All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 549
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NewsViolin finalists announced for Carl Nielsen Competition
The three contestants will go on to perform in the pre-final concert on Friday 8 April with their choice of concerto
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #40: Naomi Yandell on teaching beginner bow holds
A must-listen episode for anyone flummoxed by the tricky concept of teaching new string players how to hold a bow
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NewsThe String Circle launches in Cremona
The initiative supports both both the art of master luthiers and the needs of young string players in search of high quality instruments
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Focus‘I had two identities’ - Baroque violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte
Our February 2022 issue cover star discusses his diverse musical influences, from musical theatre, modern Russian violin playing, to playing with the Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants
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NewsViolinist Kristīne Balanas signs with Askonas Holt
The Latvian violinist joins the roster for general management
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VideoWATCH LIVE: Carl Nielsen International Competition Violin pre-final
Livestreaming right here on The Strad website from Odense at 7.30PM CEST, Friday 8 April
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VideoWATCH LIVE: Carl Nielsen International Competition violin final and prize ceremony
A celebration of Nielsen’s Violin Concerto, livestreamed right here on The Strad website at 2:00PM CEST, Sunday 10 April
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NewsUnique violin case to be auctioned for Ukraine
The one-of-a-kind Musafia case in Ukrainian colours will be available to bid on from 12 to 25 April
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NewsPrizes awarded at the 2022 Carl Nielsen International Competition
A surprise ending to a competition that required the violin finalists to perform three concertos, including the challenging Nielsen Violin Concerto in the final round
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VideoCellist Ophélie Gaillard performs ‘She’s sweetest when she’s naked’
A haunting solo cello version of Scottish cellist James Oswald’s traditional tune
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NewsLeonkoro Quartet wins Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition
The Berlin-based ensemble took first prize as well as a host of special prizes
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NewsCellist Seth Parker Woods joins USC Thornton faculty
Woods takes on his new role of assistant professor of practice in string chamber music and cello
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BlogsMusic with a view: Queenstown’s Whakatipu Music Festival
New Zealand’s unique position in the world has been both a blessing and a curse for music-making during the pandemic, writes violist Cecile McNeill. She shares her excitement of returning to the Whakatipu Music Festival for its Young Artist Programme, held among the scenic vistas of New Zealand’s South Island
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NewsThree piano trios take the top spots at the Joseph Joachim Chamber Music Competition
With no first prize awarded, Trio Bohémo and Trio Incendio tied at second place while Trio Pantoum took third
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NewsPekka Kuusisto takes up conducting role at Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
The violinist, conductor and composer has been named principal guest conductor and artistic co-director from the 2023/24 season
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NewsNew artistic director for Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
Violinist Sophie Rowell will take up her new role at the beginning of 2023
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News’My home and my violin shop are completely destroyed’: a call for help from a Mariupol luthier
UPDATE: A GoFundMe page in aid of luthier Oleksandr Smykovskyi has now been launched
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BlogsThe show must go on: once the bow leaves the strings
In the second instalment of a four-part blog series, practice and performance consultant Adam Hockman shares some post-performance strategies
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #41: Ani Aznavoorian on Armenian music
’It’s our way of maintaining our culture and paying it forward to the next generation’
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NewsRussians excluded from upcoming Sibelius Violin Competition
Following the announcement last week, two Russian violinists have had their invitations to participate revoked
