All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 428
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VideoEugene Fodor performance and interview on Johnny Carson
First aired on 8 February 1990, this was Eugene Fodor’s comeback after a turbulent period in his life, including being arrested for cocaine and heroin possession and going to rehab. A few months earlier, the New York Times had basically announced the end of his career in a feature titled ...
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NewsTrio finalists revealed in Trondheim
The three ensembles will compete in Friday’s final for a top prize of €15,000 plus concert engagements
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: the ‘Doria’ Maggini violin
This illustration of the ‘Doria’ Maggini was published in The Strad, June 1939. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrederick Riddle: modest master of the viola
The great British viola player was undeservedly overshadowed by Lionel Tertis and William Primrose, writes Tully Potter
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DebateAre conservatoires preparing young string players for the music world?
Violinist and professor Rodney Friend argues that music colleges are admitting too many students in the first place
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VideoHeifetz, Gershwin: It Ain't Necessarily So
Jascha Heifetz plays his own arrangement of Gershwin’s ’It Ain’t Necessarily So’ from Porgy and Bess
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BlogsAn introduction to Neo-Classical
As Australia prepares to host a festival dedicated to ‘neo-classical’ music, cellist Peter Gregson introduces some of the main exponents of the genre
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NewsThe Czech Philharmonic appoints new concertmaster
Olga Šroubková will share the role with the orchestra’s other two concertmasters
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VideoLeonidas Kavakos plays Beethoven at Tanglewood
Leonidas Kavakos joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as conductor and violinist this past August, for a programme including Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7. This video features an excerpt from his Beethoven performance.
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VideoTrondheim Chamber Music Competition
In the semi-final of the Trondheim Chamber Music Competition, which concludes tonight, the Paris-based Trio Hélios played Brahms’s Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 101 No. 3.
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NewsUpdate: Airport reimburses cellist for bows broken in security check
Luton Airport apologises and agrees to reimburse Strad reader following incident in which he claims guards were careless
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Benjamin Banks, Salisbury, late 18th century
This illustration of a violin by Benjamin Banks was published in The Strad, May 1970. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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ArticleDavid Oistrakh performs Debussy's The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
On the great violinist's birthday today, we share this video of him performing a transcription of Debussy's La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) with pianist Frida Bauer in 1972, displaying his lauded warmth of tone. Read The Strad's guide to David Oistrakh, including ...
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NewsMithras Trio wins Trondheim Chamber Music Competition
The UK-based ensemble wins €15,000 and festival engagements in 2020
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Focus12 ways to encourage children to practise
Finding the right level of involvement in a child’s instrumental practice can be a tricky balancing act. Cellist and pedagogue Oliver Gledhill offers some strategic guidance
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter interrupts concerto to demand audience member stops filming
The German violinist was playing the Beethoven concerto with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on Saturday
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FeatureThe birth of Elgar’s Cello Concerto
To mark the centenary of the completion and premiere of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, cellist Raphael Wallfisch reflects upon the period and circumstances surrounding the work’s creation and subsequent life
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Premium ❘ FeatureSurvival tips for touring musicians
International tours bring a wealth of opportunities for discovering new cultures and audiences – along with less pleasant experiences such as jet lag and homesickness. Sarah Mnatzaganian asks string players for their travel tips
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VideoAlisa Weilerstein on Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
The cellist plays the concerto in rehearsal with the Geneva Camerata and explains what this piece, in her words ‘arguably the greatest cello concerto that exists’, means to her.
