All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 486
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NewsFormer Royal Academy of Music professor defeated in court battle over Landolfi violin
Professor Mateja Marinkovic has been ordered to compensate his former pupil Ruzica West after underpaying her for her violin
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NewsNew website displays images of bowed string instruments from all periods of history
The Bowed Strings Iconography Project catalogues as many images of bowed string instruments as possible throughout all periods of history through to the present day
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VideoA 21-year-old Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 in G major in 1985
In this video, made in March 1985, a 21-year-old Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 in G major with the Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE under Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez. Watch: Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart in a modern art museum during lockdown Read: Anne-Sophie Mutter signs with new US agent ...
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News16th Lyon International Chamber Music Competition to take place online
Participants will be provided with access to a recording studio in their country of residence
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NewsCampaign launches to raise funds for violinist’s cancer treatment
French-American violinist Corinne Chapelle requires £300,000 to seek targeted treatments in Europe
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FocusAn appreciation of the Endellion Quartet – by violinist Sara Trickey
The violinist and friend of the Endellion pays tribute to the quartet
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NewsThe Endellion Quartet is disbanding
After a 40 year career, the members of the quartet have decided to disband with immediate effect
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VideoJulia Fischer plays Saint-Saëns’s Havanaise aged 12
The German violinist plays Saint-Saëns’s Havanaise aged 12 in 1996, accompanied by the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa under Luís Izquierdo. The video also includes footage of Fischer practising violin, playing hockey, and sitting with her fellow class members at school. Read: Sentimental Work: Julia Fischer Read: Julia Fischer founds children’s orchestra
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FocusHow did Giovanni Battista Viotti influence the evolution of the Tourte bow?
The meeting between violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti and bowmaker François Xavier Tourte was one of the most important collaborations in the history of string instrument making, as violinist Sophie Rosa explains
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NewsMusic, drama and sport should be part of pupils’ catch up plan says new education recovery commissioner
Sir Kevan Collins has said that children ‘need to learn to play together again’.
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VideoMaxim Vengerov plays Shostakovich in 1996
The violinist plays Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 aged 22 in 1996, with the WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cologne, conducted by Semyon Bychkov. Watch: Maxim Vengerov plays Ernst’s Variations on ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ Watch: Maxim Vengerov plays with his daughter Polina Watch: Maxim Vengerov plays with his daughter Liza
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NewsRussian mother in court over son’s violin playing
Vadim Repin tells the boy: ‘Let this be something that toughens you up, not something that stops you’
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VideoHilary Hahn premieres ‘out of body’ by composer David Lang using AI software
The work is part of the DeepMusic.ai project which bridges the gap between culture and AI technology to find a common language
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NewsCulture minister rejects visa-free touring passport for UK musicians
A parliamentary debate stemming from a successful online petition ended with MP Caroline Dinenage saying the idea was ‘not consistent with Brexit’
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VideoAugustin Hadelich plays Chevalier de Saint-Georges
The violinist performed and wrote about de Saint-George’s music as part of a lockdown exploration of neglected works by Black composers
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VideoCamille Thomas plays Fazil Say’s ‘Never Give Up’
The Belgian cellist plays Fazil Say’s Concerto For Cello & Orchestra (II. Terror - Elegy From ‘Never Give Up’) with the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Stéphane Denève. Read: Sentimental Work: Camille Thomas
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FocusHow we maintained a chamber music career in lockdown – the Carducci Quartet
Though full of career challenges, the last year has also opened up new musical opportunities, explains the Carducci Quartet
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VideoThe Lysander Piano Trio plays Jakub Ciupinski’s Black Mirror
In this music video, the Lysander Piano Trio (violinist Itamar Zorman, cellist Michael Katz and pianist Liza Stepanova) plays Jakub Ciupinski’s Black Mirror from their new album: mirrors. Film by Sara Pettinella // Little Comb Productions Watch: Carducci Quartet plays Philip Glass’s String Quartet No.5 with drummer Cristián Tamblay Watch: ...
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Focus‘It’s about how we can react quickly and say, “But today everything is possible”’ – Modigliani Quartet on playing through the pandemic
For the Modigliani Quartet, working with other artists has always been a priority – one that continues this year as the group turns its attention to Schubert. Charlotte Gardner speaks to the French foursome about working through Covid times
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VideoPatricia Kopatchinskaja and Joonas Ahonen play Schoenberg
The violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and pianist Joonas Ahonen play Schoenberg’s Phantasy for Violin and Piano, Op.47 in August 2020 as part of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival. Read: ‘Now I am completely mad’ – Patricia Kopatchinskaja on playing Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire
