All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 478
-
NewsViolinist Yehonatan Berick has died aged 52
The Israeli-born virtuoso was also a respected teacher in Canada
-
VideoThe Strad Calendar 2021: Gasparo da Salò double bass c.1580
The workmanship of this bass is typical of Gasparo, with the distinctive double purfling and long, widely set f-holes
-
VideoThe Strad Calendar 2021: Antonio Stradivari 1707 ‘Rivaz, Baron Gutmann’ violin
The ‘Rivaz, Baron Gutmann’ is a powerful instrument, made from a beautiful single piece of deeply figured maple
-
FocusLatvian violinist Eva Bindere on playing music by one of her country’s greatest hidden talents
To tie in with the release of her new recording with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Bindere shares her experience of playing Tālivaldis Ķeniņš’s Violin Concerto
-
NewsNicola Benedetti collaborates with father Gio Benedetti to provide mental health support
Together they will launch a series of one hour webinars through Gio’s Green Cross Training company to offer help for those in need this winter
-
NewsIncorporated Society of Musicians responds to Spending Review
ISM Chief Executive calls for a clear roadmap to support the return of live UK performance in 2021
-
FocusHow can I avoid memory slips?
William Herzog, assistant professor of violin at Northern Kentucky University, US, shares techniques to help you learn music off by heart
-
VideoPekka Kuusisto performs with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
In this concert, which was broadcast live yesterday (27 November 2020), Pekka Kuusisto performs with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in an all-British programme. Other solo performers include tenor Allan Clayton and horn-player Alec Frank-Gemmill. Watch: Pekka Kuusisto: Kreutzer 2 whole bow Watch: Pekka Kuusisto: bowing exercie for Kreutzer 2 ...
-
NewsUncertainty ensues over concertmaster’s apparent resignation
Reiko Niiya insists that she has not officially resigned from the Southwest Florida Symphony, although others are less sure
-
FocusWho was the British cellist Leo Stern?
The career of the English cellist Leo Stern included the world premiere of the Dvořák Concerto under the baton of the composer, playing to Queen Victoria, and to President McKinley at the White House. Here, the cellist Mats Lidström profiles this too-little-known musician, who died aged 42
-
NewsAmerican violinist Camilla Wicks dies aged 92
Nathaniel Vallois remembers the pioneering soloist, whose 1952 recording of the Sibelius Concerto was a career highlight
-
Video‘Rising’ by Antonia Luxem: a film exploring our relationship with space in lock-down
‘Rising’ explores our longing for human connection alongside our relationship with space during a locked-down world. Directed by Antonia Luxem, it features Marie Astrid Mence (Ballet Black) with Maxine Kwok (First Violin, London Symphony Orchestra) performing a new composition by composer Darren Bloom. Watch: Juilliard students ‘do’ Bolero with guests ...
-
FocusKim Kashkashian's top 5 tips on combating stage fright
The Armenian-American violist used to get ‘terribly nervous’ when performing as a teenager. Here she shares her tips on preparing psychologically for a concert
-
-
VideoThe Spell and the Promise - a lock-down video with dancers
Directed by Lexi Kiddo, ‘The Spell & The Promise’ plays like a contemporary fairytale. The performance partners Gareth Davies (Principal Flute, London Symphony Orchestra) with dancers Faye Stoeser and Salomé Pressac, responding to composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman’s new and original composition. This is the second of two films from a ...
-
VideoEleanor Corr, Royal Overseas League Gold Medalist, plays Grieg’s Violin Sonata
This month saw violinist Eleanor Corr win the Gold Medal and first prize of the Royal Overseas League Annual Music Competition, receiving £20,000. This is the first violinist to win the top award since 2016. In this video, Corr plays Grieg’s Violin Sonata for the competition final.
-
NewsBenedetti Foundation presents the first Christmas Sessions
The Christmas Sessions will bring together string players of all ages to perform a new arrangement of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
-
FocusCamilla Wicks – a virtuoso speaks about ambition, expectations, sacrifice and balance
In 1987 Camilla Wicks gave an interview to Louise Cavanaugh Sciannameo, then editor-in-chief of The Violexchange. Now, following Wicks’s death, Sciannameo shares this previously unpublished interview
-
VideoAn advent musical greeting from Dextra Musica
Every day at 11.30am, throughout the month of December, Dextra Musica are sending a small advent greeting, featuring instruments from its collection, at: www.klassiskkarantene.no/julekalender Today’s greeting comes from Sonoko Miriam Welde and Dextra’s Gagliano violin.
-
NewsMusic Masters announces composer Daniel Kidane as its latest Ambassador
Kidane has already worked extensively with the music education charity
