All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 444
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NewsAs coronavirus spreads, Cleveland Orchestra cancels travel to Europe and Abu Dhabi
In light of recent developments related to coronavirus, the Cleveland Orchestra has cancelled travel to Europe and Abu Dhabi for its forthcoming tour
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Focus6 ways to perfect your double-stops
Tips from The Strad’s archive on producing even and finely tuned double-stops
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FocusPablo Casals’s approach to vibrato
The legacy of Pablo Casals can be traced primarily to the methods of his colleague Diran Alexanian and favourite student Maurice Eisenberg. Oskar Falta explores the Catalonian cellist’s main vibrato theories, as communicated by these two associates
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ArticlePlayers of tomorrow: Coraline Groen
The 24 year-old Dutch violinist, winner of this year’s Netherlands Violin Competition, has just started as a second violinist in the Concertgebouw. She discusses talent, solo and orchestral playing, and the difficulty of making the ‘right’ career decision
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ArticleObituary: Ron Prentice
The British luthier who produced 50 double basses has died at the age of 87
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NewsJuilliard moves to remote learning and postpones all performances until 29 March
New York performing arts conservatory has no known cases of coronavirus, and measures are preventative
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NewsLondon Philharmonic appoints three new violinists to join First Violin section
Minn Majoe, Kate Oswin and Lasma Taimina are all alumni of the LPO’s Foyle Future Firsts (FFF) Development Programme
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NewsFitzroy Piano Quartet wins ROSL Competition string ensembles section
The ensemble received £10,000 and a performance at the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition Gold Medal Final
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VideoClassical Up Close: Steven Isserlis
On February 28, 2020 British cellist Steven Isserlis came to The Greene Space in New York for an up close evening of music and conversation. He was joined by pianist Shai Wosner in a program of works by Beethoven, Janacek, and Prokofiev.
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NewsPiatigorsky International Cello Festival cancelled due to coronavirus uncertainty
Festival artistic director Ralph Kirshbaum thanks ‘warmth, affection and generosity of spirit’ of festival colleagues and supporters
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NewsBarbican Quartet named Kirckman Artists 2020-21
London-based quartet are also St John’s Smith Square Young Artists for 2020
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ArticleCity of Angels: Postcard from the 2012 Piatigorsky International Cello Festival
Cello celebrities gathered en masse to share their music and wisdom at the 2012 Piatigorsky Festival, but the real superstar was the man they came to honour, as Ariane Todes reports
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NewsEmerson Quartet cancels Europe concert dates
The ensemble will forego March concerts in Finland, France, Spain, Austria and Poland as a precaution in the light of coronavirus
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ArticleGreat Cellists: Gregor Piatigorsky
Matthew Rye pays tribute to a musician whose panache and technical prowess helped popularise the cello in the US as a solo and recital instrument
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ArticleGrand Designs: Postcard from the 2016 Piatigorsky International Cello Festival
Named after the cellist who helped to popularise his instrument in the US, the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival held its second quadrennial edition in May. Chloe Cutts was in Los Angeles and spoke to founder and artistic director Ralph Kirshbaum about his vision for the event
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ArticleSentimental Work: Ralph Kirshbaum on the Elgar Cello Concerto
The Elgar Cello Concerto has played an important part in some of the US cellist and pedagogue’s most memorable, emotional and significant concerts
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ArticleIn Focus: an 1817 cello by Giacomo Rivolta
Christopher Reuning examines an insturment by the Novara-born maker, with photos by Matthew Tolzmann, in an article from February 2007
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ArticleMy Heroes: Steven Isserlis on Pablo Casals and Daniil Shafran
Pablo Casals’s musical commitment and Daniil Shafran’s ease and freedom were sources of inspiration for the British cellist
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ArticleIn Focus: a 1693 cello by Giovanni Grancino
Ed Keohane examines an instrument by the Milanese maker, with photos by Richard Valencia, in an article from January 2007
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ArticleIn Focus: a 1786 cello by Jacques Pierre Michelot
John Dilworth examines a hastily built but robust 1786 French cello, with photos by Richard Valencia, in an article from September 2005
