All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 570
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FocusConquering performance nerves: how do I banish sweaty hands and nausea?
Brian Hodges and Diana Allan answer student questions on coping with stage fright
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NewsViolinist Emily Davis appointed first concertmaster at Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
The British violinist will leave her current position at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for a new position in Norway
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NewsPrizes awarded at the Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition
Over €30,000 worth of prizes was awarded to young violinists over three age categories
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BlogsHow to deal with the pressures of performance: Alexandra Gorski
Understanding how performance nerves manifest in yourself is the key to feeling comfortable on stage, writes the violinist
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BlogsRemembering the Holocaust: Noah Max on ’A Child In Striped Pyjamas’
Composer Noah Max writes about exploring Jewish liturgical music through string composition in his new opera A Child In Striped Pyjamas
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NewsViolinist Inmo Yang signs with Intermusica
The 2022 Jean Sibelius Violin Competition winner has signed with the London agency for worldwide management
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News‘With this, I’ve fulfilled a lifelong dream’: violinist David Garrett on his 1736 Guarneri ’del Gesù’
Having bought the violin at auction in June, the German superstar has now also created the Guarneri ’del Gesù’ Club
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NewsBBC Proms cancelled, following Queen’s death
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason will not perform this weekend, as the final two concerts will not go ahead
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FocusHow the violin trade has changed since the Queen’s accession
In this article from 2012, Philip Kass examines how everything from manufacturing to trade in the Far East have all changed during the Queen’s reign
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VideoStatement from Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra regarding HM The Queen
The music director of the LSO says Her Majesty ’was present at some of the most significant moments in our history’
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VideoProm at the Palace 2002: ‘Zadok the Priest’ attended by HM The Queen and Prince Philip
The performance was part of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations
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VideoCellist Mstislav Rostropovich performs Villa-Lobos for HM The Queen
A throwback performance to the ’Prom at the Palace’ 2002, marking the Queen’s Golden Jubilee
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FocusQueen Elizabeth II: a life alongside string players
We take a look at a few iconic moments in string history during the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II
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News‘Her smile was totally magnetic and lit up her face completely’: violinist Tasmin Little remembers HM Queen Elizabeth II
The British violinist performed twice for Her Majesty, and received her OBE from the Queen in 2012
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FocusWhich string players received titles of honour from Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II?
The Strad chronicles which British string players received titles of honour throughout Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign
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FocusFrom The Strad Archive: string players at the Coronation on 2 June 1953
The Strad spotlights the string players who performed at HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation 70 years ago
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Blogs‘The cello is the only instrument that encompasses the entire range of the human voice’ - Simon Parkin
Ahead of Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s new album Song, pianist, composer and arranger Simon Parkin talks about the process of arranging works for cello ensemble
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VideoCombining ‘the raw intimate sound of Zak’s voice with the organic sounds of the cello’: Same Boat by Sheku Kanneh-Mason
The British cellist’s latest album Song was released on 9 September
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NewsString quartet prizes awarded at ARD International Music Competition
The London-based Barbican Quartet won first prize of €24,000, as well as the prize for a commissioned piece
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FocusHow to develop secure intonation, by cellist Maria Kliegel
Maria Kliegel explains how developing accurate intonation gives security and confidence to her playing
