All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 476
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BlogsA time for reinvention – don’t let the orchestra become a museum piece
Violinist David Le Page, Artistic Director of Orchestra of the Swan explains his approach as their Luna programme streams this Thursday
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NewsABO opens applications for grants to champion music by historic women composers
The deadline for receipt of applications is 1 March 2021
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NewsRussian cellist Alexander Buzlov dies aged 37
The international soloist died suddenly of a stroke
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FocusThe Dover Quartet on the idea of the ‘hypermetre’
The ensemble discusses a concept that is not often taught or discussed in musical circles
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Video‘I’ve certainly never had musicians disrobe down to their skin in rehearsals’ – Marin Alsop
The conductor breaks down orchestra scenes from movies and tv and determines how realistic they are
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BlogsTop 10 tips for monetizing classical music online
The violinist, educator and entrepreneur Jesse Massey shares his insights
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VideoKanneh-Masons play Carnival of the Animals
The Kanneh-Mason family play the finale from Saint-Säens’s Carnival of the Animals
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NewsRiot Ensemble and Synaesthesis awarded €150k by Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
Riot Ensemble. Photo: Justyna Skwierawska The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation has announced the first two recipients of its new Ensemble Prize for outstanding young ensembles. The London-based Riot Ensemble and Synaesthesis from Lithuania will each receive €75,000. In its citation, the foundation said the Riot Ensemble ...
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VideoThe Strad Calendar 2021: Carlo Bergonzi ‘Kreisler’ violin 1735
The ‘Kreisler’s characteristically thin yet intensely coloured varnish is in abundance
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FocusHow did David Oistrakh’s interpretations evolve over his lifetime?
The development of the great violinists from fresh young artists to profound musical thinkers can be charted through their recorded interpretations. Nathaniel Vallois uses his time in lockdown to examine changes in the playing style of some of the best-known names
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VideoHilary Hahn singing and playing violin
A short clip of the American violinist accompanying herself on the violin by singing. Read: Hilary Hahn begins year-long sabbatical Read: Advice I’d give my younger self: violinist Hilary Hahn
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Blogs10 tips for taking festivals online
The Covid Pandemic has made many artists and organisations rethink how they connect with their audiences. Thomas Kemp - Artistic Director of Music@Malling - gives ten tips to create a successful festival online.
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DebateShould music tuition revolve around passing exams?
Toby Deller argues that young instrumental players should be inspired by fulfilling experiences
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VideoAuner Quartett violinist plays ‘ex Rouse-Boughton’ Stradivari
the Auner Quartett from Vienna recently received two more Instruments from the National Bank of Austria, a Giovanni Grancino cello (‘ex Piatti’, - ‘ex Dunlop’, Milano 1706); and an Antonio Stradivari violin (‘ex Rouse-Boughton’, Cremona 1698). In this video, one of the group’s violinists - Barbara de Menezes Galante ...
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NewsThree days of online events to honour hundredth anniversary of Piero Farulli
‘Paideia 2020: Music and Knowledge’ will feature talks about music and neuroscience, education and society
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VideoTeyber Trio plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations
The Teyber Trio (violinist Tim Crawford, violist Tim Ridout and cellist Tim Posner)) plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Read: Life Lessons: Timothy Ridout
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NewsIncorporated Society of Musicians launches The Empowered Musician 2020
The two-day online conference will take place on 2 and 3 December
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NewsGuildhall School and Age UK partner on musical befriending service ‘Music Bank’
Guildhall Schol musicians will bring music to isolated people living with dementia during the winter months as the pandemic continues
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BlogsWhat is it like to record complex contemporary music during lockdown?
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group violinist Kate Suthers shares her experience of recording Huang Ruo’s new piece during the pandemic
