All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 438
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Article‘When you are on a hill, the sound is good’
Luthier Stefan-Peter Greiner on the mysterious art of sound-adjustment
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VideoKyung Wha Chung plays Dvořák’s Romance for Violin and Orchestra
In this tribute concert to Riccardo Muti from the 1980s, the violinist Kyung Wha Chung plays Dvořák’s Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op 11, with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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Article‘I look up to the ceiling and suddenly notice the stucco’
Cellist Thomas Demenga on the illuminating power of ornamentation in Bach’s Cello Suites
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VideoTwoSetViolin: The Twelve Levels of Violin Playing
The musical double act abandon their usual hijinx in favour of something more serious for newbie violinists: a whistle-stop tour of what their violin-playing career could look like (with a bit of practice).
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Article‘When I say play in a natural way, it shouldn’t be like cotton’
The great Russian violinist and teacher Nelli Shkolnikova’s principles of violin technique
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NewsDutch violinist and musicologist Jaap Schröder dies aged 94
Schröder was a key figure in the revival of Baroque, Classical and early Romantic string playing
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NewsEx-Nissan boss smuggled out of Japan, hiding in a double bass case
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn hid in a double bass case and was smuggled out of Japan by a paramilitary group dressed as musicians hired to perform at a dinner party
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VideoSilkroad Ensemble performs Kinan Azmeh’s ‘Wedding’ at Tanglewood
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma came up with the idea of Silkroad, formerly named the Silk Road Project, in 1998, inspired by the historical Silk Road trading route that linked China with the West. The Silkroad Ensemble launched in 2000, comprising musicians from countries along this route. ‘We started as a group ...
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NewsFlybe amends cabin baggage rules for small instruments
British airline changes terms in response to Musicians’ Union letter
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VideoBenedetti Foundation Orchestra play ‘Intermezzo’ from Cavalleria Rusticana
Nicola Benedetti leads the Benedetti Foundation Orchestra
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NewsFrance’s Quatuor Diotima take up residency in Chicago
Group is only the second string quartet to be named University of Chicago ensemble-in-residence
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ArticleFiddle thought to be played by Robert Burns is to go on tour
A Scottish fiddle, thought to be played by the Bard, more than 250 years ago, is to go on a three-week concert tour
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FocusHow I interpret Bach: Tomás Cotik on Treatises Sources, Numerology and the Doctrine of Affections
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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FocusDouble bassist Christine Hoock on sound and phrase
The professor of double bass at Mozarteum University Salzburg and president of the International Sperger Society for Double Bass shares her wisdom in this month’s Technique article
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VideoNew string quartet charts Apollo 11 mission to the moon
Composer Alistair Coleman’s piece, Moonshot, marks 50th anniversary of the lunar landing
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NewsJack Liebeck takes up new posts in London and Australia
British violinist is ‘Émile Sauret Professor of Violin’ at the Royal Academy of Music; and incoming artistic director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music
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ArticleUrtext editions - friend or foe?
Are urtext editions the only legitimate way to access the composer’s musical intentions? Do edited editions inevitably distort the authentic creative voice?
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VideoWe Are NY Phil: Associate Principal Viola Rebecca Young
We Are NY Phil, a video series featuring musicians of the Orchestra, brings you closer to Philharmonic musicians by focusing on their lives outside the concert hall and following the activities they are most passionate about. The second video of the series explores how humour plays a key role in ...
