All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 587
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NewsWinners announced for the 2023 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
Eighteen-year-old Hina Khuong-Huu wins $30,000 first prize and an array of international engagements
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NewsLuthier and bow maker Boyd Poulsen has died
The American polymath, a respected musician, lecturer and botanical expert, was 87 years old
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NewsSphinx Competition announces 2023 winners
The Junior and Senior Division finals saw a cellist and violinist take home first prize
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NewsViolinist Gilles Apap takes up new role at Camerata Zürich
The French violinist will become artist in residence for two concert seasons from 2023/24
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NewsCellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia signs with Arts Management Group
The Colombian cellist joins the roster for representation in North, Central and parts of South America
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Blogs‘Translating the Arctic into music’: Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing
The Norwegian violinist’s upcoming album celebrates the vast beauty of the Arctic region, which is under threat due to climate change
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NewsViolinist Alice Ivy-Pemberton appointed co-leader of LPO
The American violinist will begin her role in February 2023
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Blogs‘Music so sublime it reaches heaven’: Gary Hoffman on the Schumann Cello Concerto
The cellist is preparing for an upcoming performance of the concerto arranged for strings. Hoffman tells the The Strad how it differs from the original orchestration
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #75: Patricia Kopatchinskaja on Brahms, Bartók and Janáček
The violinist speaks about doing justice to the composers’ wishes, as well as keeping the repertoire fresh and spontaneous
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NewsApplications for the 2023 Bartók World Competition to open this month
The 2023 edition will celebrate violinists for the first time since 2017, with a total prize pool worth €44,000 up for grabs
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FocusMy experience: Brendan O’Gara, Donegal Fiddle School
Catering to all levels from beginner to advanced with céilís and concerts organised throughout, Brendan O’Gara shares why Donegal Fiddle School has kept him coming back since 2009
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VideoViolinist Laura Zarina performs Canzona by Joachim Raff
The Latvian violinist has recorded the work in honour of the composer’s 200th anniversary
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NewsBig wins for string players at 2023 Grammy Awards
The US trio Time For Three scooped two awards at last night’s ceremony
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NewsApplications are now open for the Geneva International Music Competition
The annual competition’s 2023 edition will focus on the string quartet for the first time since 2016
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NewsNew viola professor at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Competition and Grammy Award-winning violist Paul Laraia will take on the role of associate professor of viola
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NewsDudamel announced as New York Philharmonic’s new music and artistic director
The Venezuelan conductor will join the orchestra for its 2026/27 season, leaving the LA Phil after 17 years
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Blogs‘A huge versatility of sound’: Arabella Steinbacher on the 1744 ‘Sainton’ Guarneri ‘del Gesu’ violin
The violinist was recently loaned the 1744 ’Sainton’ Guarneri ‘del Gesu’ violin for her new recording of Bach and Pärt. She shares her thoughts on the instrument with The Strad
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #76: Violist Nick Revel on practising scales
Nick speaks about the role of scales in his playing past and present, as well as his scale practice tool DragonScales
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NewsFormer Nevis Ensemble fellows face hardship in light of sudden insolvency
The 19 Nevis Ensemble fellows have not received payment since last year
