All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 554
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NewsTianjin Juilliard Congratulates the Class of 2022!
Tianjin Juilliard celebrated its first commencement ceremony on Friday, May 20 at the Tianjin Juilliard Concert Hall. Juilliard’s president emeritus and chief China officer, Joseph W. Polisi, delivered the commencement address
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NewsTarisio to auction violin in support of Mariupol luthier
UPDATE: The link to bid on Oleksander Smykovskyi’s violin has now been launched, with bidding opening at 11:00AM (ET) on 24 May 2022
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NewsFinalists selected for the 2022 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition
Twelve cellists will compete in the final rounds taking place each evening from 30 May to 4 June, for the chance to win €25,000
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NewsInternational Jean Sibelius Violin Competition continues with second round this week
18 violinists have been selected to progress following the first round held 18 to 21 May
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NewsPrizes awarded at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
The New York-based Terra Quartet took home the Grand Prize of $10,000, plus the Gold Medal prize worth $3,500
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VideoLawrence Power and Thomas Adès perform ‘3 Berceuses’
The violist performs with the composer at the piano in a film by Power’s video production company Âme
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NewsNew concertmaster for Kansas City Symphony
Violinist Jun Iwasaki will depart the Nashville Symphony to take up his new role in September
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FocusDaniel Kurganov: on starting the violin at age 16
In an age where starting the violin at age three is considered ‘normal’, violinist Daniel Kurganov shares his musical journey of first picking up the violin as a teenager
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NewsPavel Haas Quartet signs with Kirshbaum Associates
Our June 2022 cover stars join the roster for North American representation
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NewsBBC Radio 3 announces New Generation Artists, including violinist, cellist and quartet
Top emerging string players feature in the 2022-24 intake for the prestigious talent development scheme, including cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia, the Leonkoro Quartet and violinist Geneva Lewis
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FocusLearning the cello as an adult: Mavis Himes
Upon hearing about the retirement projects many of her friends were enjoying, psychoanalyst Mavis Himes decided to jump into the world of learning the cello. Here, she shares her experiences of picking up a new skill later in life
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NewsRussian violinists excluded from Italian violin competition
The Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition has revoked the invitations of three Russian competitors, stating ’following the example of other international competitions’ for its decision
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NewsOpus 3 Artists signs 13-year-old violinist
Sphinx Competition winner Amaryn Olmeda joins Opus 3 Artists as the initial member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Opus 3 Artists’ apprentice programme
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NewsFrench violist Jean-Philippe Vasseur has died
The principal violist and co-founder of the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées was 76
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #47: Korinthia Klein on basic instrument maintenance
‘When you’re armed with good knowledge, you can make better decisions’
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NewsFinalists announced for the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition
Six violinists will progress to the final rounds held from 27 to 29 May
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ArticleNetherlands Philharmonic Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Violinist Ionel Manciu has been announced as first concertmaster of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
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VideoA plant-based alternative to cello making
Luthier creates a cello completely made from flax fibre for Belgium’s Texture museum
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason takes up performance mentoring role at RAM
The cellist will work closely with Academy students developing practical skills to enhance their performance experience
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BlogsA little every day goes a long way: Teaching adult students
The key to learning an instrument as an adult is to emphasise the love of music making and to work in small, manageable steps, shares violinist Laura Rickard
