All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 461
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DebateAfter Corona, pay inequality among musicians will be unsustainable
The great disparity in wages between soloists and rank-and-file musicians has been highlighted by the Covid-19 crisis, writes Andrew Mellor
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Video8-year-old Miu Hirokawa performs Mozart for Leonid Kogan International Competition
The young Japanese violinist shares first prize in her age category for this YouTube submission
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NewsJapanese man arrested for attacking pedestrian with violin bow
The random incident took place on a street in Sapporo, Japan
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NewsMinnesota Orchestra replaces August concerts with chamber performances
All full orchestra concerts originally scheduled for August and early September 2020 have been cancelled due to Covid-19 safety regulations
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NewsNew funding announced for Scottish arts sector
The William Syson Foundation is making new funding available thanks to its £13m endowment
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NewsViolist Gustav Clarkson has died
The former member of Warwick University’s Coull Quartet has died
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VideoChilean nurse plays violin to coronavirus patients
Damaris Silva, a 26-year-old Chilean nurse on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, has gained attention for playing the violin to sick patients and tired staff after her shift has ended. Twice a week at 6pm, Silva returns to the ward where some COVID-19 patients have spent weeks ...
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NewsUK Culture Secretary confirms VAT cut for theatre and concerts
As with other areas of the hospitality and tourism industry, the VAT rate for theatre and concerts will be cut from 20% to 5%
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VideoYouth Music Culture Guangdong presents Together Chaconne
Together Chaconne began as a project to connect Youth Music Culture Guangdong faculty and alumni worldwide during the quarantine.This arrangement uses the bassline from Bach’s Chaconne for solo violin in D minor, over which many different YMCG musicians improvise, contributing their own sounds and styles.Evelyn Brandes (USA) composed the arrangement, ...
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VideoCremona Mondomusica trade fair confirmed for 2020
The event for stringed instrument players, makers and dealers will take place from 25 to 27 September
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NewsSpanish cellist Pablo Ferrández signs to Sony Classical
The 29-year-old’s first album will be released in January 2021
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Blogs5 benefits to teaching online by violinist Rodney Friend
Ahead of a new online violin academy and masterclass series that he is running later this month, the Royal Academy of Music professor and former New York Philharmonic concertmaster explains the advantages of the online teaching format
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VideoOrchestra of the Swan plays David Bruce’s Swanning Around
This is the world premiere performance of ‘Swanning Around’ by David Bruce, performed and recorded at home by Orchestra of the Swan during the Covid-19 Lockdown 2020. It was commissioned by Orchestra of the Swan with funds provided by Arts Council England. As the orchestra is freelance and has lost ...
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NewsAcademy of Ancient Music returns to concert stage for first post-lockdown performance
The performance is part of VOCES8’s Live from London festival
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NewsThe former Juilliard violinist and conductor Gregory Cardi has died
Cardi, who served as Gerard Schwarz’s conducting assistant at the University of Miami, was 28 years old
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NewsBirmingham Town Hall and Symphony Hall announce mass job cuts
Half of the staff are at risk of redundancy
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VideoIda Haendel plays informally in 2009
In this video, the violinist, who died two weeks ago, plays informally at a 2009 social gathering, traversing much of the violin repertoire, including several violin concertos. Although the description states that she was 80 years old at the time, there is some uncertainty as to her year of birth, ...
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ArticleNine steps to mastering violin vibrato
Dr Rebecca McLeod, associate professor of music education at the University of North Carolina, gives a guide to achieving a good vibrato - from establishing a relaxed position to mastering a smooth, even motion
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VideoInterview with two-fingered violinist Clayton Haslop
This is an interview with the violinist Clayton Haslop about his struggles with Focal Dystonia, which lost him the use of two fingers on his left hand. A student of violinist Nathan Milstein, Haslop was concertmaster in the recording studios of Los Angeles for composers including James Horner and Michael ...
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VideoTwoSet Violin: Film music that has been inspired by classical music
The Strad’s August 2020 issue cover stars, Brett Yang and Eddy Chen of TwoSet Violin, examine the similarities between famous film music scores and the classical music that has ‘inspired’ them. Read: ‘The one thing we’re grateful for is the amount of practice we did growing up’ – TwoSet ...
