the London-based Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, double bassist Cecelia Bruggemeyer introduces the – or as she more accurately puts its, ‘a’ – Baroque double bass
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NewsCello stolen from LA Opera orchestra principal
John Walz’s 2010 Mario Miralles cello was taken from his San Diego hotel room yesterday
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FocusFour iconic pop arrangements for strings on YouTube
To go with our August issue article on the most compelling arrangers of pop songs, we’ve brought together some of the best examples from recent years
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ReviewRoman Simovic: Paganini, 24 Caprices
Beguiling solo virtuosity that demonstrates very few flaws
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FocusRe-rediscovering the lost secrets of classical varnish
When Koen Padding died in 2012, the violin making community was not just bereft at losing a loyal friend but also thrown into confusion about whether his varnish making knowledge, on which many relied, was gone with him. As a collection of his writings is republished, we take a look ...
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NewsCleveland Orchestra gets surprise $9.3m gift from cereal heiress
Jean Hower Taber bequest comes a few months after another multi-million dollar gift marking orchestra’s 100th season
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VideoBach's Chaconne, performed by Johnny Gandelsman and the Limón Dance Company
In this video from WQXR, members of the New York based Limón Dance Company dance to Bach’s Chaconne played live by violinist Johnny Gandelsman (of Brooklyn Rider and Silk Road Ensemble). The choreography is by the company’s founder José Limón.
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ReviewMira Wang, Jan Vogler: Brahms, Harbison and Rihm double concertos
Poise and clarity in a trio of concertos for violin and cello duo
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NewsWho are the string players in Eurovision Young Musicians
Biennial classical competition held this year in Edinburgh with 18 contestants, of which ten play bowed strings
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NewsLark Quartet calls it quits after 34 years
Pioneering all-female ensemble based in New York will be playing final concerts in 2019
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FocusIn focus: a 1895 violin by Eugenio Degani
A very fine and representative example from the most accomplished period of the grandfather of the modern Venetian school. Article by Roland Baumgartner, photos by Gertrud M. Reuter
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NewsLA Opera principal cellist reunited with stolen cello
The instrument was found discarded on a San Diego street corner and traced to its owner via news reports
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FocusMaking sense of Bartók
The Arcadia Quartet’s violist Traian Boală discusses his experience of recording Bartók’s complete string quartets. Interview by Gavin Dixon
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VideoMasterclass with Violinist Gábor Takács-Nagy
Violinist Gábor Takács-Nagy coaches Sirena Huang on Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata as part of a masterclass for the Classical Bridge Music Festival.
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News$100,000 Shanghai Isaac Stern Competition enters semi-finals
Twelve young violinists remain in contention for the biggest prize pot available in any competition, whittled down from the 36 invited to the live rounds
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FocusA step-by-step guide to keeping your bridge healthy
Tuning your instrument will naturally pull your bridge out of position, so you need to overcome your fear of touching it – as well as knowing when professional help is needed, writes Adam Pelzer
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NewsThe Strad September 2018 issue is out now
Maxim Vengerov: The violinist and conductor explains how his commitment to educating young musicians reflects his own dedication to learning
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ReviewEybler Quartet: Beethoven Quartets op.18 nos.1-3
Subtly restrained period instrument performances prove that less is more
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ReviewElena Ruehr Quartets nos.1-6 – Cypress Quartet, Borromeo Quartet
Proof that, as a genre, the string quartet still has legs
