All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 382
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VideoViktoria Mullova & Misha Mullov-Abbado: O Cabo Pitanga
Violinist Viktoria Mullova and her double bassist son Misha Mullov-Abbado perform ‘O Cabo Pitanga’ by Brazilian composer Laércio De Freitas. This arrangement features in their ‘Music We Love’ programme. Visit their websites at www.viktoriamullova.com and www.mishamullovabbado.com Video filmed and edited by Thomas Aston
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NewsLeila Josefowicz Receives $100,000 Avery Fisher Prize
The violinist becomes the 24th recipient of the award
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NewsMarek Janowski returns to conduct Dresden Philharmonic
The 79-year-old conductor comes out of retirement to take up the position
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VideoHilary Hahn on her new Bach disc
Tying in with our cover feature about Hilary Hahn, this video gives us a taste of what to expect from her second CD of solo Bach, which comes two decades after her first.
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NewsSemi-finalists announced for 2018 Boulder Duo Competition
Winners of Colorado based event receive a USD $15,000 cash prize
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Premium ❘ Feature8 views on intonation
Tips on playing in tune – or giving the impression of it – from 100 years of The Strad
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VideoHow it feels to play Col Legno
For everyone who has ever had to learn to play Col Legno the hard way, there’s someone here who understands your pain.
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NewsCleveland concertmaster faces new sexual misconduct allegations
William Preucil remains under suspension during investigations
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NewsNew academic research shows music education at significant risk of disappearing
Several UK schools are reducing or completely removing music in the curriculum
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NewsJoseph Joachim Violin Competition starts October 11
33 musicians will compete for a total monetary fund of €140,000
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ReviewJoshua Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields: Bruch
Scottish Fantasy and Violin Concerto no.1 in one of Bell’s most captivatingly inspired releases
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FocusIn numbers: the cost of maintaining an instrument during the course of a career
Have you ever thought about how much you will spend in total over the years to keep your instrument in working order? Drew McManus spills the beans, and then counts them
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NewsLong missing ‘Ames, Totenberg’ Stradivarius now on long-term loan to Nathan Meltzer
Young US violinist chosen as beneficiary of newly founded New York based instrument loan organisation Rare Violins In Consortium
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GalleryGallery: Daniel Müller-Schott performs at German reunification celebrations
These photos were taken at the performance on German Unity Day, 3 October, at Berlin’s Brandeburg Gate
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FocusRachel Podger: 'I played Bach at home in secret'
Bach’s E major Violin Concerto proved to be a defining work on the Baroque violinist’s path towards the period performance movement – despite the peculiar attitudes of her teachers
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VideoLong-serving orchestral cellist in Spain takes to busking after losing leg
This video comes from Spanish newspaper La Vox de Galicia, based in A Coruña, which reported the story of cellist Vladimir von Litvikh. Born in Saint Petersburg in 1967, he joined the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia when it was founded in 1992 and remained in post until he was ...
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ReviewSchumann & Fauré Piano Quintets: James Ehnes, Mira Wang, Naoko Shimizu, Jan Vogler, Louis Lortie
A crack team of soloists play together like old friends
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ReviewSmith Quartet: Nyman String Quartets nos.4 & 5
Energetic accounts of music by a modern minimalist
