All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 430
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FeatureHow breaking a thumb saved cellist Colin Carr's career
The international cello soloist and chamber musician describes how a cycling accident forced him to rethink the way he played
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a viola by Paolo Antonio Testore, Milan, c.1740
This illustration of a viola by Paolo Antonio Testore was published in The Strad, January 1973. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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VideoEdicson Ruiz plays Berio’s Psy for solo double bass
Berlin Philharmonic bassist Edicson Ruiz performing Luciano Berio’s only piece for solo double bass, Psy
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Joseph Rocca, Turin, 1847
This illustration of a violin by Joseph Rocca was published in The Strad, February 1973. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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VideoAlisa Weilerstein and Trondheim Soloists - 16 October 2019
‘When I sit in the orchestra and we do the Schoenberg together it feels like chamber music on a very large scale, and that’s the ideal thing’. So says Alisa Weilerstein of the Trondheim Soloists, with whom she will perform R Strauss’s Prelude for string sextet from Capriccio, Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir ...
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NewsCellist protest at British Airways check-in desk
Musicians stranded at Basel airport following booking problems give impromptu performance
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BlogsAlban Gerhardt on playing the Britten and Shostakovich sonatas side by side
Their composers may have been friends but these two 20th-century masterpieces, written 30 very eventful years apart, could hardly be more different
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NewsPrizes awarded at 5th Karol Lipiński Violin Competition
Event in Toruń, Poland, hands out €50,000 in cash prizes
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VideoVictor Julien-Laferrière: Dvořák’s Waldesruhe
Filmed on 1 August at the Charlottenborg Festsal during the Copenhagen Summer Festival
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NewsNielsen Chamber Music Competition begins in Copenhagen
Seven string quartets and eight wind quintets compete this week in the second edition of the competition
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NewsInfluential Italian luthier Renato Scrollavezza has died
Born in poverty and initially self taught, he went on to mentor generations of violin makers at his lutherie school in Parma
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Giuseppe Guarneri 'filius Andreae', Cremona, 1712
This illustration of a violin by Giuseppe Guarneri 'filius Andreae' was published in The Strad, April 1973. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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Premium ❘ FeatureEncouraging independent learning in music lessons
Are scales squeezed out and sightreading neglected? Paul Harris shares some ideas on integrating core skills into your students' lessons
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NewsThe Strad November 2019 issue is out now
American violinist Sarah Chang on her 30-year career and taking on more chamber and contemporary projects
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NewsSemi-finalists named at Nielsen Chamber Music Competition
Event in Copenhagen puts five quartets through to second round taking place on Friday
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FeatureSarah Chang on the limitations of the concerto circuit
The violinist tells Strad editor Charlotte Smith about her growing desire to take on passion projects
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VideoAnne-Sophie Mutter interviewed on Living the Classical Life
From Karajan collaborations to taking a sabbatical in 2021, via the recent mobile phone recording incident
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a Joseph Rocca violin, 1836
This illustration of a Joseph Rocca violin was published in The Strad, May 1938. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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NewsCello stolen on Paris-Le Mans train
The instrument, built by Parisian luthier Charles Coquet in 2012, was taken yesterday afternoon
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Focus5 tips for viola teachers by Juilliard School professor Michael Tree
How can viola teachers help their students develop into good players? The former Guarneri Quartet violist outlines the most important areas to focus on
