All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 576
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #62: Frank Huang on orchestral acoustics in the new David Geffen Hall
The concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic shares his insights on the orchestra’s new home
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NewsCellist Tomeka Reid receives $800,000 MacArthur ‘Genius’ grant
The jazz cellist and composer receives the award in recognition of her creativity and as an investment to further her expertise
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VideoViolinist/vocalist Per Buhre: ‘I saw my lady weep’
The musician performs a composition based on the lyrics of John Dowland, with his ensemble Odd Size
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NewsBlack violinist George Bridgetower commemorated with blue plaque
The violinist, who was the original dedicatee of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata no.9, lived most of his adult life in Peckham, south London
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Focus‘We have to fight a history of stereotyping’ - Black representation in classical music
An extract from November 2021 explores the importance of listening to Black colleagues’ perspectives without being judgemental or defensive
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NewsNew CBSO scheme to support string players from under-represented backgrounds
The Career Accelerator programme will support five string players with a professional development orchestra scheme in an aim to redress systemic imbalances within the industry
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NewsCellist Alexander Kouguell dies aged 102
The cellist, who taught at Queens College, New York for over 68 years, died on 2 October 2022
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NewsMissing in south London: 1860s Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy cello
The cello is in a maroon cello case with two reflective strips on the front and no rucksack straps on the back
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BlogsCellist Leo Eguchi: ‘How can we recognise our common humanity?’
The Japanese-American cellist shares how he uses music and metaphor to explore the stories of immigrants and first-generation Americans, via his project Unaccompanied
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NewsJazz bassist Chuck Deardorf dies aged 68
The Seattle-based musician died of Covid-19 complications after contracting the virus in August
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NewsWatch here: Yo-Yo Ma receives $1 million 2022 Birgit Nilsson Prize
The prize ceremony will be livestreamed for free from Stockholm at 6PM CEST on 18 October
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NewsViolinist Emily Sun joins RCM faculty
The Australian violinist returns to her alma mater as a violin professor
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NewsThe Yehudi Menuhin School announces new roster of associate musicians
Violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky is one of the new appointments at the school, along with harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and composer Alexey Shor
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NewsViolinist John Ludlow has died, aged 91
The British violinist was the founding leader of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in 1948
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News19-year-old cellist wins 2022 Fanny Mendelssohn Advancement Award
German cellist Philipp Schupelius wins €10,000 for his programme commemorating Pablo Casals’ timeless messages of peace
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NewsViolinist Ida Bieler joins NYU’s Steinhardt School’s string faculty
The American violinist is the school’s newest violin professor
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NewsCellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia kicked off Copa Airlines flight
Cañón-Valencia was forced to postpone a performance and masterclasses in Venezuela, after airline staff refused to accommodate his cello in the cabin
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #63: Alina Ibragimova on historically informed performance
The violinist shares her thoughts on performing and recording Telemann Fantasias in an authentic style
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NewsViolinist Geoff Nuttall dies, aged 56
The founding first violinist of the St. Lawrence String Quartet died after a battle with cancer
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NewsFrom Dnipro to Landshut: Violins that travel through a war
The story of a violin, completed in Dnipro the day before the Russian invasion on 23 February 2022, and its remarkable journey across Europe, thanks to an encounter on social media
