All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 541
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Focus‘The viola timbre is so like a human voice’: Konstantin Boyarsky on Bruch’s Romance
The principal viola of the Royal Opera House discusses the connection between opera and Max Bruch’s Romance for Viola and Orchestra
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VideoViolist Konstantin Boyarsky performs his own Viola Concerto
The premiere performance of his own work from October 2021
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Premium ❘ ArticleBeginning bow curves for double bass
Caroline Emery, professor of double bass at the Royal College of Music and Yehudi Menuhin School, UK; author of Bass Is Best and Bow Works demonstrates how to tackle string-crossings with four basic moves that should be taught from the outset. Taken from the September 2017 issue
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NewsNew string quartet competition announced
The inaugural Bad Tölz International String Quartet Competition will be held in April 2023, with applications now open
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NewsWinners announced at New Zealand’s National String and Piano Competitions
Local musical talent took to the stage over the weekend, with cellist Hyein Kim and pianist Otis Prescott-Mason taking the top prizes
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NewsCellist Allen Whear has died
The baroque cellist and viola da gamba specialist passed away aged 64 on 10 February following a long battle with cancer
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Focus‘The repertoire is about transformation, change or loss’: United Strings of Europe
Artistic director of United Strings of Europe Julian Azkoul shares the motivation behind the arrangments featured on the ensemble’s latest album Renewal
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VideoKonstantin Manaev and Danae Dörken perform Kapustin’s Burlesque
A work from the duo’s new album Love Stories - just in time for Valentine’s Day!
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NewsEnsemble Intercontemporain wins the Polar Music Prize
The French ensemble receives SEK1,000,000 (£80,000) for their exceptional musical achievements
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VideoViolinists Tasmin Little and Jennifer Pike on memorisation techniques
The two violinists share their memorisation tips in a conversation hosted by the Royal Philharmonic Society
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FocusSightreading is a skill that should be taught early
A student’s earliest engagement with note reading is the right time to introduce sightreading, argues Naomi Yandell
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VideoAll that jazz: Violinist Rachel Barton Pine
The champion of music by Black composers performs works by Billy Childs, Dolores White and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
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NewsPeter Oundjian takes up conducting role at Colorado Symphony
The former first violinist of the Tokyo String Quartet previously served as music director for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and continues to serve as Music Director of the Colorado Music Festival
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VideoSol Gabetta performs Elgar
The star of our February 2022 Life Lessons feature performs with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
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VideoUnited Strings of Europe performs Mendelssohn
The string ensemble perform an arrangement of Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in F minor, II Allegro assai
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Focus‘If your craft is to tell stories, you have to learn to tell that story’: Lessons from the Arco project
In this extract from the February 2022 feature, Louise Lansdown examines how the long-distance teaching partnership of the Arco project facilitates musical story-telling, thanks to cross-collaboration of different cultures
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #33: Louise Lansdown and Njabulo Nxumalo on the Arco project
Founder Louise Lansdown speaks about the mission behind the project, while student double bassist Njabulo Nxumalo shares his first-hand experiences of learning music under the scheme
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NewsNew string appointments at Berlin Philharmonic, including solo viola
Chinese violist Diyang Mei leaves his Munich Philharmonic Orchestra role to take the top viola job, while Vineta Sareika-Völkner and Christa-Maria Stangorra join the violin sections
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Blogs’There is little to no room for error’: Sightreading in a recording session orchestra
Associate concertmaster of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and session orchestra violinist Alexandra Gorski explains the high level of sightreading required from session musicians, as well as principles she employs to nail those one-take wonders
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BlogsChamber Music for All: Highlighting the Voices of Beginner Musicians
Violist and pedagogue Dr. Katy I.C. Ho Weatherly illustrates the benefits of chamber music sessions on beginner students, with tips on how to implement chamber music training in your teaching
