All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 500
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NewsJavier Comesaña wins 2021 International Jascha Heifetz Competition
The Spanish violinist, 22, receives the €10,000 first prize
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NewsEdinburgh International Festival announces 2021 programme
The programme for live audiences includes a wide variety of string offerings, among them a residency from Nicola Benedetti
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NewsRussian cellist Alexey Seleznev has died
The musician was active in conservatoires and in promoting the careers of talented young cellists
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VideoHow to play The Marriage of Figaro on the double bass
Italian bassist Davide Botto gives a tutorial, courtesy of String Virtuoso
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VideoNicola Benedetti and Lawrence Power play Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante
The performance with the Oxford Philharmonic was streamed on 23 May, and also includes Benedetti performing Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto
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NewsNew documentary profiles Janine Jansen and her relationship with 12 Stradivari violins
’Janine Jansen: Falling for Stradivari’ will have its premiere at the Curzon Mayfair in London on 2 September
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VideoBerlin Philharmonic concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley gives Mahler First Symphony masterclass
In this video Noah Bendix-Balgley, First Concertmaster with the Berlin Philharmonic, gives tips on playing the audition excerpt for violin from Mahler’s 1st Symphony. Watch Berlin Philharmonic violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley gives Mozart audition masterclass Read Noah Bendix-Balgley steps down officially as Pittsburgh Symphony concertmaster
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FocusBomsori: Professional life is a lot harder than endless competitions
The South Korean violinist talks to Andrew Mellor about competitions and her experience so far of life as a professional solo violinist
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NewsString quartets revealed for 2021 Trondheim Competition
The ten groups will compete for a €15,000 first prize at the contest, to be held in Trondheim in September
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ArticleStrings Courses: Karen Vaughan, violin
Thoughts on studying at Benslow Music’s four-day advanced course in the UK
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ArticleString Courses: Jude Chandler, double bass
Thoughts on studying at the National Youth String Orchestra, UK
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VideoYo-Yo Ma answers Twitter users’ questions on all things cello
Erudite quick-fire queries from the finest minds of social media
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VideoCellist Peter Gregson performs Patina, an original composition
The work is scored for solo cello, analogue synthesisers, piano and string orchestra and explores ‘the presence of absence’
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NewsCellist Victor Simon has died
A highly-respected Soviet-era musician, Simon served as principal cellist of the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio for more than fifty years
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NewsWinners announced at SVA Violin Makers Competition
The contest, which takes place every two years, was held according to strict Covid-19 guidance
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Focus‘If my cello could talk’ – by John-Henry Crawford
The American cellist shares the story of his cello - one linked with the history of his family, and their experience as Jews living in Austria during the Second World War
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VideoJanine Jansen plays Histoire du Soldat
The violinist joined Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians for the performance on 4 June
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NewsPlay along with an orchestra with the Tomplay sheet music catalogue
Tomplay’s interactive sheet music app includes a wealth of music for violin, viola, cello and more
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VideoMusic for Self-Isolation - Documentary
Music for Self-Isolation began as a project to raise spirits and create music for those forced into self-isolation. In just 6 weeks, Frank Horvat, Associate Composer at the Canadian Music Centre, composed 31 short solo and duo works for a variety of instruments and voice. The project has evolved, over ...
