All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 412
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NewsNicola Benedetti appoints executive director
Michael Garvey takes up his new role at the Benedetti Foundation in July
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VideoIsaac Stern 2020 centenary at Carnegie Hall
With 2020 marking the centenary of Isaac Stern’s birth, Carnegie Hall dedicates its 2019–2020 season in the violinist’s honour. This video, introducing the celebrations, pays tribute to the violinist and activist; as well as his tireless work in saving Carnegie Hall from demolition in 1960.
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NewsW.E. Hill cello damaged on Delta flight
Cincinnati CCM student claims damage was sustained on instrument in hold despite outer flight case
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FocusMasterclass: Philippe Graffin on Ravel’s Violin Sonata no.2
The French violinist explores how to create an orchestra of abstract colours and characters in the first movement of Ravel’s last chamber work
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VideoHarry Potter meets Paganini with Anne-Sophie Mutter and John Williams
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and legendary film composer John Williams have released this preview of a recording collaboration for the Deutsche Grammophon label. ‘Hedwig’s Theme’ from Harry Potter is recast as a virtuosic violin showpiece with orchestra (listen to the full track below). The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles is ...
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NewsStella Chen awarded first prize in Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition
The American violinist receives €25,000, a CD recording, a number of important international performance opportunities and the loan of a Stradivarius
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FocusTabea Zimmermann's top 6 practice tips
To tie in with our review of her Berlioz CD, Tabea Zimmermann shares her wisdom on getting the most out of your practice
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VideoStella Chen gives winning performance at the Queen Elisabeth Competition
In this video Stella Chen gives her winning performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto at the 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition.
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ReviewMessiaen Trio plays Messiaen
An eloquent and expressive reading of Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
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NewsJoshua Bell receives €25,000 Glashütte Original Music Festival Award
The American violinist will be donating the award to five organisations
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Video‘With Nicky’ 11: Oasby Music Group
This week on Nicola Benedetti’s journey of video tutorials, the violinist takes a trip outside her living room and into the home of the children of the Oasby Music Group. Founded in 2013 with just 7 beginner young musicians aged 5-8, the organisation now has 13 ensembles aged 4-18, with ...
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NewsViolinist and pedagogue Alice Schoenfeld dies aged 98
Alice Schoenfeld © Ian Evenstar Veteran string tutor Alice Schoenfeld died on 25 May at the age of 98. An internationally acclaimed violinist, who for many years had a respected duo partnership with her sister, cellist Eleonore Schoenfeld, she taught at USC Thornton School of Music, California, ...
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FocusStringtelligence by Thomastik-Infeld: whistling E-strings
In the third part of his blog series for The Strad celebrating Thomastik-Infeld’s 100th anniversary, Franz Klanner, the Austrian string manufacturer’s director of engineering and technology, concentrates on whistling and other common issues of violin E-strings
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NewsTrump gifts viola to new Japanese emperor
A 1938 viola bought from an Arkansas violin shop was among the gifts presented yesterday by President Trump to Emperor Naruhito
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News13-year-old Hannah Tam wins Montreal's 'Mini Violini'
Preceding the main competition, the showcase invited five young violinists aged 10-14, and awarded a $10,000 audience prize
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NewsUpdated competitor list for $100,000 Montreal Competition
Canadian event’s first round starts this evening with 24 candidates from around the world, with some new additions
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BlogsArranging Brian Eno's ambient masterpiece for string quartet
Composer David Lancaster on turning the trailblaizing tape-loop album into a score for strings
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Video10-year-old Emrik Revermann plays Franck and Sarasate
Canadian violinist Emrik Revermann, 10, was the youngest participant in the Concours musical international de Montréal’s ‘Mini Violini’ showcase. Five winners of international junior competitions, aged 10 to 14, were invited to perform on two consecutive evenings in recital and with the chamber orchestra I Musici de Montréal before the ...
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FocusSchubert's Arpeggione Sonata played on arpeggione
Nicolas Deletaille, arpeggione, and Alain Roudier, fortepiano, play Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata. The arpeggione was invented in 1823 by instrument maker Johann Georg Stauffer in Vienna. It is fretted, has six strings and is tuned like a guitar, but played with a bow like a cello or gamba. Although it caught ...
