All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 579
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News‘Kux, Castelbarco’ Stradivari viola sells for £2.5m
The c.1720 instrument was sold at auction by Tarisio in London on 31 October 2022
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BlogsLooking after your instrument: all about open seams and where to find them
What causes open seams? How do you find them? Stacey Styles from the Women in Lutherie community investigates
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #65: Trio Con Brio Copenhagen on fine Italian instruments
How do you keep two 17th century stringed instruments happy in a climate very different from northern Italy?
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NewsEuropa Galante to play on matched string ensemble
The concert, taking place on 21 November, features eleven instruments all made by luthier Renato Scrollavezza
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NewsCuarteto Chroma appointed as Mexico’s Fine Arts Quartet
The quartet joins a select number of concert artists to represent the National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico
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Video‘The Makers’: a video series of luthier interviews
Episode one features German luthier Ulrich Hinsberger
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NewsPrize winners announced in the 10th International Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists
Nine young violinists have won prizes across three categories in the competition at the University of Music Franz Liszt, Weimar
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GalleryPhoto gallery: The tiniest violin studio you’ll see today!
A Swiss sculptor has created a model of a tiny violin workshop!
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NewsJaemin Han wins 2022 IsangYun Cello Competition
The 16-year-old scoops another competition victory, as well as additional special prizes
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Blogs‘Putting myself in my ancestors’ shoes’: Cellist Natasha Jaffe
Cellist and composer Natasha Jaffe on finding a way to explore her transatlantic heritage, despite the obstacles of lockdown
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NewsZukermans team up with fourth graders to commemorate war veterans
Violinist Pinchas Zukerman, cellist Amanda Forsyth, the Kid Pan Alley and fourth graders at Pocohontas Elementary join forces to create a song inspired by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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NewsCellist Julia Hagen receives 2022 Beethoven Ring Award
The cellist is the latest in a long line of musicians to receive the award, which includes violinists Julia Fischer and Lisa Batiashvili
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Blogs‘Paganini: a whole gamut of advanced techniques’ - Mathilde Milwidsky and Robert Taub
How do you create a recital programme around Paganini? Violinist Mathilde Milwidsky and Robert Taub share their inspirations ahead of a performance at Plymouth’s Levinsky Hall
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VideoWatch: the Brandenburg Concertos from the Edinburgh International Festival
The concert will be available to stream for free from 4PM on 9 November 2022
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #66: Cellist Anastasia Kobekina on choosing the right strings
The cellist recently provided input in the development of For-Tune Strings’ new Opal Gold cello strings
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BlogsHow we transcribed an entire opera for violin and piano: violinist Mathieu van Bellen
How can the rich orchestration and lyricism of Puccini’s La Bohème translate to only two instruments? Violinist Mathieu van Bellen shares how
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VideoThe Riot Ensemble performs ‘drop after drop’ by Maxim Shalygin
The piece was commissioned in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and will be performed at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
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FocusAnne Akiko Meyers on playing the ‘Vieuxtemps’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
The US violinist, who has been loaned in perpetuity what is currently the world’s most expensive instrument, discusses its tone quality and projection
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News‘We are facing the loss of our livelihoods’: Petition to save ENO from funding cuts
The opera company faces a potential move out of London, putting the jobs of thousands at risk
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NewsYouth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine receives €10,000 music prize
The prize was given by the German city of Duisberg
