All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 434
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NewsIce cello performance comes to Huddersfield
An ice cello, dyed black with food colouring, will be played by a cellist in a wetsuit, as part of this year’s Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
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NewsThe Strad December 2019 issue is out now
The fascinating story of Nicolò Amati’s 1677 ‘Romanov’ viola, which was once part of Russia’s imperial collection
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GalleryViolin Society of America: 2019 Convention
Dallas, Texas, was the setting for the VSA’a annual congress, where Sam Zygmuntowicz gave the keynote speech
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FeatureHow one great family shaped a century of French bow making
Mirecourt’s Émile Auguste Ouchard and his son Bernard are regarded as among the 20th century’s finest bow makers, main characters in a family who created a distinctive style of stick. Writing in The Strad’s December issue, Thomas Martin, Andrew McGill, Martin Lawrence and George Martin focus on Ouchard double bass ...
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VideoJack Liebeck plays Stuart Hancock concerto cadenza
Stuart Hancock’s album ‘Raptures’, including the Violin Concerto performed by Jack Liebeck, featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Lev Parikian, is released on 15 November 2019 on Orchid Classics Read: Violinist Jack Liebeck and composer Stuart Hancock interview each other Read: The Strad Masterclass: Jack Liebeck on Bruch’s ...
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NewsDalibor Karvay named first concertmaster of Vienna Symphony
The Slovak violinist replaces Jan Pospichal, who retired last month
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FocusConductor Manfred Honeck on achieving his orchestral string sound
Music director Manfred Honeck has brought a distinctly European flavour to the Pittsburgh Symphony. Gavin Dixon asked him how his time as a violist in the Vienna Philharmonic helped him to become the conductor he is today…
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BlogsHow a flight-damaged Edward Lewis viola da gamba rose from the ashes
After being seriously damaged in an Alitalia flight, a historical viola da gamba made by Edward Lewis was amazingly brought back to life by Shlomo Moyal. Here is the story of the instrument, to tie in with this month’s Making Matters
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Premium ❘ FocusThe secrets of violinist Dorothy DeLay's teaching methods
Violinist Piet Koornhof witnessed Dorothy DeLay's extraordinary teaching skills as one of her students at the Juilliard School in New York. In 2001 he analysed what made her method so successful
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BlogsTomás Cotik: How I interpret Bach
Ahead of his 2020 album release of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas, the violinist presents a new blog series, in which he discusses the contradictions between the opposing trends and traditions in Bach interpretation, and his personal solutions to them
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FeatureGautier Capuçon plays Bloch to mark anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
The cellist Gautier Capuçon plays the Prière from Ernest Bloch’s ‘from Jewish Life’ at the memorial of the Berlin wall to mark the 30th anniversary of the Fall of Berlin Wall.
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FocusPlayers of tomorrow: Shannon Lee
The 27-year-old Canadian violinist, 2nd prize winner at this year’s Sendai International Violin Competition, talks about ambition, motivation and her fear of wardrobe mishaps
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NewsViolinist Philippe Quint joins Columbia Artists management roster
The musician’s 2019-2020 season will include debuts with the Baltimore Symphony, Singapore Symphony and Thailand Philharmonic
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VideoSheku Kanneh-Mason recording Elgar at Abbey Road Studios
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason recording the Elgar Cello Concerto with Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, in June 2019 at Abbey Road Studios. The 20-year-old soloist will release his new album, Elgar, on Decca Classics on 10 January 2020. The recording also includes a new arrangement of Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’ from ...
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NewsNew violin dedicated to Russian former cosmonaut Valentina Tereškova
The violin, containing an image of the cosmonaut, was presented at the International Kogan Festival in Jaroslavl
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NewsNew musical toy combines modern technology with aspects of violin-making
Klang2 is a gaming device consisting of smartphone technology and wooden blocks chiselled in a violin-makers’ workshop
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Focus10 playing tips by violist Lionel Tertis
Sydney Errington, who was to become principal violist of The Hallé, was a student of the great British violist Lionel Tertis in the 1930s. Here, taken from Errington's notebook, are some of the things Tertis told him during his introductory lesson: 1 Feel every note you are performing all the ...
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FocusCasting professional musicians on screen
As the founder of Music in Vision, Kathleen Ross has built a business from supplying professional musicians for on-camera roles. Here she discusses the challenges of introducing instrumentalists to the world of film and TV
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NewsKronos Quartet receives Ouevreprijs
The American Quartet has been honoured with an Edison award for career achievement
