All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 560
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NewsLiverpool Philharmonic announces first Emerging Musicians Fellowship cohort
A violinist, flautist, trumpeter and percussionist will receive tailored mentoring and performance opportunities with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for the 2022/23 season
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NewsViolinist Gabriela Lara named inaugural Chicago Symphony Orchestra fellow
The new fellowship seeks musicians from traditionally under-represented groups to undergo orchestral training and mentorship for up to three years
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VideoManchester Camerata presents Untold: Gábor Takács-Nagy
Gábor Takács-Nagy shares the devastation he felt when he realised he could no longer be a violinist, which led down the avenue of a successful conducting career
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VideoPassacaglia by Händel/Halvorsen - but not as you know it!
Malin Broman and Rick Stotijn present a unique arrangement of the beloved duet for violin, viola, harpsichord, cello, double bass, bassoon, as well as beat-boxing and singing…
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FeatureIn Focus: a 1682 violin by Nicolò Amati
Precision and elegance abound in this grand pattern Amati once owned by the Italian virtuoso Spagnoletti, writes Christopher Reuning
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FocusFrom the Archive: Andrea Amati, 1564 ‘Charles IX’ violin from the Ashmolean Museum collection
In this extract from an article from the December 1991 issue of The Strad, Roger Hargrave discusses the ‘Charles IX’ Andrea Amati instruments with particular reference to this 1564 example from the Hill collection at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford
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NewsShirley J. Thompson OBE announced as the UEFA Women’s Euro Tournament composer in residence
Shirley J. Thompson will join other female creatives including award-winning visual artist Emma Smith and Deborah Goatley-Birch in an arts and heritage programme running alongside the games
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VideoNew release: ‘Sahar’ from Iranian composer Aftab Darvishi’s debut album ‘A Thousand Butterflies’
Sahar is the first track from Aftab Darvishi’s new album evoking a life that has crossed continents.
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VideoAlisa Weilerstein discusses a new solo cello project
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein embarks on a new project incorporating contemporary compositions with J.S Bach’s famous solo cello suites
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #52: Carolin Widmann on 1000 years of violin repertoire
Repertoire covering over a millennium by a diverse set of composers has more in common than at first glance, says violinist Carolin Widmann
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GalleryIn Focus: a 1622 Brothers Amati Cello
In this article from the Strad’s June 2014 issue, Christopher Reuning examines an elegant masterpiece of delicacy and strength
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BlogsViolinist Christian Li: ‘I know there are exciting experiences ahead’
Emerging from one of the longest and most restrictive lockdowns in 2020, Melbourne-based violinist Christian Li illustrates his excitement to be travelling across the globe to take part in the Verbier Festival Academy
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NewsViolinist Julie Berthollet attacked twice in Paris as passers-by refuse to help
Attacked with a knife and stripped of her jewellery, the 25-year-old violinist now wishes to leave Paris and its ‘every man for himself’ mentality
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NewsSilkroad and New England Conservatory announce 2022 Global Musician Workshop
The five-day programme will welcome 60 students from around the globe to participate in tuition-free classes and public performances with Silkroad artists and special guests
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NewsViolinist Luka Faulisi signs to IMG Artists and Sony Classical
The 20-year-old joins the roster of IMG Artists for general management and will release his debut album Aria in Spring 2023 with Sony Classical
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ArticleDeconstructing the Andrea Amati ‘King’ cello
In an article from June 2015, Matthew Zeller examines five centuries of alterations made to the world’s oldest cello, housed at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota, and asks what they reveal about the evolution and development of the standard cello form
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BlogsExtended and splendid: 4 techniques for bowed strings to get the creative cogs turning
Composer Andrew Chen discusses four experimental techniques for strings ahead of the premiere of his new work Ilk, to be performed by the Gould Piano Trio at Cheltenham Music Festival
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News‘Hellier’ Stradivari violin fails to sell at auction
The inlaid instrument was a highlight of Christie’s ’Exceptional Sale’ on 7 July
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VideoViolinist Midori Komachi performs Vaughan Williams at the composer’s home
Violinist Midori Komachi and pianist Simon Callaghan perform Vaughan Williams’s Romance
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VideoExperimental Bach: Fugue in C major for violin and voice
Violinist Laura Zarina records Bach’s Fugue for solo violin, singing the hidden chorales by herself.
