All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 574
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FocusMy Experience: Phoebe Clarke, Benedetti Foundation Ambassador Programme
Developing teaching strategies and receiving feedback from industry professionals are just some of the benefits to reap from the programme, writes the double bassist
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Blogs‘The violin has been the conduit that has expanded my thinking about music’: Michael Torke
The composer writes about new creations, thanks to collaborations with classical and bluegrass violinist Tessa Lark
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NewsTakehiro Konoe wins 2022 Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition
The violist takes home a cash prize of 40,000 CZK (£1,400) and various accessories from Gewa and Pirastro
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BlogsBack like a phoenix from the ashes: the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival
Peter Martens shares how the festival is used as a vehicle for social cohesion, community interaction and multiracial reconciliation in South Africa
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BlogsDiscovering music by Black composers: Rachel Barton Pine
The violinist recalls her journey exploring works by overlooked composers and how embracing diverse voices promises enriching experiences
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NewsDecorated violins in honour of breast cancer survivors
A Boston-area music shop commissioned six artists to decorate violins in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Video’Mata-Au’ for string trio by Salina Fisher
Coming together at Guarneri Hall, violinist Benjamin Baker, violist Matthew Lipman and cellist Alexander Hersh perform a work by the New Zealand composer
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NewsViolinist Jan Mark Sloman has died
The former member of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and faculty member at numerous institutions was 73
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VideoViolinist Esther Abrami records world premiere of ’Semplice Sempre’ by Shirley Thompson OBE
This new release is the latest collaboration between the violinist and group Her Ensemble showcasing works by marginalised composers
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BlogsThe challenges of recording Pierre Jalbert’s music: Escher Quartet
Pierre Lapointe, violist of the Escher Quartet, examines some tricky corners encountered during the ensemble’s recent recording of works by Pierre Jalbert
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BlogsThe Girls in the Magnesium Dress: Expanding repertoire for double bass and harp duo
Synesthetic artist, composer and double bassist Valentina Ciardelli explains why it’s important to explore new ensemble and instrumental combinations
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #61: Amanda Ewing and Anne Harris on luthier/player collaboration
The violin maker and violinist speak about the first violin to be commissioned between two African American women
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News‘It’s gone’: Belfast luthier loses workshop of 30 years in devastating fire
A fundraiser has been set up to enable Aidan Mulholland to continue working, despite losing all his stock and tools
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NewsSigned copy of Paganini’s violin to raise funds for music education in Brazilian favelas
A copy of Paganini’s ’del Gesù’ violin ‘Il Cannone’ made by Luiz Amorim will be auctioned by Tarisio later this month
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NewsUCLA study links music mentoring to higher academic performance in students
The study has helped the D’Addario Foundation launch its Immersive Music Challenge, which aims to bring intensive music mentoring to lower income schools
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NewsViolinist Colin Jacobsen named Santa Fe Pro Musica’s new artistic director
The violinist, composer and arranger begins the role in a new chapter for the organisation
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NewsCellist Alexander Chaushian joins The Yehudi Menuhin School
A YMS alumnus, Chaushian has been named as the new cello professor
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NewsBryony Gibson-Cornish appointed viola professor at RCM
At 29 years old, the violist of the Marmen Quartet is one of the youngest professors at the college
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NewsCellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker wins ‘Pablo Casals Award – For A Better World’
With pianist Martin Helmchen, the pair received the prize for social commitment at the closing of the Kronberg Festival
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Blogs’When I perform, I make a subtle, yet poignant protest without a word’: Violinist Aisha Syed Castro
Aisha Syed Castro examines diverse pieces of repertoire throughout history with central messages of peace and equality
