All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 535
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NewsStolen violin reunited with owner after 35 years
The 1659 Marcus Stainer violin was stolen from Loal Davis’ car in 1986 and was found listed for sale at a Californian antique business
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NewsRoyal Academy of Music launches Sir Elton John Global Exchange Programme
Students at the Academy will have the opportunity to take part in international exchanges with partnered conservatoires from September 2022
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VideoFrank Peter Zimmermann and Enrico Pace perform Bach Violin Sonata in G major
A 2008 throwback performance from the German violinist and Italian pianist
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NewsAward-winning painter completes portrait of violinist Nicola Benedetti
23-year-old Calum Stevenson finished his £10,000 commission as his prize for winning Sky Arts television programme Portrait Artist of the Year
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NewsJuilliard School receives $50 million grant for youth music programme
The donation from Crankstart will go towards the school’s Saturday Music Advancement Program for intermediate and advanced music students
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VideoTrees of Music create musical campaign for Pernambuco wood with Indigenous orchestral collaboration
The campaign aims to ’save classical music by saving the Pernambuco tree’ by planting 50,000 saplings to replenish diminished supplies in Brazil
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FocusMy audition journey: Alexandra Gorski, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
The Ukrainian-US violinist tells her story of landing the associate concertmaster role with the Sofia Philharmonic, including the additional solo challenges involved in auditioning for a titled position
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VideoOrchestra of the Swan: The making of ‘Labyrinths’
A behind-the-scenes mini documentary following the making of the ‘mixtape’ album following lockdown
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NewsTributes flow for Metropolitan Opera Orchestra violinist Shirien Taylor-Donohue
The former principal second violinist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra passed away unexpectedly at the age of 62
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NewsPrizes awarded at Primrose International Viola Competition
24-year-old US-violist Natalie Loughran took home the top prize of $15,000 as well as the BIPOC and audience prizes
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BlogsFinding solace in Solo Bach during the pandemic: Greg Ewer
The violinist illustrates how he, fellow string players and other instrumentalists found comfort in Bach’s solo string works during the uncertain climate of Covid-19 lockdowns
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VideoCellist Clare Monfredo performs Caroline Shaw’s ‘In Manus Tuas’
The performance for solo cello is part of the The Townhouse Series, presented by The Frederick R. Koch Foundation
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NewsNew principal cello at Wiener Symphoniker
22-year-old Hungarian cellist Temesvári Bence is laureate of several international competitions and music festivals
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BlogsThe Psalms Project: Contemporary Sacred Music for solo violin
Composer Ng Yu Hng welcomes new audiences to encounter liturgical works channeled through the untraditional voice of a solo violin
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NewsMusicians’ Union demands financial assistance for freelance musicians from Government
At what is usually a busy time of year for performances, 86% of UK musicians have had work cancelled due to the rise in Omicron Covid-19 cases
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NewsThe Strad January 2022 issue is out now!
Cellist Steven Isserlis discusses his trio of lockdown projects: a new recording of British cello music, a companion to the Bach Cello Suites and his new performing edition of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
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Focus‘People hadn’t heard live music for so long, and were so happy and grateful for the experience’ - Steven Isserlis on performing Bach
The January 2022 cover star speaks to Charlotte Smith about studying the Bach Cello Suites in the form of his new companion book, as well as performing during the pandemic
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VideoBottesini Bass Concerto no.2 …arranged for two basses!
’Don’t have a pianist around to play Bottesini’s famous second Concerto? Just play it with a bass buddy!’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #26: Alun Thomas on Alexander Technique
’We need to find a way of getting out of our own way, to stop the things that we don’t need’
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Focus5 Ways Isolation Causes Bow Arm Fatigue
Taubman Approach specialists Edna Golandsky and Sophie Till examine how proper alignment in the right arm can help eliminate tension and allow for fluidity when bowing
