All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 407
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NewsYo-Yo Ma plays cello at US-Mexico border
The Chinese-American cellist played Bach’s Cello Suite No 1, making a point about global unity
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ReviewJennifer Pike: The Polish Violin
A deeply felt and personal exploration of music by Szymanowski, Moszkowski, Karłowicz and Wieniawski
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NewsYang Xi, concertmaster of the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, has died
The violinist, who had a varied career as a concertmaster, soloist and musical educator, has died of colon cancer
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NewsPaul Vincent Laraia wins Lionel Tertis Viola Competition
The American violist receives £7000, a new bow and a London recital at Wigmore Hall
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VideoGautier Capuçon performs moving tribute in front of Notre-Dame
Video: Notre-Dame : l’hommage du violoncelliste Gautier Capuçon
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Video‘With Nicky’ 9: Recap – vibrato in Massenet’s Méditation
A recap from Nicola Benedetti’s vibrato video, using the first two bars of Massenet’s Meditation as a vibrato exercise. ‘It’s important to remember that with all exercises, in the end, use your ears – they will tell you exactly how you want to sound and send messages to your hands ...
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FocusTan Dun and Eldbjørg Hemsing on their latest collaboration
Chinese composer Tan Dun’s new concerto for Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing draws on traditions common to the homelands of both artists. Andrew Mellor speaks to them about this latest in a series of collaborations
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ReviewBach Players: Jacquet de la Guerre
A persuasive case for the chamber music of a composer from the era of Louis XIV
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NewsStrings at the BBC Proms: our pick of the 2019 programme
What does the biggest classical music festival in the world offer in terms of string concertos and other highlights for Strad readers?
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NewsAndré Rieu pledges 700 tons of steel towards Notre Dame restoration
The Dutch violinist has offered the scaffolding from his life-size Schönbrunn Palace set – which nearly bankrupted him a decade ago
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NewsRoyal Opera House loses appeal against viola player with hearing damage
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
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FocusThe secret behind Paganini's amazing technique
Generations of violinists have tried to discover what it was that made Paganini so legendary. In this article from 2014, the late great Ruggiero Ricci shared his thoughts with Strad readers
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VideoL'Achéron: Orlando Gibbons, Fancy for six viols
François Joubert-Caillet leads viol consort L’Achéron in a Fancy by Orlando Gibbons, an English composer contemporary of Shakespeare. Recorded at the Église de Centeilles, Siran, in the Minervois region of France, the performance is on a matched set of instruments by maker Arnaud Giral. The musicians are: François Joubert-Caillet ...
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra musicians continue strike
Concerts have been cancelled through the end of April and early May as negotiations hit impasse
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ReviewLeila Josefowicz: Zimmermann
A magnificent performance of dramatic music by a 20th-century German composer
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VideoHilary Hahn on Sibelius's Violin Concerto
Ahead of her performance of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Hilary Hahn explains what the piece means to her.
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Focus5 practice tips from Leila Josefowicz
To tie in with our review of her latest CD, the violinist shares her insights
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NewsStudent in Singapore molested by teacher during cello lessons
The accused was tried on four counts of molestation taking place in 2016
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ReviewHee-Young Lim: French Cello Concertos
Unforced lyricism defines this recital of music by French composers
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VideoHeifetz and Reiner on Carnegie Hall
Jascha Heifetz and Fritz Reiner ruminate on the experience of performing at Carnegie Hall minutes before going on stage with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
