All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 559
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BlogsLooking after your instrument: the secret to bridge placement
Is a reluctance to adjust your own bridge resulting in unnecessary trips to the luthier? Paris Andrew from the Women in Lutherie community explains how it’s done
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FocusFrom the archive: Joseph Joachim, endurance violinist
In this extract from an article in the May 1894 issue of The Strad, our correspondent Robin H Legge does not try to hide his adulation for the most celebrated violinist of the time
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FocusIn focus: the ‘Sachs’ Stradivari violin of c.1666
John Dilworth takes a close look at one of the very earliest violins attributable to Stradivari
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BlogsLooking after your instrument: an introduction to soundposts
What is a soundpost? What does it do? Luthier Cecilia González from the Women in Lutherie community illustrates the enormous role of the little cylindrical piece of wood in an aim to demystify the subject for players
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Premium ❘ FeatureLong read: Salted Soundboards and Sweet Sounds
‘Salt improves the voice of all sorts of instruments,’ wrote scholar Bernard Palissy in 1580, and analysis of several samples of wood has shown that ancient masters did treat wood with substances which were then defined as salts. In our June 1991 issue, Rémy Gug investigated the subject of salt-impregnation ...
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VideoChristian-Pierre La Marca plays ‘What a wonderful world’
The cellist performs the work that features on his recent album Wonderful World
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Blogs’Representing nature, a sense of place and identity’: Harriet Mackenzie on three new commissions
Violinist Harriet Mackenzie reflects on a busy summer of commissioned projects influenced by nature, special locations and personal collaborations
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BlogsLooking after your instrument: a guide to cleaning and polishing
Luthier Nurgul Comak offers a guide on instilling good cleaning habits and techniques to ensure the health and longevity of your stringed instrument
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NewsCzech violist Vladimír Kroupa has died
The principal violist and chamber musician succumbed to a long illness on 27 June 2022, aged 49
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NewsChicago conductor Terrance Malone Gray dies aged 59
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s (CYSO) assistant conductor passed away on Sunday 26 June 2022
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NewsMusic Institute of Chicago honours violinist Hilary Hahn and top Suzuki cello teacher
Hahn and cello pedagogue Dr Tanya L. Carey received awards at the institute’s annual benefit gala event earlier this month
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #51: John-Henry Crawford on Latin American music
The cellist speaks about the parallels between language and music, as well as exploring new sound worlds in his new album Corazón
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NewsRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland announces two new honorary appointments
Violinist Nicola Benedetti and ex-chief executive of Glasgow Life Bridget McConnell have been appointed as honorary president and vice president
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VideoViolinist plays $15.34 million Stradivari violin
Daniel Kurganov shares his experience of playing the 1714 ’da Vinci, ex-Seidel’ Stradivari violin shortly before it was auctioned for a staggering price
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BlogsLooking after your instrument: a beginner’s guide on how to change your strings
From the Women in Lutherie community: Munich-based luthier Lisa Hellmich provides a handy picture guide on how to change your strings with ease
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NewsViolist Jordan Bak joins Bowling Green State University faculty
American-Jamaican violist Jordan Bak will join the music faculty at Bowling Green State University as assistant professor of viola.
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VideoAndante in the cathedral: Albion Quartet performs Dvořák
A moving performance filmed at Exeter Cathedral in May 2022
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BlogsPhoto gallery: Simon Blendis on owning Max Jaffa’s 1704 Guarneri violin
Violinist Simon Blendis shares how a Pietro Guarneri of Mantua violin ended up in his hands, enabling him to explore the the repertoire of its former owner, British salon musician Max Jaffa
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NewsViolinist Tessa Lark signs to IMG Artists
The American violinist joins the roster for general management
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NewsDover Quartet bids farewell to violist
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt will leave the ensemble in August
