All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 503
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NewsViolinist and Tafelmusik music director Jeanne Lamon has died aged 71
The early music specialist was also a teacher at Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto
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NewsNo first prize awarded at 2021 Premio Paolo Borciani competition
The Balourdet and Leonkoro quartets received the €10,000 second prize, while the Adelphi Quartet came third
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NewsKronberg Academy announces prizewinners for its 2021 series of Violin Masterclasses and Concerts
Eight of the 60 participants were awarded prizes, each carrying a value of €5000
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VideoViolist Rosalind Ventris plays music by Amanda Feery and Thea Musgrave
The violist Rosalind Ventris plays Amanda Feery’s Boreal and Thea Musgrave’s In the Still of Night for the Dublin International Chamber Music Festival. Read Women of the World Read Violist Rosalind Ventris and conductor Joseph Fort announced as Artistic Directors of teh Cowbridge Music Festival Read Masterclass: Rosalind Ventris on ...
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VideoMaxim Vengerov performs with Martha Argerich
Violinist Maxim Vengerov and pianist Martha Argerich perform Kreisler’s Schön Rosmarin at the Château de Chantilly in France on 13 June 2021. Watch Maxim Vengerov’s daughter Lisa interrupts live masterclass Watch Maxim Vengerov plays Bach’s Partita in D minor Watch Effortless Beethoven from Maxim Vengerov
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NewsCarl Nielsen International Competition launches 2022 edition
Running from 31 March to 10 April 2022, the contest features Violin, Clarinet and Flute categories and a new integrated programme of mentoring, coaching and networking opportunities entitled Espansiva!
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn appointed Chicago Symphony Orchestra artist in residence
Hahn will begin her two-year tenure in September 2021
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NewsBBC Radio 3 announces record number of New Generation Artists, including rising star violinist
Among the artists selected for the talent development scheme is the Spanish violinist María Dueñas, winner of this year’s Menuhin Competition
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VideoYoung violinist plays with prosthetic arm
10-year-old Adia Cardona helped engineers create a device to maintain her bowing contact point
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FocusSteven Isserlis shares his memories of cellist Marius May
‘A soloist’s career didn’t suit him, but those of us who attended his concerts will never forget them’
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NewsCo-principal double bass of London Symphony Orchestra retires
Colin Paris joined the orchestra in 1988, becoming co-principal in 1991
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NewsViolinist Randall Goosby signs joint management deal with HarrisonParrott and Primo Artists
’For me, personally, music has been a way to inspire others’
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VideoInterview with Helena Attlee, author of Lev’s Violin
The novel tells the story of an old Italian instrument which travels from dusty workshops to Alpine forests, and beyond
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NewsFire breaks out at Chetham’s School of Music
The fire started in a concert hall at the Long Millgate campus around 2.20am on Thursday
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VideoJames Ehnes plays Ysaÿe Sonata no.4, third movement
Ehnes has recently recorded all six sonatas by Ysaÿe
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NewsRoyal Northern Sinfonia appoints Maria Włoszczowska as its new leader
The Polish violinist’s first concert in the role will be the season-opening concert on Saturday 18 September at Sage Gateshead
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NewsZachary DePue to become concertmaster of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra
The violinist previously held a position as concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for more than ten years
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VideoNew animation from the Sitkovetsky Trio exploring the sound world of Maurice Ravel
Ahead of their new release on BIS Records on 2 July 2021, the Sitkovetsky Trio plays Ravel’s Piano Trio in A minor in this music video by Pavel Hudec. The trio’s violinist, Alexander Sitkovetsky, says: ‘The film shows some of the events surrounding the creation of the Ravel Piano Trio ...
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NewsEasyJet updates cabin baggage policy for musical instruments
Instruments up to 30 x 117 x 38 cm can now be taken onboard
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FeatureHow to use your left hand in non-classical violin playing
Understand the use of touch in your playing and you’ll be well on your way to finding the best approach for non-classical styles, explains Julie Lyonn Liberman
