All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 384
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NewsPaulo Cello Competition enters second round
Quinquennial event taking place across three Finnish cities promotes nine young cellists for semi-finals
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ReviewPeter Sheppard Skærved: violin and viola works by Hans Werner Henze
Piquant and lyrical playing of some 20th-century violin and viola works
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ReviewDoric Quartet: Mendelssohn String Quartets vol.1
Structured readings that also capture the intense emotions of the music
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NewsConcertgebouw launches European youth orchestra project
The Amsterdam based orchestra is inviting nominations and applications for RCO Young, which starts in the summer of 2019
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VideoMassed cellos play James Brown at New Directions Cello Festival
This video was made on 15 July at the final concert of the New Directions Cello Festival Köln 2018 at the WDR-Funkhaus Köln. The arrangemend of James Brown’s ‘I Feel Good’ is by festival co-director Gunther Tiedemann. The soloists are Rupert Gillett and Veit Steinmann
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NewsFinalists announced at Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
Six violinists will appear in the two final rounds, in which they will lead a string quintet and perform a concerto with orchestra
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VideoDan Zhu plays the 1714 'Da Vinci' Stradivarius surrounded by 20 other Strads
Dan Zhu plays the 1714 ‘Da Vinci’ Stradivarius at the Tokyo Stradivarius Festival, just before he performs Bach’s Chaconne in concert on the same violin.
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NewsRoyal Opera House will take landmark hearing damage case before court of appeal
Violist Chris Goldscheider won a momentous case against the Royal Opera House in March 2018 after blaming his hearing issues on unacceptable noise levels during rehearsals. But the London venue has now been granted permission to appeal
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FocusLife Lessons: Viktoria Mullova
The Russian violinist on music and engineering, Soviet Bach and the perils of reading reviews
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DebateShould classical artists embrace music video singles?
More core classical artists these days are mimicking their contemporaries in the pop world by releasing music video singles to accompany their albums. Charlotte Gardner asks whether this is a positive development
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ReviewIsabelle Faust and friends: Schubert
A magnificent performance of Schubert’s Octet and Five Minuets with Six Trios
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VideoViolinist Rachel Barton Pine in duet with her daughter
In this video from American Public Media’s ‘Performance Today’, Rachel Barton Pine performs with a budding violinist: her 7-year-old daughter, Sylvia
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NewsSaskatoon Symphony Orchestra is moving offices after attack
The orchestra plans to complete the move by 1 December
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Focus8 ways to maximise your sound with minimum effort
Advice on how to increase your sound without any extra effort from The Strad Archive
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NewsJohn Williams pulls out of London concert due to illness
The ‘Jaws’ and ‘Star Wars’ composer was due to conduct his own music with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow
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VideoThe Strad Calendar 2019: the ‘Kustendyke’ Stradivarius of 1699
Our 2019 calendar brings together twelve of the finest instruments ever made by Antonio Stradivari, all of which were on display at the Tokyo Stradivarius Festival, where the video below was taken. Description by Alessandra Barabaschi
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VideoGautier Capuçon & Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester cellos
Gautier Capuçon and the cello section of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester perform the ‘Requiem’ from Anne Wilson’s Lament (originally for solo cello with cello quartet)
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FocusCommissioning a new instrument – a guide for players
Commissioning an instrument can be an exciting prospect, but as a creative journey it can have its ups and downs. John Milnes considers how both player and maker can keep each other happy.
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NewsCleveland concertmaster fired following sexual misconduct investigation
Report into behaviour of William Preucil, as well as principal trombonist Massimo La Rosa, sees both their positions terminated
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FocusPaul Rolland's tension-free philosophy
Pioneering pedagogue Paul Rolland formulated a groundbreaking approach to string teaching through his University of Illinois String Research Project in the late 1960s. Charlotte Smith investigates the legacy of his findings, 40 years after his death
