All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 413
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NewsMontreal competition names twelve semi-finalists
They will compete for the six places available in the final for a chance of winning a first prize worth CA$100,000
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NewsThe Strad June 2019 issue is out now
Why is it that so many of the great luthier’s violins don’t fit the moulds we have for them?
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FocusIn focus: the 1728 'Milanollo' Stradivari
Roger Hargrave examines the Stradivari ‘Milanollo’ violin of 1728, one of the few of the master’s instruments to keep its original sharpness
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NewsBaltimore Symphony cancels summer concerts after failing to agree pay deal
The announcement cites ‘fiscal reform, improvement efforts’ and intention to reduce its activities from 52 to 40 weeks per year
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News10th International Leopold Mozart Violin Competition announces semi-finalists
Twelve violinists will proceed to the competition’s second round
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VideoAlina Ibragimova on returning to the Laeiszhalle, Hamburg
In this video, the Russian-British violinist talks about the Ernest Chausson Concerto and the Guillaume Lekeu Sonata, and the experience of playing in Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle.
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NewsMontreal competition announces final six
Players perform for chance to win prizes worth CA$150,000
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NewsJames Baik wins Irving M. Klein International String Competition
He receives $13,000 as well as various performance opportunities
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NewsNicola Benedetti to become NYO ambassador
As part of the Young Ambassadors scheme, Benedetti will help to support the professional development of NYO musicians and alumni, and students in their final and post-graduate years at UK music conservatoires
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VideoJanine Jansen plays Sibelius's Violin Concerto
This video is taken from a performance with the SWR Symphonieorchester under Christoph Eschenbach.
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NewsLeopold Mozart Violin Competition reaches final three
The finalists, left to right, Kaoru Oe, Karisa Chiu and Joshua Brown The triennial Leopold Mozart Competition in Augsburg, Germany, has named the three finalists of its 10th edition, taking place in the 300th year since Leopold Mozart’s birth. The finalists are: Joshua Brown (USA) Karisa ...
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VideoEllinor D'Melon performs Sarasate's Introduction et Tarantelle
Eighteen-year-old Cuban/Jamaican violinist Ellinor D’Melon plays Pablo de Sarasate’s Introduction et tarantelle op.43 with pianist Vadim Gladkov at the Sony Auditorium in Madrid, Spain.
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ArticleHao Zhou wins Montreal violin competition
American takes first prize at the Concours musical international de Montréal with performance of Shostakovich Violin Concerto no.1
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NewsMichael Hill International Violin Competition reaches finals
The New Zealand competition has announced the three who proceed to its concerto final in Auckland
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VideoItzhak Perlman launches online masterclass series
This is a trailer for the latest addition to the MasterClass.com platform, a series of 19 video lessons from Itzhak Perlman. More details here
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VideoPavel Šporcl plays 'Souvenir' by František Drdla
Pavel Šporcl performs Souvenir by Czech violinist and composer František Drdla (1868-1944). Šporcl has sold more than 230,000 CDs in his career, with his latest recording, ‘Christmas On The Blue Violin’, going platinum. His now trademark blue violin was made for him in 2005 by Czech luthier Jan Špidlen. Šporcl ...
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NewsJanine Jansen joins faculty at Swiss music college
The Dutch violinist will be taking over the Pavel Vernikov’s class at the Sion campus of the Haute école de musique
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VideoHannah Tam, 13, plays Ysaÿe and Hubay
Hannah Tam, 13, was recently awarded a CA$10,000 prize from the ‘Mini Violini’ showcase at the Concours musical international de Montréal. Here she plays Eugène Ysaÿe’s D minor Sonata ‘Ballade’, and the Carmen Fantasy by Jenö Hubay with pianist Claire Ouellet.
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VideoLeopold Mozart Violin Competition live stream
The finalists’ performances, in local time for Germany, are: 5 pm: Kaoru Oe (Japan, *1994) Mozart concerto A major KV 219 Brahms concerto D major op. 77 7 pm: Joshua Brown (USA, *1999) Mozart Konzert G major KV 216 Tschaikowsky Konzert d minor op. ...
