All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 521
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FocusViolinist Josef Gingold on studying with the great Eugène Ysaÿe
Gingold spoke about his period of training with the Belgian master in The Strad's April 1983 issue
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NewsPrizes awarded at Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition
French ensemble Quatuor Confluence scoop 1st prize which includes €15,000 and future concert engagements
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FocusJanine Jansen on playing twelve Stradivari violins
Janine Jansen discovered different characteristics and quirks among the twelve Stradivari violins used in her recent recording and documentary, in this extract from the October 2021 issue
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VideoHistoire du Tango: Karen Gomyo and Stephanie Jones
Watch a small glimpse of the violin-guitar duo’s recording session of Piazzolla’s work
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VideoViolinist Shlomo Mintz performs Paganini Caprice no.5
Check out this fiery throwback performance of the violinist from 1981
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NewsSearch continues for missing London cellist
UPDATE: 26-year-old cellist Penka Petkova has now been found and is safe
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FocusYo-Yo Ma on playing his 1712 ‘Davidov’ Stradivari cello
In this excerpt from The Strad’s January 2018 article, ‘The Great Connector’ the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about performing on his 1712 ‘Davidov’ Stradivari, previously used by Jacqueline du Pré
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Premium ❘ FeatureStradivari’s varnish: a chemical analysis
Jean-PhilIppe Echard and Balthazar Soulier reveal the results of their seven-year research into Stradivari’s varnish, using five of the master’s instruments from Paris’s Musée de la Musique. From April 2010
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Premium ❘ FeatureRecipe for success: Stradivari’s varnish
The search for Stradivari’s varnish formula has continued since the 18th century, but there have been few scientific analyses of the varnish itself. Stewart Pollens reveals the results of his recent study of the varnish on five of Stradivari’s instruments, in this feature from May 2009
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NewsDocumentary about Christopher Nupen to air on 3 October
’Listening Through The Lens’ profiles the work of groundbreaking music documentary maker Christopher Nupen, with insights from leading musicians and broadcasters
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FocusFour players and their Strads
Violinists Maxim Vengerov, Leonidas Kavakos, Janine Jansen and cellist Julian Lloyd Webber share what it’s like to play their Stradivari instruments
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NewsViolinist James Buswell has died
The US performer, teacher, recording artist and presenter passed away at the age of 74
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NewsFreedman Classical Fellowship Finalists announced for 2021
The fellowship aims to find Australia’s most creative classical musician under 30, with four finalists in the running for the $21,000 prize
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FocusAnne-Sophie Mutter on fine and contemporary instruments
The Strad’s April 2020 issue cover star discusses performing on her own Strads and on newer violins
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NewsRPS Awards shortlists include top string players
Star string players Nicola Benedetti and Abel Selaocoe are in the running for the instrumentalist award, and the new Inspiration Award will celebrate non-professional ensembles
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #14: Nicolas Altstaedt on the Lutosławski Cello Concerto
’I always tell my agents ”put Lutosławski on the top of the list”, it’s really maybe my number one favourite of all concertos!’
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NewsNew string chamber music appointments at Cleveland Institute of Music
Emerson Quartet violinist Philip Setzer is the new artistic director of string chamber music, while cellist Si-Yan Darren Li has been promoted to programme director
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NewsLondon Mozart Players name violin prodigy Leia Zhu as artist in residence
The 14-year-old violinist will begin her residency with a performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto on 9 October, as well as enjoying mentorship opportunities from members of the orchestra
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News125 string players perform Geminiani’s ‘La Folia’
Watch an enormous string orchestra perform the work at the Benedetti Foundation’s first in-person session since March 2020
