All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 489
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NewsRoyal Academy of Music to conclude term with 12 livestreamed concerts
The Academy plans to resume its regular term-time concert series from next month
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NewsViolinist and conductor Yuval Waldman dies aged 74
The Russian–Israeli musician spent most of his career in America, where he had a wide-ranging career
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VideoFrancesca Dego plays Paganini’s ‘Il Cannone’ violin
Our March 2021 cover star Francesca Dego speaks about performing on Paganini’s ‘Il Cannone’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ of 1743 - and shares clips of herself playing the rarely accessed instrument
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ArticleTales of an orchestral violinist – imperceptible page turning
In one of two companion pieces to a feature published in our April 2021 issue, former Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Gerald Elias explores the art of turning the page
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NewsGary Hoffman joins Curtis Institute of Music Faculty
The cellist joins the faculty as Nina and Billy Albert Chair in Cello Studies
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NewsPremiere of the month: Telling the Truth
An International Women’s Day celebration of a civil rights pioneer
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NewsThe Menuhin Violin Competition will take place virtually in May
The competition, originally scheduled to take place in Richmond, Virginia, in May 2020, will now take place online this May
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VideoCamille Thomas performs Purcell in the Louvre
Camille Thomas plays ‘When I am Laid in Earth’ from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas in an empty Louvre. The video is part of the Franco-Belgian cellist’s project which has seen her playing in various empty museums during the Covid-19 crisis. Watch: Camille Thomas plays Fazil Say’s ‘Never Give ...
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NewsAnna Shuttleworth, former professor of cello at the Royal College of Music, has died
The cellist was 93 years old
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VideoLech Antonio Uszynski plays Toccata and Fugue on the viola
The Swiss-Polish violist Lech Antonio Uszynski plays Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor in a version for solo viola. Read: 5 reasons why I love playing viola transcriptions Read: Why we should all be violists
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FocusSteven Staryk on violins and bows as investments
The former concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, among other ensembles, shares his thoughts on the value of violins and bows as investments
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NewsLawrence Power sets up a new video production company
Âme is intended to produce films that explore the boundaries between music and other art forms
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NewsGiovanni Guzzo appointed concertmaster of Camerata Salzburg
The Italian-Venezuelan violinist takes on the position with immediate effect alongside current concertmaster Gregory Ahss
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FocusHilary Hahn: ‘I find that speaking, thinking and sharing ideas is integral to the experience of being in France’
To tie in with the recent release of her new disc, ’Paris’, the violinist speaks to us about the ideas behind it, and her long experience of working in Paris
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NewsOnline ‘Coffee Mask’ International Music Video Competition announces winners
First prize went to Czech violinist Marie Hasoňová and Romanian flautist Raluca Tihon
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VideoRavel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello - complete with mechanical toys
Volinist Darragh Morgan and cellist Timothy Gill perform Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello in the middle of the night in a former cardboard factory in Dalston, East London. Directed by Jonathan Berman, the video ’lets the audience into a surreal, nocturnal dreamscape of Ravel’s love of wind-up, mechanical toys.’ ...
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ArticleTales of an orchestral violinist – sitting correctly
In one of two companion pieces to a feature published in our April 2021 issue, former Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Gerald Elias reveals the secrets of maintaining a good sitting posture while playing
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NewsHannari Piano Trio wins Lenzewski Foundation Prize
The award is open to students of the Frankfurt Hochschule für Musik
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NewsRoyal Opera House to welcome in-person audiences from 17 May
Beginning next month, the London venue will also live stream fully staged performances of ballet and opera
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FocusHow I warm up: Hilary Hahn
The American violinist explains why she no longer warms up with etudes, scales and technical exercises
