All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 387
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VideoDavid Leonard Wiedmer and Léa Trombert in comic promo
Léa Trombert and David Leonard Wiedmer, who share a workshop in Lyon, France, star in what starts looking like a standard promotional video. David Leonard Wiedmer won a number of medals at the 2018 VSA Competition, including Gold for violin, Gold for cello (in collaboration with Damien Gest) and Silver ...
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NewsSantiago Cañón Valencia wins János Starker Award
Colombian cellist, 23, picks up $35,000 cash prize from the Starker Foundation
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NewsYo-Yo Ma and Renaud Capuçon mark Armistice with Ravel
The musicians performed to nearly 70 heads of state and a television audience of millions
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NewsDiana Tishchenko wins Long-Thibaud-Crespin competition
The Ukrainian violinist receives €25,000, plus a number of important concert engagements
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VideoDocumentary on Florian Leonhard
Florian Leonhard, the world-renowned maker and restorer of fine violins, tells his story, with contributions from Leonidas Kavakos and Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Filmed at Leonhard’s workshop in London.
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FocusPostcard from Colorado
At this year’s Aspen Festival and School, an array of leading performers rubbed shoulders with hundreds of enthusiastic young musicians. Bruce Hodges soaked up the clear mountain air
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Focus4 tips on using antiquing methods to give an instrument a warm look
John Simmers shares his wisdom on finding a balance between antiquing and not antiquing
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NewsWinners of Rust Prize announced
They receive €750 each and the chance to borrow a master violin made by East German luthiers
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NewsNicolas Altstaedt has won the Duisburg Music Prize
The cellist receives the prize in a ceremony later this month
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VideoYo-Yo Ma performs Bach to dignitaries
The cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs the Sarabande from Bach’s Cello Suite No 5 to world leaders in Paris on Sunday as part of the events marking the centenary of the Armistice.
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FocusCecilia Zilliacus brings a distinctly Nordic flavour to the Brahms Violin Concerto
In our latest Session Report we join the Swedish violinist in the studio as she records Brahms. Interview by Andrew Mellor
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VideoHow many luthiers does it take to make two violins in a week?
This video follows the week-long process of making two new violins for the Royal Northern College of Music instrument collection during its Strings Festival in March 2018. Luthiers Kai-Thomas Roth, William Castle, Marc Soubeyran and Tibor Szemmelveisz collaborated on building two violins between 2 and 8 March, one based on ...
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NewsPhilharmonia Orchestra concertmaster awarded Saxony-Anhalt State Prize
Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay honoured in his home state for his role as cultural ambassador after ten years leading the London orchestra
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VideoNicolas Altstaedt plays Sarabande from first cello suite
German/French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt plays the Sarabande from Bach’s Cello Suite no.1 in G at the Bimhuis Amsterdam This is an excerpt from the 29 November 2015 edition of ‘Vrije Geluiden’ (Free Sounds), a programme on Dutch public broadcaster VPRO. More on: http://www.vpro.nl/vrije-geluiden
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NewsAntoine Nédélec named director of Chicago School of Violin Making
The luthier takes over the role from the beginning of next year
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VideoSantiago Cañón Valencia plays Bach Chaconne cello transcription
Colombian cellist Santiago Cañón Valencia, who was recently presented with the 2018 János Starker Award here performs his own transcription of the Chaconne from Bach’s Partita no.2. This video was made at the Luis Angel Arango Hall in Bogotá on 13 August 2017.
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VideoNicolas Cherniavsky makes music in the woods
In this video cellist Nicolas Cherniavsky explains why playing in the forest is unlike playing in any other space, and describes the ways in which the music reflects the qualities of the wood.
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Focus5 views on building a portfolio career
Solo performer, orchestra member, teacher, conductor – most string players juggle roles. Sarah Mnatzaganian talks to some portfolio musicians to see how they do it
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NewsLaura van der Heijden has won an Edison Klassiek Award
The cellist joins a roster of previous winners of the Dutch music prize, including Pierre Boulez and Daniel Barenboim
