All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 558
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FocusMy Experience: double bassist Adalberto Ambotta, Conservatorio Giuseppe Tartini
Double bassist Adalberto Ambotta shares his experiences of studying at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Tartini in the historic city of Trieste, Italy.
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VideoNew video: John-Henry Crawford and JiJi perform ‘Água e Vinho’
The cellist and guitarist perform a duet from Crawford’s new album ’Corazón’, out today
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BlogsThe Danish Quartet: 'Our string quartet is the pot into which we can each pour our personal dreams and ideas’
Violist of the Danish Quartet Asbjørn Nørgaard shares the ensemble’s need to further explore string quartet repertoire through its Prism project
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VideoNew video: Johannes Moser performs ‘Somewhere There Is Somewhere Else’
The cellist’s new album of multitracked string arrangements ‘Alone Together’ drops today
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NewsViolist Maxim Rysanov takes up role at Menuhin School
The Ukrainian violist becomes the school’s first associate artist, in a role combining coaching and conducting
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NewsViolinist Nicola Benedetti to receive honorary fellowship
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama will present Benedetti with the honour on 8 July
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VideoTime For Three perform ‘Contact’ by Kevin Puts
The trio play an excerpt of the second movement Codes from the triple concerto, accompanied by the Philadelphia Orchestra
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NewsAustralian Chamber Orchestra acquires ‘ex-Dollfus’ Stradivari violin
The 1732 instrument will be played by ACO principal violin Helena Rathbone
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VideoValeriy Sokolov rehearses Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Aurora Orchestra
Visa issues almost forced the Ukrainian violinist to miss his scheduled concert with the British ensemble
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BlogsTeaching adult students: Find a teacher with passion and dedication
Finding the right teacher can eliminate many of the insecurities associated with learning an instrument as an adult. Cellist and teacher Ariane Zandi shares her experience from a teacher’s perspective
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NewsMusicians of the San Antonio Symphony ‘will keep performing’
Bankruptcy may have closed the orchestra’s doors but their musicians refuse to stop performing
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NewsMcGill Conservatory of Music to close this summer
After over a century of music tuition the McGill Conservatory is no longer financially viable
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by J.B. Guadagnini, Parma 1769
This illustration of a violin by J.B. Guadagnini was published in The Strad, November 1938. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by J.B. Guadagnini, Turin, 1780, the ‘Louis Spohr’
This illustration of the ‘Louis Spohr’ Guadagnini was published in The Strad, March 1962. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: The J.B. Guadagnini illustrated is one of the finest specimens of this maker’s Turin works in existence. Like the best Guadagnini violins of the Turin ...
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #50: Itamar Zorman on violin globetrotting
The Strad’s 50th podcast episode celebrates violin repertoire from around the world
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NewsParticipants announced for the 2022 Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition
37 young violinists across three categories will compete for €24,000
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NewsDavid McCarroll appointed concertmaster for Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Californian violinist David McCarroll will begin his new position with the orchestra next season
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Blogs‘Is it too late for me?’: Teaching adult students
Cellist and teacher Ragnhild Sannes shares her experience teaching adult cellists and how the question of being too late to start needs reframing
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NewsParticipants and jury announced for the 11th Indianapolis Violin Competition
40 violinists will compete for the largest prize package in the quadrennial competition’s history in front of an internationally acclaimed panel
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NewsUK children to receive mandatory weekly music lessons
£25 million will be given to schools to purchase musical instruments, plus the Music Hubs programme will enjoy a £79 million investment until 2025
