All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 523
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NewsNew Zealand cellist Matthias Balzat wins ROSL strings prize
The cellist wins £5000 and the chance to compete for £15,000 in the Gold Medal final in November
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NewsFundraising concert for Afghanistan to be held 22 October
All proceeds from the concert will go directly to the International Rescue Committee, with all performers and helpers, including violinist Alina Ibragimova, giving their time for free
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Premium ❘ FeatureCremonese varnish: Shining example
A close look into the history and chemistry of varnish making can shed new light on the mysteries of classic Cremonese varnish, as Joe Robson explains, in this lutherie feature from November 2007
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VideoMaría Dueñas performs Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
A chance to watch a performance from the recent Grand Prize winner of the Viktor Tretyakov Competition
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #15: Jack Liebeck on Ysaÿe Sonatas
‘It feels incredible to play this music… it fits the violinist’s hand like a glove’
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NewsCare homes to receive free LSO concert livestream tonight
Music charity Bristol Beacon will broadcast tonight’s LSO concert at Bath Forum, which includes viola soloist Antoine Tamestit, to care homes as a thank you to staff and residents
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VideoHappy birthday Yo-Yo Ma!
Watch the cellist perform a recent recital at an event addressing the twin existential threats of nuclear war and climate change
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VideoCellist Hannah Collins performs Britten Suite for Solo Cello op. 72
For this Strad exclusive, here’s the sixth movement ’Moto Perpetuo e Canto quarto’ from Britten’s first solo cello suite
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GalleryPhoto gallery: Royal College of Music opens new museum
Take a look at these exclusive pictures of instruments from London’s newest museum
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NewsFinalists chosen for Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
International participants from Spain, USA, Japan and Germany will compete in the final concerto round on Sunday 10 October
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NewsViolinist Daniel Cho appointed Hamburg Philharmonic concertmaster
The 27-year-old US-Korean violinist begins his new role immediately
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Focus’We couldn’t play for ten minutes without an interruption!’
Our October 2021 Session Report features an up-close look at violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and cellist Sol Gabetta’s recording sessions for their album ‘Sol & Pat’, out today on Alpha Classics. Here, they share some of the challenges faced during the process
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NewsPrizes awarded at 12th International Vaclav Huml Violin Competition
Austrian-Swiss violinist Amia Janicki won 1st prize of €5000 in the final, held yesterday in Zagreb
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VideoJames Buswell, Leslie Parnas and Horacio Gutiérrez perform Brahms Piano Trio no.1
A chance to watch a performance from 1986 with violinist James Buswell, who passed away last week
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NewsMaria Ioudenitch wins 2021 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition
The US-violinist scooped the top prize of €30,000, as well as a host of other awards and future concert engagements
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NewsCellist Laura van der Heijden signs with Chandos Records
The 2012 BBC Young Musician winner will release her first album for the label in February 2022
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NewsTrio Bohémo win 2021 Parkhouse Award
The Czech piano trio performed a programme of Brahms and Lizst to secure the top prize at Saturday’s finals
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VideoHilary Hahn performs Brahms Violin Concerto
Check out the violinist’s recent performance with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda
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NewsDiversity in Artistic Endeavours: Violinist Esther Yoo speaks with Yekwon Sunwoo
’Everything that I do outside of my work as a soloist integrates into who I am as a musician’ - violinist Esther Yoo
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Premium ❘ FeatureStradivari varnish: Scarlet fever
How did Antonio Stradivari achieve the special deep red varnish colour that makes his later instruments so attractive? Joe Robson believes he has discovered both the composition and method for making it – and cracked one of the most enduring mysteries of the master maker. From the September 2018 issue
