All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 458
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Article‘He could hear and see talent, and he loved it’ - Pinchas Zukerman remembers Isaac Stern
Zukerman shares his memories of his mentor Stern, in honour of the great violinist’s 100th anniversary
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VideoRotterdam Philharmonic performs Beethoven in 360 degrees
The project is part of the orchestra’s educational initiative ’The Virtual Reality Orchestra Explorer’
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NewsWest Cork Music to run virtual festival this summer
Twelve specially filmed concerts will be streamed from 26 June - 5 July
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VideoAugustin Hadelich plays Paganini Concerto with GliArchiEnsemble - all from separate locations
In this video violinist Augustin Hadelich plays Paganini’s Violin Concerto no. 4: II. Adagio flebile con sentimento, accompanied by the GliArchiEnsemble - all from their separate homes.
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VideoEiko Kano plays Bach Chaconne in empty Kyoto Buddhist Temple
The Japanese violinist Eiko Kano plays Bach’s Chaconne in Kyoto Buddhism Eikando Temple
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NewsMiró Quartet to perform complete Beethoven String Quartets in twelve livestreamed concerts
The Texas-based quartet will present their series from 16 July to 8 August
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason and John Wilson to perform in new online concert series
The Philharmonia Sessions, comprising three bespoke online concerts and documentary material, will launch on 17 July
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NewsCarnegie Hall cancels rest of 2020 performances
The New York venue has cancelled all performances until 7 January 2021
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FocusHow to put on a live concert in the time of Covid-19
Keith Stanfield, a violinist and former footballer, recently put on a live classical music performance - the first since the pandemic started in his home town of Kansas City. Here he shares his experience, as well as advice for putting on a live concert in compliance with social distancing regulations
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VideoMaxim Rysanov on the birth of Vasks’s Viola Concerto
In this video, to tie in with the release of Maxim Rysanov’s new album dedicated to the Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks, Rysanov tells us the story behind the creation of Vasks’s first ever viola concerto.
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NewsLeonid Kogan International Competition for Young Violinists to take place online and in person
Winners from the younger categories will be selected on the basis of YouTube recordings
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NewsApollo Music Projects launches new creative writing challenge
The music education charity, which usually organises live performances for primary school pupils, is hoping to keep children connected to classical music throughout lockdown
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NewsFirst symphony concerts return to Tokyo
The first two symphony concerts in Tokyo since the start of lockdown took place on Sunday and Monday, in accordance with social distancing and hygiene regulations
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NewsThe Benedetti Foundation releases Virtual Mini Sessions
The Virtual Mini Sessions are designed to provide in-depth exploration of a wide variety of topics
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VideoOxford Philharmonic At Home
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra goes online during lockdown with #OPatHome, a six-week video series of entertaining and resourceful virtual music-making for primary school children. In the series, members of the Orchestra introduce their instruments, tell stories, perform musical excerpts, and suggest interactive activities to do at home, even if you ...
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FocusRemembering fine violin collector Robert Lewin
Robert (Bob) Lewin wrote The Strad market report for 50 years and was an eminent British collector of String instruments and bows. His nephew, Michael Lewin, remembers his uncle, and how his legacy helps thousands of young musicians around the UK today
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VideoViolinist Isaac Stern plays Wieniawski Polonaise no.1 in 1955
Isaac Stern performs Wieniawski’s Polonaise no.1 in D major on the Jack Benny Program with pianist Alexander Zakin in 1955. Read: ‘He could hear and see talent, and he loved it’ - Pinchas Zukerman remembers Isaac SternRead: ‘My father hated competitions’: David Stern at the Shanghai Isaac Stern Competition ...
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NewsViolinists Alexander Sitkovetsky and Chad Hoopes join Meadows School of the Arts
The two musicians will begin teaching at Southern Methodist University’s music school in Dallas, Texas in autumn 2020
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VideoQuartet performs to audience of 2,292 plants
The members of the UceLi Quartet performed at Barcelona’s iconic Liceu opera house, filled with ficus trees, palms and Swiss cheese plants
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NewsLuthier creates tiny playable violins during lockdown
Bavarian violin maker Maria Sandner’s creations can be just 10cm long
