All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 436
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VideoRostropovich: a 90-minute documentary
A documentary that delves into all aspects of the cellist’s life and career - from his four-day courtship of his wife to that 1968 performance of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto at the Proms, coinciding with the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. With contributions from Rostropovich’s wife Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya, and the ...
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VideoVerona Quartet perform Janáček’s String Quartet no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’ I: Andante
Watch the Verona Quartet perform Janáček’s String Quartet no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’ I: Andante.
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ArticleLisa Batiashvili plays Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
Lisa Batiashvili, our cover star for the January 2020 issue of The Strad, plays Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in this performance with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra under Gábor Takács-Nagy. The performance took place last September at the 2019 Tsinandali Festival in Tsinandali, Kakheti, Georgia.
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FocusHow I interpret Bach: Tomas Cotik on Tempo Rubato, Strong and Weak Measures and Notes Inégales
Ahead of his 2020 album release of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas, the violinist continues his 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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BlogsStringtelligence by Thomastik-Infeld - Double bass strings
In the latest instalment of his monthly blog, Franz Klanner, director of engineering and technology at Thomastik-Infeld, discusses double bass strings
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NewsViolist and conductor Simon Streatfeild has died
Streatfeild, who together with Neville Marriner, founded the Academy of St Martin the Fields, has died aged 90
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NewsCleveland Institute of Music wins $150,000 diversity grant
Award from the Sphinx Organization will go to support graduate students of African American and Latin descent
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VideoSheku Kanneh-Mason plays Elgar’s Cello Concerto with Frankfurt Radio Symphony
The cellist - interviewed for Sentimental Work in the January issue of The Strad - performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto in this concert from 29th November with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony under Nicholas Collon.
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Premium ❘ FeatureBuying the right instrument for you
Whatever your needs, whatever your budget, there's an instrument out there for you. Laurinel Owen suggests some ways to find it
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FeatureLisa Batiashvili on the joys of collaboration
Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili has recently taken on new challenges, among them artistic directorship of the Audi Summer Concerts festival and performing on the soundtrack to The White Crow. But, she tells Toby Deller, she finds equal joy in creating wonderful interpretations from long-term partnerships
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NewsThe violist Yossi Gutmann has died
The Israeli violist, who studied with William Primrose and Nadio Boulanger, has died, aged 72
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Focus9 tips on working with violin bridges
Advice on how to fit, adjust and design your bridge from The Strad Archive
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FocusHow I interpret Bach: Tomás Cotik on Ornaments, Trills and Appoggiaturas
Ahead of his 2020 album release of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas, the violinist continues his 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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Feature12 strategies for teaching adolescents
Violinist and Ohio State University professor of music education Bob Gillespie shares his step-by-step guide for success
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FocusHow I interpret Bach: Tomás Cotik on The Pieces in Context, The Title and Editions
Ahead of his 2020 album release of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas, the violinist continues his 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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VideoRay Chen plays Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Ray Chen gives a solo rendition of this cosy little number
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Article‘It’s close to expressing everything about life’
Marking the days of the festive season, The Strad presents twelve memorable quotes from the archive. On the first day, Ida Haendel offers advice on interpreting Bach’s Chaconne
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VideoJascha Heifetz and Erick Friedman play the Largo from Bach’s Double Violin Concerto
The classic duo plays Bach in this video from 1962
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Article‘The music begins to override the technical challenges’
Marking the days of the festive season, The Strad presents twelve quotes from the archive. Here, violinist Rachel Podger describes the pain and rewards of scordatura tuning
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VideoLisa Batiashvili, Sebastian Klinger and Milana Chernyavska play Dvořák’s Dumky Trio
The violinist, cellist and pianist play Antonín Dvořák’s Piano Trio No.4, ’Dumky’.
