All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 388
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NewsJoint 1st Prize Awarded at Mirecourt Violin Competition
Yuliia Van and Roman Kholmatov each receive €5,000, plus a number of important performance opportunities
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ReviewFrank Peter Zimmermann: Lindberg
An insightful performance of Lindberg’s Second Violin Concerto
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VideoSheku Kanneh-Mason meets Rostropovich's Cellos
Ahead of Sotheby’s sale Rostropovich & Vishnevskaya (November 28th), Sheku Kanneh-Mason went to the auctioning house to try out three of the cellos belonging to his musical hero.
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NewsArditti Quartet founding member Levine Andrade has died
The violinist and violist, whose 17 years in the Arditti put him at the centre of contemporary music internationally, has died following an illness
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NewsThe Strad December 2018 issue is out now
Vilde Frang on her unusual path to international acclaim, and the unlikely pairing of works on her new album
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VideoDie Seele der Geige: documentary featuring Frank Peter Zimmermann and luthier Martin Schleske
[n.b. no English subtitles. As broadcast on Arte.tv, the film is in German, or click the gear icon to change to French.] This documentary, a coproduction by EuroArts and BR (Bavarian Broadcasting), follows violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann in 2016 as he reunites with the ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivari, after a period ...
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FocusVilde Frang on the mentors who steered her from talented teen to fully-fledged artist
In this extract from her December issue cover story, the Norwegian violinist discusses learning that raw talent and the pleasure of music making need a solid technical backing. Interview by Charlotte Gardner
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NewsRenaud Capuçon battles to take 1737 'Del Gesù' aboard budget flight
Following cancellation of Spanish concert due to floods, the violinist faced a protracted dispute regarding taking the multi-million-dollar instrument aboard
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BlogsJennifer Pike on getting to the heart of The Lark Ascending
An encounter with the manuscript leads the British violinist to a new appreciation of how meticulously the composer worked to achieve its natural flow
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VideoLayale Chaker and the Sarafand Ensemble
In this video from Morgenland Festival Osnabrück 2017, Layale Chaker and the Sarafand Ensemble with Michel Godard perform their version of the Lebanese folk solk Havvel ya gannam. Violinist and composer Layale Chaker trained at the National Higher Conservatory of Beirut in her native Lebanon, followed by studies at the ...
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ReviewKim Kashkashian: Bach cello suites on viola
Playing of subtle light and shade that will bring a smile to your face
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ArticleCompetition juries: is dropping teachers and publishing scores the answer?
Publishing the jurors’ scores in their entirety is the latest move for music competitions to prove their transparency – but is it a trend that’s likely to catch on, asks Peter Somerford
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VideoRay Chen's practice challenge: Paganini Sauret Cadenza
The violinist lays bare his practice process, beginning from scratch on one of the steepest technical challenges in the repertoire – the Émile Sauret cadenza for Paganini’s First Violin Concerto.
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NewsNew evidence emerges that music improves brain function
A new study revealed a positive effect on memory, attention and executive function
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FocusMischa Maisky on working with Leonard Bernstein
The cellist, who celebrated his 70th birthday this year, reminisces about performing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with Leonard Bernstein. Interview by Peter Quantrill
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NewsNew Animated Film for Scotland’s National Music School
St Mary’s Music School hopes to raise awareness of its campaign to move to the Old Royal High
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VideoDiana Tishchenko performs Mendelssohn
Diana Tishchenko, winner of this year’s Long-Thibaud-Crespin competition, performs the first movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor in the contest’s final round.
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NewsCellist has strings confiscated at airport
Amit Peled was asked to surrender his spare set of strings due to concerns about them being used as a weapon
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NewsInternational Classical Music Awards shortlist revealed
Alpha and Deutsche Grammophon have 13 nominations each
