All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 451
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VideoViolinist Arve Tellefsen and Trio no Treble perform Fiocco - all from their separate homes
The Norwegian violinist Arve Tellefsen performs Allegro by Hector-Joseph Fiocco, together with Trio no Treble. Recorded separately during the coronavirus in 2020.
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News2020 Sibelius Violin Competition jury announced and website launched
The Jean Sibelius Violin Competition will be held in Helsinki from 22 November to 3 December
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FocusA day in the life of a music therapist
Violinist and music therapist Joy Gravestock describes a typical day in her field
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NewsBenedetti Foundation launches the Virtual Benedetti Sessions
The Benedetti Foundation is set to provide musicians of all ages and stages with three weeks of free online tuition and activities
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VideoJuilliard students ‘do’ Bolero with guests including Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma
Musicians and dancers from the Juilliard school give us their take on Ravel’s Bolero, with cameo appearances from Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax and David Robertson.
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VideoEsther Yoo’s Practice Tips: Ricochet (Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto)
Launching a mini-series of video tutorials, the American violinist shares her practice tips on perfecting the ricochet in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
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NewsBBC Philharmonic appoints new concertmaster
Zoë Beyers has been appointed as the orchestra’s leader alongside existing leader Yuri Torchinsky
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NewsColorado Music Festival cancels summer festival
A virtual festival will be held in place of the usual event
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Video‘Going Home’: a requiem for our times
The cello and voice duo Branden & James collaborates with Canadian cellist Amanda Forsyth, wife of violinist Pinchas Zukerman, to perform ‘Going Home’ - a piece based on Dvorák’s New World Symphony, Largo Movement. It is intended to serve as a requiem for all of those who are dying alone ...
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NewsPublic to perform and sing on track with BBC Lockdown Orchestra as part of a UK-wide performance
Public will join in with BBC orchestra members in a collaborative rendition of You Got The Love as part of the Get Creative festival
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NewsInternational Online Bass Summit announced for June
With guest artists including Gary Karr and Francois Rabbath, this event is intended to bring the bass community together
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NewsMark Messenger runs marathon in aid of RCM student hardship
The Royal College of Music Head of Strings, Mark Messenger, is running a marathon to raise money for the RCM Covid-19 Hardship Fund
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BlogsThe Legacy of Alice Schoenfeld (1921-2019)
The Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin, China pays tribute to its founder
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VideoThe Swan: Johannes Moser and ballerina Liudmila Konovalova
The cellist Johannes Moser and Vienna State Opera prima ballerina Liudmila Konovalova collaborate on their version of ‘The Swan’ from Saint-Saëns’s The Carnival of the Animals.
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NewsLorne Munroe - former principal cellist of Philadelphia and New York Philharmonic - has died
The Canadian cellist was 95 years old
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NewsLondon Music Masters announces new series of live educational sessions and activities
The music education charity has announced Friday Live!, a weekly online series of live sessions and downloadable activities
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NewsDresden Music Festival to take place as Livestream event
The 24h Livestream Festival will take place on 16 May
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VideoPekka Kuusisto: Stretching Left
Continuing his series of video practice tips, Kuusisto shares what he calls a ‘pretty dreadful’ exercise for developing the left hand stretch.
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VideoLuthier Peter Westerlund shares ‘unique methods’
The video is part of a series by the Swedish violin maker
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NewsHochschule für Musik und Theater Munich appoints British double bass professor
Somerset-born Alexandra Scott will take up the post in October 2020
