All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 525
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FocusHeifetz Cadenzas: Beethoven Violin Concerto
Bruce Dukov presents previously unpublished cadenzas for the Beethoven Violin Concerto. From November 1990
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NewsViolinist Carl Pini has died
The violinist and conductor enjoyed an illustrious career across the UK and Australia
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NewsViolinist Rachel Barton Pine to perform seated for the foreseeable future
Pine, who suffered injuries to her lower limbs in 1995, was advised by her medical team that she will be non-ambulatory over the next few years.
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FocusChad Hoopes: ‘I want to pass along the knowledge and the influences that I have had’
The US-violinist shares his approaches to teaching the next generation of musicians in his new role as professor of practice in violin at the Meadows School of the Arts
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NewsDanish String Quartet x Music Lab: exploring subconscious interaction in performance
The Danish String Quartet will perform a livestreamed concert which aims to research physiological reactions to music between performers and audience members
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VideoBeethoven ‘Eyeglass’ duo for viola and cello
In this video from Sydney Symphony Orchestra, two musicians swap the Augengläsern for Sonnenbrille (it’s very sunny in Australia)
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #17: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider on competitions
The violinist and president of the Carl Nielsen International Competition speaks about making competitions a more inclusive environment, as well as tips for future contestants
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NewsGateways Music Festival awarded $800,000 from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The funds will help support the organisation’s mission to support and connect classical musicians of African descent, including its debut as the first all-Black symphony orchestra to perform at Carnegie Hall next year
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VideoAnne Gastinel and Claire Désert perform Largo from Chopin Cello Sonata
Smooth Bb major vibes from the French cello and piano duo
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FocusMasterclass: Jan Vogler on Beethoven Cello Sonata op.69
Cellist Jan Vogler explores the first movement of the first-ever sonata to give equal weight to both piano and cello
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Premium ❘ FeatureBeethoven Violin Concerto: The Beethoven Letters
Detlef Hahn and Andrew Manze reveal their differing views on the Beethoven Violin Concerto in an exchange of correspondence about the new Urtext edition. Taken from the March 2010 issue
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NewsD’Addario Foundation awards $487,500 to music education programmes
170 music education programmes across 104 cities in the US and Canada will enjoy monetary and product grants for 2021
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VideoChad Hoopes, Clive Greensmith and Gilles Vonsattel perform Tchaikovsky Piano Trio
Check out our November 2021 cover star and colleagues performing the first movement of Tchaikovsky’s trio for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in March 2019
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NewsConductor Bernard Haitink has died
The renowned Dutch conductor died peacefully last night at the age of 92, in the company of his wife and family at his London home
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VideoAttacca Quartet perform Flow My Tears
The Grammy Award winning quartet perform an arrangement of John Dowland’s most famous work
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FocusMasterclass: Beethoven Spring Sonata
James Ehnes gives his thoughts on the composer’s celebrated F major Sonata, disputing some accepted conventions and providing annotations for the first and second movements. From March 2016
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VideoLIVE: Geneva Cello Competition semi-finals - watch here!
Four semi-final sessions will be broadcast live over the weekend of 23-24 October
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NewsPrizes awarded at the Hindemith International Viola Competition
25-year-old Japanese violist Emiko Yuasa claimed the top prize of €5000 as well as the audience prize
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NewsGiuseppe Gibboni wins 56th Paganini Competition
The 20-year-old violinist is the first Italian in 24 years to win the competition, claiming €30,000 and the opportunity to perform on Paganini’s violin, ‘Il Cannone’
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NewsThree finalists selected for Geneva Cello Competition
Following the semi-final rounds over 23-24 October, three cellists from Canada, South Korea and Japan will perform in the final on 28 October
