All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 419
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NewsCityMusic Cleveland appoints cellist-conductor as music director
Amit Peled, who played Pablo Casals’s legendary cello for six years, will replace the composer-conductor Avner Dorman as the ensemble’s music director
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VideoClassic cellists at the BBC
Julian Lloyd Webber takes a musical journey through the BBC archives from the 1950s to the present to celebrate the world of the cello through some of its greatest interpreters. Includes performances by classic masters such as Paul Tortelier, Jacqueline du Pre and Mstislav Rostropovich as well as those by ...
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NewsCurtis Institute apologises for handling of recent historical sexual abuse claims
Curtis Institute President and CEO, Roberto Diaz has issued an apology for the school’s initial handlings of the recent historical sexual abuse allegations
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ReviewLisa Jacobs: Nielsen, Halvorsen, Svendsen
An impressive attempt to get to the heart of this Dane’s radical music
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NewsFedor Rudin announced as recipient of 2019 Ivry Gitlis Prize
The 27-year-old violinist receives €5,000 and a number of concert engagements
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Video12-year-old violinist Leia Zhu plays Kodály with cellist Amit Peled
12-year-old violinist Leia Zhu performs Zoltan Kodaly’s Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 with cellist Amit Peled. The performance was recorded live in Eilon, Israel, this month. Amit Peled has recently been appointed music director of CityMusic Cleveland. Read more here.
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VideoBoris Johnson on the kemence - a traditional Turkish stringed instrument
Receiving a Turkish award in 2012 for his work as London mayor, Johnson was told of a belief in the Black Sea province of Rize that no one could become prime minister unless they could play the kemence, a traditional stringed instrument. Johnson had a go. It seems to have ...
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NewsDallas Symphony Orchestra appoints new principal viola
Meredith Kufchak has been appointed as the orchestra’s new principal viola, effective from the beginning of the 2019-2020 season
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News2019 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition announces category candidates
The young musician competition takes place in September
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VideoFernández - Prelude & Bossa Nova No. 2 ‘Alla Chitarra’
Composer Horacio Fernández writes: ‘In this virtuoso piece, the cello is asked to put the bow down and imitate techniques that are usually associated with the guitar such as the use of chords and fingerstyle technique. ‘With this, the cello proves once again its capabilities as a simultaneously harmonic and ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureShould violin makers embrace cutting edge computer analysis?
Violin maker Sam Zygmuntowicz explores how high-tech ways of analysing violins and their sound could help makers and even influence the future forms of instruments
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NewsAnother guitar suffers the airline treatment
Brand new handmade classical guitar destroyed en route from Spain to US
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Giovanni Grancino, Milan 1714
This illustration of a violin by Giovanni Grancino was published in The Strad, April 1914. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Of the various Grancini, the instruments of Giovanni (1675-1737) are probably best known. Those of his father, sons, and various other relatives are seldomer ...
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NewsObituary: violinist Christian Stadelmann, 1959-2019
The Berlin Philharmonic’s principal second violin for over 20 years has died aged 60 after an illness
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VideoLeon Bosch: clear and resonant harmonics on the double bass
Achieving successful harmonics on the double bass, including both left hand and correct bowing technique
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BlogsBaroque music was invented in Italy – and spread like wildfire
Violinist Johannes Pramsohler writes about the latest two albums from Ensemble Diderot, dedicated to the Italian influence on music in Paris and London
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VideoHorses enjoy a private Ray Chen recital
Ray Chen plays Vivaldi as ‘A serenade to the horses for all the bow hairs I’ve broken’
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BlogsAaron Rosand: 5 ways good posture will improve your playing
Good standing and sitting positions, and avoiding using a shoulder rest, are all important for optimum performance, wrote the American virtuoso in 2014
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VideoComparing 3 Stradivari cellos
Pablo Ferrández visits the Nippon Music Foundation to compare the 1696 'Lord Aylesford' cello he has on loan with two others by Stradivari, the 1730 'De Munck, Feuermann' and the 1736 'Ladenburg' (part of the 'Paganini' quartet).
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Premium ❘ FeatureNone of my teachers were any good at explaining technique - Ruggiero Ricci
Celebrating his 90th birthday in July 2008, the legendary violinist looked back at his teaching influences and revealed that he was largely self-taught
