All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 496
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VideoJulian Lloyd Webber plays Elgar with Yehudi Menuhin
A live performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto from the 1986 Harrogate International Festival with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yehudi Menuhin
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Article‘Maximum exposure’ and injury prevention: the basics
In an article from our archive, former Minnesota Orchestra principal cellist Janet Horvath introduces a concept that might help you play better for longer
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NewsPostponed Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition to return this autumn
The 36 contestants appearing in the Quarter-Final round have been announced
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Focus‘Is $16 million for a violin too much to pay? Not these days’
In the 1998 movie The Red Violin, a great violin maker named Nicolo Bussotti, based on the real-life luthier Antonio Stradivari, supposedly mixes the blood of his deceased beloved wife into the varnish of what is to be his most precious creation. The violin’s journey, from its creation in Cremona ...
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VideoHilary Hahn gives a mini-masterclass on Chausson’s Poème
The violinist Hilary Hahn gives a mini-masterclass on Chausson’s Poème, op.25, one of three pieces on her album ’Paris’, recorded with Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Read How I warm up: Hilary Hahn Read Hilary Hahn: ‘I find that speaking, thinking and sharing ideas is integral ...
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VideoKronos Quartet play John Coltrane, Terry Riley and new music from the US and Iran
Part of Carnegie Hall’s Voices for Hope festival, the 45-minute concert draws on themes from defining moments of 20th-century history
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NewsMenuhin competition announces Junior and Senior semi-finalists
The semi-final rounds will be streamed on 15 and 16 May
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Focus5 tips for juggling early parenthood with life as a soloist
Virtuoso violinists share their insight on balancing the demands of early parenthood and a career as a soloist
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NewsProject 80/90 opens second round of grants for double bassists in need
The initiative founded by double bassists Gary Karr and François Rabbath is open to all double bassists, including those who previously received a grant
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Focus‘On paper, it should have been a match made in heaven’ – Julian Lloyd Webber on his struggle to find the right cello
The British cellist remembers bumps in the road that led him to remortgage his house to pay for the c.1690 ‘Barjansky’ Stradivari
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VideoNicola Benedetti and friends explore the psychology and physicality of playing
Highlights from the Benedetti Foundation’s three-week long dive into the relationship between instrument, brain and body
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NewsViolinist, 5, awarded distinction in grade 8 exam
Travis Wong Kai Xuan, from Singapore, could barely read or write when he had his first violin lesson at the age of three
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NewsViolist Laurent Verney killed in Paris road accident
Verney was first solo violist of the Paris Opera for more than 35 years and was closely associated with the Bayreuth Festival
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VideoCellist Laura van der Heijden plays Walton in BBC Young Musician final 2012
Van der Heijden took home the trophy with this performance of Walton’s Cello Concerto in the 2012 competition final
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NewsDouble bassist Naomi Shaham appointed Leipzig Gewandhaus principal
Born in 1997, Shaham currently plays with the West Eastern Divan and Budapest Festival orchestras
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NewsTop violinists record tribute to Corinne Chapelle
Alumni of the Yehudi Menuhin School are raising money for the family of the violinist, who died in March
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VideoPekka Kuusisto brings Proms audience to their feet with Finnish folk song
A encore performance from 2016 that, in Kuusisto’s words, ‘has become a little larger than life’
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ArticleHow to play on gut strings for the first time
As a violinist with only modern training, exploring the sound world of gut strings was a daunting yet exciting proposition for Francisco Fullana. Here he gives guidance on how to start and what to keep in mind
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NewsArtists and musicians speak out against proposed 50% funding cut to arts
Under the proposed cuts, spending for arts subjects at universities will be cut from £36 million to £19 million
