All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 539
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NewsNew additions to Curtis violin faculty
Violinists and Curtis-alumni Benjamin Beilman and Erin Keefe will begin their new roles for the 2022-23 academic year
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NewsLafayette String Quartet to retire
Artists-in-residence at the University of Victoria since 1991, the group will perform its final concert in August 2023
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NewsContinuo Foundation invites applications for third round of grants
Following two rounds of grants in 2021 totalling £260,000, a further £100,000 will be made available to support period instrument ensembles in the UK from April to September 2022, including newly-formed ensembles
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VideoThéotime Langlois de Swarte performs J. Eccles ‘The Mad Lover’
The young French baroque violinist performs with his lute duo partner Thomas Dunford
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NewsRyanair: Buy a ticket for your viola or you don’t fly
Violist Danielli Johnson was recently denied onboard a Ryanair flight, scuppering her plans to take an audition in Portugal
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NewsPrizes awarded at the Netherlands Violin Competition
Violinist Isobel Warmelink won the Oskar Back 18-25 years category, while Joshua Tavenier was victorious in the Davina van Wely 14-17 years category
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News2022 Sphinx Competition Laureates announced
With over $100,000 in prize money awarded in total, double bassist Kebra-Seyoun Charles took the senior division first prize of $50,000
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NewsViolinist Alex DePue killed in car crash
Member of the DePue Brothers Band and violinist for rock guitarist Steve Vai, DePue passed away in an accident on Thursday 27 January
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NewsViolist and pedagogue Wieslaw Rekucki has died
The Polish violist passed away following a heart attack on 30 January
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NewsNew competition launched to loan Lynn Harrell’s old cello
The Harrell Dungey Cello Loan Competition aims to seek a deserving young cellist to play Harrell’s 2008 Christopher Dungey Montagnana copy
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FocusMy experience: Samuel Vargas at the Schwob School of Music
Venezualan violinist Samuel Vargas outlines his experience at the Columbus State University Schwob School of Music in Georgia, US
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NewsHappy Lunar New Year! Jisun Kim performs Carmen Fantasy
Violinist Jisun Kim and pianist Min Kwon perform Pablo de Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy as part of the New Jersey Symphony’s 2022 Lunar New Year Virtual Festival
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NewsInaugural Philharmonie de Paris lutherie competition names winners
A total of 89 cellos were submitted for the competition, to celebrate excellence in the field and promote emerging talent
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NewsViolinist Christian Li performs Kreisler’s Tambourin Chinois
A fitting performance to commemorate both the Lunar New Year and legendary violinist Fritz Kreisler, born on this day in 1875
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #31: Nils Mönkemeyer on Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
The violist speaks about the spontaneity and openness of performing a work that is part solo and part chamber music, as well as what he really thinks about playing the viola part scordatura
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NewsCellist Leslie Parnas has died
The cellist died of heart failure at a rehabilitation facility in Florida, aged 90
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FocusMy experience: Megan Yip at the Thy Chamber Music Festival
US cellist Megan Yip shares memories from the Thy Chamber Music Festival in Denmark
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FocusViolin contestants announced for 2022 Carl Nielsen Competition
24 international violinists will have the chance to compete for the top prize package worth €25,000
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NewsViolinist Jennifer Koh to receive honorary doctorate from Cleveland Institute of Music
The degree recognises Koh’s excellence as a performer, her work to grow contemporary violin repertoire and her commitment to diversity in classical music
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Focus‘Don’t expect perfection – seek improvement’: Anne Akiko Meyers answers your questions
Anne Akiko Meyers shares her expertise on violin techniques, learning methods and music education, as well as insights from the unpredictable world of performance
