All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 508
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NewsValentino Worlitzsch appointed as 1st principal cellist of Leipzig Gewandhausorchester
The German cellist leaves his position at Frankfurt Radio Symphony to take up his new role
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FocusFinding character in Bach’s Sonata no.1 in G minor BWV1001
In this extract from the July 2021 issue, Lewis Kaplan, senior member of the Juilliard School faculty discusses harmony, character and ornamentation in Bach’s first solo violin sonata
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VideoHappy birthday Nicola Benedetti
In celebration of the violinist’s birthday today, enjoy a selection of bloopers from her YouTube videos
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VideoKaren Gomyo performs Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Watch Gomyo’s performance of ‘Spring’ from her recent recording with Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, which features in our August issue Session Report
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Focus‘We aren’t going back to how it was’ - Esther Yoo on being a musician during the pandemic
In this extract from the August 2021 issue, Esther Yoo shares her experience of the sudden silence brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic and how her positive attitude helped her through dark times
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VideoViolinist Hilary Hahn performs Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy
Check out this recent display of violinistic virtuosity from June 2021
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NewsBBC Proms to open at full capacity
Additional tickets to go on sale Friday 23 July for the festival commencing Friday 30 July until Saturday 11 September
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #4: Francesca Dego on playing ‘Il Cannone’
Violinist Francesca Dego speaks about her unique opportunity to play and record on Paganini’s violin: the Guarneri ’del Gesù’ ’Il Cannone’
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VideoTrio no Treble pay tribute to 22 July 2011 victims with Bach Sarabande from Cello Suite no.6 BWV1012
A poignant performance to commemorate the ten year anniversary of the July 22 terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utøya Island, Norway
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Premium ❘ FeaturePopper cello etudes: Rites of passage
To mark 100 years since the death of cellist and composer David Popper, we ask top cello teachers from around the world: how valuable are his notoriously tricky cello studies to today’s students and players?
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Premium ❘ FeaturePedagogues’ top studies: Etude of choice
There’s a wealth of variety when it comes to the studies string teachers can use with their students. Vicky Hancock asks some leading pedagogues which ones they find most useful
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FocusDid Bach dance? Stylised dance in his Solo Violin Partitas
Following his analysis of Bach’s solo violin sonatas in the July issue, Lewis Kaplan discusses the elements of dance found in the solo violin partitas
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession report: Bach unravelled
With her long-awaited recording of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas finally here, Korean violinist Kyung Wha Chung discusses her special affinity with the works and explains how 50 years of playing them has shaped her approach Taken from the October 2016 issue of The Strad
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the archive: Interpreting Bach
When asked to record Bach’s Cello Suites, violist Simon Rowland-Jones chose to produce his own edition from which to work. He discusses his approach and the various problems it posed.
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FocusA blank slate: recording Bach’s Cello Suites on viola
In this extract from January 1999, Simon Rowland-Jones shares the challenges encountered when recording Bach’s Cello Suites on viola
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VideoCellist Johannes Moser’s warm-up routine
’I start with open strings just to see how the instrument is talking… where are we at today?’
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NewsUS violinist Jerome Wigler dies aged 101
The veteran musician was the longest-serving player in the history of the Philadelphia Orchestra
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NewsViolinist and composer Dinos Constantinides dies aged 92
The Greek-US musician was a long-standing performer, composer and teacher within the Louisiana music community
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VideoVivaldi’s L’Olimpiade with autograph score
A fitting recording in honour of the start of the Tokyo Olympics today
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FocusWhen Kyung Wha Chung met Bach’s Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas
Our August 2021 issue features Juilliard professor Lewis Kaplan examining Bach’s Solo Partitas. Read an extract from our October 2016 Session Report issue featuring violinist Kyung Wha Chung
