All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 376
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FocusMaxim Vengerov: ‘It is no longer good enough to be simply a good violinist’
As one of the world’s most celebrated violinists, Maxim Vengerov has always been a dedicated educator. But, as he tells Charlotte Smith, his own education is a lifelong undertaking
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FocusNurturing limb-differences in students
The benefits of accommodating and encouraging limb-different string students far outweigh the challenges for teachers, says University of North Texas lecturer Elizabeth Chappell
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ReviewJean-Guihen Queyras: C.P.E Bach Cello Concertos
Compelling, idiomatic playing in Bach Junior’s cello concertos
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason wins new Brit Award
The teenage cellist has topped 100,000 sales with his debut album
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VideoMexican cellists play Piazzolla
Cellist and conductor Amit Peled with his Peabody students and selected Mexican cellists perform for Festival de Musica de Camera de San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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FocusLife Lessons: Aldo Parisot
The venerable cello teacher, who celebrates his 100th birthday in September, recently announced his retirement from the Yale School of Music. He shares his insights and looks back at the beginnings of his distinguished career
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NewsString players lead the field at Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 final
Four out of six finalists perform on bowed stringed instruments
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NewsViolinist Daniel Hope in 'pay for bars' charity concert
Attendees are asked to purchase a bar of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in order to listen to it at the performance
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FocusAsk the Experts: minimising excessive body movements
We asked four string pedagogues to give their thoughts on eliminating or cutting down on excessive body movements when playing
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VideoEurovision Young Musicians semi-final 2018
In these videos German violinist Mira Foron and Czech double bassist Indi Stivín give it their all in the semi-final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2018.
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NewsWorldwide birthday celebrations for Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein in 1955 The Leonard Bernstein Office has announced worldwide celebrations of what would have been the composer and conductor’s 100th birthday on 25 August. Among the highlights on the day is the London Symphony Orchestra’s concert performance of Bernstein’s first Broadway hit, On the Town, ...
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FocusWhy are female composers still markedly behind in terms of prominence?
Are quotas the solution, or do public attitudes still need to change, asks Peter Somerford
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VideoA six-string custom viola played by Henning Kraggerud
In this video, Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud amd jazz pianist Bugge Wesseltoft perform an inprovisation on a folk tune. Kraggerud is playing his custom-made ‘viola concorda’. ‘I was longing for a sound that I couldn’t produce, so I ordered a new instrument from Ariane Becker,’ he writes. ‘Listen to our ...
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FocusDo different rosin brands actually perform differently? We put 7 to the test
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith and contributing editor Pauline Harding put seven rosins to the test and discover a world of difference between brand and type
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Premium ❘ FeatureAntonio Pappano: What conductors want from their string sections
A regular, nice, beautiful sound doesn’t interest the music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, he told The Strad in this interview from 2008
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VideoSatu Vänskä performs the Allemande from Bach's Partita no.2
Satu Vänskä, principal violinist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, performs the Allemande from Bach’s Partita no.2 in D minor in the Barbican Theatre in London. The 1726 ‘Belgiorno’ Stradivari played by Vänskä plays is one of only two by the maker in Australia, both of which belong to the Australian ...
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FocusThe Strad Quiz: Know your cellists
Test your knowledge of 20th- and 21st-century cello players with our latest photo quiz
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NewsAll-female final for $100k first prize Shanghai competition
Six young violinists remain in contention for the biggest prize pot available in any competition, following three-part semi-final round
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NewsNo joy for musicians in Ryanair's new hand-luggage policy
Airline maintains that even musical instruments such as violins must have a second seat booked or go in the hold
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FocusThe darker side of Heifetz the autocratic teacher
The great violinist was an inspirational teacher but not always kind or reasonable, remembers former student Gwen Thompson-Robinow
