All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 416
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FocusMichael Barenboim’s top 5 practice tips
The concertmaster of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra shares his insights into the art of practising the violin
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NewsNo First Prize awarded at 2019 Sendai International Violin Competition
The Canadian violinist Shannon Lee has been awarded 2nd prize
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VideoHilary Hahn plays Sibelius aged 16
A look back to 1996, when a 16-year-old Hilary Hahn performed Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with conductor Lorin Maazel and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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NewsMusic students score better in certain academic disciplines than non-musical peers
An American study, involving more than 112,000 student records, shows that music education improves performance in maths, science and English
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VideoNicola Benedetti gives family concert at Wigmore Hall
In this video Nicola Benedetti and presenter Lucy Drever give an interactive concert inspired by landscapes, stories and people from across the UK. The programme includes music by Massenet, Bach and Ravel.
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ArticleSentimental Work: Gary Hoffman
For the American cellist, Brahms’s op.99 Sonata in F major is the alpha and omega of cello playing, allowing for every possible feeling and a vast array of interpretations
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ReviewRenaud Capuçon: Tchaikovsky; Dvořák
Charismatic performances capture the folky melancholy of these piano trios
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NewsBees make home in reclaimed cello
20,000 bees have been encouraged to make a hive inside a cello in order to create a musical soundscape
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VideoJanine Jansen performs Brahms’s Violin Concerto conducted by Daniel Harding
Daniel Harding gave his final performances as Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris on 19 and 20 June, in a programme that included Janine Jansen performing Brahms’s Violin Concerto. Here she is in rehearsal.
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NewsHave you experienced problems travelling KLM with a cello?
Two cellists separately affected by a booking glitch which left them stranded suggest the issue could be more widespread
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VideoIl Piccolo Violino Magico - Live streaming
Live stream from the first round (second day) at Il Piccolo Violino Magico competition in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy. The competitiors, aged between 9 and 13, are: Toma Arakawa Miryam Capuano Ilva Eigus Teo Gertler Madeline Goh Mateusz Izdebski Theodor Kaskiv Yejin Kim Sofiia Kysliak Lira Masuda Flavia ...
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VideoGidon Kremer talks about perfectionism and plays Caprice no.13
An excerpt from the film Gidon Kremer - Man of Many Musics by documentary maker Christopher Nupen. The complete film is available on the Allegro Films YouTube channel
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VideoFrank Huang plays The Star-Spangled Banner
New York Philharmonic concertmaster Frank Huang plays his own arrangement of the United States national anthem before a November 2018 game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Houston Rockets at the Brooklyn Barclays Center
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BlogsYuri Zhislin on the 6 pillars of violin playing
The violinist and violist boils down a career’s worth of experience as soloist, chamber musician and teacher
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VideoJoshua Brown performs Tchaikovsky Concerto at Leopold Mozart Competition
The competition-winning performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto by Joshua Brown in the finals of the Leopold Mozart Competition Augsburg. Featuring the Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Domonkos Héja. Earlier in the video, Joshua Brown plays the Mozart Violin Concerto no.3 in G major K216. Video: Medienlabor Universität AugsburgAudio: Bayerischer ...
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VideoIda Haendel documentary trailer: The Haendel Variations
In a special tribute to Ida Haendel, we are republishing archive content related to the late violinist, who died last week
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News13-year-old Australian wins Italian junior competition
Edward Walton takes first prize at Il Piccolo Violino Magico, with 11-year-old Slovak prodigy Teo Gertler coming in second
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DebateA musical outcast? Harold en Italie as metaphor for the viola itself
Toby Deller argues that the title character of Harold en Italie is a social outsider whose isolation is a metaphor for the viola’s struggle for acceptance throughout musical history
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NewsBoston Symphony Orchestra concertmaster resumes his seat
Malcolm Lowe took up first seat in this weekend’s concerts, having taken a year’s extended leave
