All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 453
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VideoViolinist Pavel Šporcl gives drive-in concert
Audience members sat in their cars and could tune into the performance via car radio
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason wins Rheingau Music Festival award
The 21-year-old receives €15,000 and will perform at an award ceremony in 2021
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NewsEight Austrian orchestras call for concerts to resume
A letter to the culture secretary gives details on how performances might be organised during the pandemic
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NewsGrand Teton Music Festival cancels 2020 event but announces immersive filmed festival instead
’Music from the Mountains’, a three-day programme of filmed concerts, will take place in the absence of the usual festival
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VideoMaxim Vengerov plays with his daughter Liza
In this video, supporting the Sochi International Film Festival & Awards, Maxim Vengerov and his daughter Liza play Alessandro Marcello’s Adagio together on the violin and piano. Maxim Vengerov discusses his sentimental work in our May issue. To read it, click here.
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VideoPekka Kuusisto: bowing exercise for Kreutzer 2
The Finnish violinist leads us through a bow exercise for playing Kreutzer’s Etude No 2.
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NewsCanadian cellist Denis Brott recovering from COVID-19 after ICU stint
The 69-year-old cellist, who serves as artistic director of the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, is recovering after 38 days on a ventilator
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VideoEsther Yoo’s Violin Technique Tips: High Positions on the E-String
Filmed in South Korea, this video - the latest in the American violinist’s series of practice tutorials - walks us through Yoo’s tips on what to do with ‘pesky high E-string passages’.
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NewsClassical Encounters goes online this Sunday
The Dutch chamber music festival is taking place online this weekend
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NewsNYC’s Kaufman Music Center to host online Day of Musical Action
NYC’s Kaufman Music Center to host online Day of Musical Action on Monday 1 June
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VideoWorking from home: Augustin Hadelich plays Ave Maria on violin and piano
The violinist plays J.S.Bach / Charles Gounod’s Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach on violin and piano
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FeatureCoping with Covid: How string courses dealt with the pandemic in 2020
During 2020 music courses around the world were forced to contend with travel restrictions and distancing regulations owing to Covid-19. Some were able to adapt with scaled-back live events, while others turned to online solutions. As the pandemic continues, Peter Somerford investigates how courses plan to operate in 2021
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NewsRay Chen to feature on ‘At Home With’ series
‘At Home With Ray Chen’ airs Tuesday 19 May and Wednesday 20 May
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VideoEaling Symphony Orchestra: Lockdown Pomp & Circumstance
Ealing Symphony Orchestra To keep the spirit of the orchestra alive in lockdown, the Ealing Symphony Orchestra has continued to meet virtually each week, even attempting the occasional singalong despite the time lag challenges of video conferencing. In the process, the ESO decided to produce its very ...
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NewsAustralian Chamber Orchestra appoints new principal violist
Stefanie Farrands will feature in two of the orchestra’s ACO HomeCasts releases this week
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VideoSheku Kanneh-Mason on his signature dance move
In this zippy little interview, the 21-year-old cellist tells us what kind of child he was at school, and reveals his signature dance move.
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BlogsNazrin Rashidova on Émile Sauret the teacher
To tie in with the release of her 4th and final volume of Sauret’s 24 Études-Caprices, the violinist wraps up her blog series on the French violinist and composer
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News140 UK music venues removed from Music Venue Trust’s ‘critical’ list
In response to MVT’s #saveourvenues campaign, 140 grassroots music venues are now protected from imminent closure
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NewsKronberg Academy cancels all major events until the end of the year
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kronberg Academy Foundation is cancelling all major events scheduled up to the end of 2020
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NewsClassic FM to broadcast two exclusive programmes with the Prince of Wales
The classical music radio station is to broadcast two programmes with the Prince of Wales on 25 and 26 May
