All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 589
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NewsNew cello appointments at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings
Hans Jørgen Jensen rejoins the faculty alongside former student Sihao He
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BlogsBeyond the Metronome - Benjamin Zander on Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Ahead of a performance with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on 26 February, the conductor reflects on tempo choices and character in this monumental work
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NewsSolidarity and benefit concert to help Ukrainians as war approaches first anniversary
Performers at the Amsterdam concert will include violinist Rosanne Philippens, the Mischa Maisky Trio and percussionist Konstantyn Napolov
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NewsBerlin Philharmonic appoints its first female concertmaster
Vineta Sareika-Völkner becomes the first woman to hold the position in the orchestra’s 141-year history
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NewsChristopher Nupen has died, aged 88
The filmmaker specialised in biographical documentaries of classical musicians, including several featuring cellist Jacqueline du Pré
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Focus‘Nupen, you have found yourself a star’ - working with Jacqueline du Pré
Christopher Nupen remembers his time documenting Jacqueline du Pré at the height of her musical career, in this extract from the October 2021 issue
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BlogsFiddling with Ownership: The importance of owning your violin music rights
Donna Maurer offers some points to consider when recording music for commercial use
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NewsMunich Philharmonic mourns violinist
Martin Manz was a long-standing member of the orchestra since 1983
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News£1.2 million donation launches new LSO Conservatoire Scholarships
The donation from Alex and Elena Gerko will provide financial support, mentorship and career support for burgeoning music graduates
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Gallery‘It felt like a Ferrari - 0 to 100 in just a few seconds’: Yuriy Bekker on his Andrea Guarneri violin
The violinist shares his experience of recording Edward Hart’s Under an Indigo Sky on the 1688 ‘ex Degen’ Andrea Guarneri violin
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NewsThe Royal Conservatoire The Hague welcomes new viola professor
Violist Lech Antonio Uszynski will join the strings faculty in September 2023
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NewsNew viola professor at Zurich University of the Arts
Lilli Maijala will start the role in autumn 2023
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BlogsHow Bach enhances right-hand dexterity: Violinist Rebeca Nuez Suarez
Rebeca Nuez Suarez discusses the contribution the Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin by Bach can make to gaining dexterity and strength in the right hand
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NewsCelloBello to host conversation examining lives of Ukrainian classical musicians
The conversation will take place on the one-year anniversary of the invasion on YouTube at noon EST on 24 February 2023
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #78: Seth Parker Woods on practising octaves for cellists
The cellist shares his strategies for breaking down this tricky technical concept
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NewsViolist Julianne Lee joins the Dover Quartet
The Curtis alumna will join the two-time Grammy-nominated quartet from September 2023
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Focus‘The best viola of mine’ - Count Cozio’s 1773 Guadagnini viola
Alberto Giordano and Barthelemy Garnier examine the business agreement between G.B Guadagnini and Count Cozio di Salabue that allowed the luthier to create a new style of viola, in this excerpt from the January 2022 issue
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Feature6 ways to improve left-hand flexibility
Tips from The Strad’s archive on increasing suppleness of movement and reducing tension
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NewsViolin professor charged with sexual assault
Jan Repko has been charged following an alleged attack in July 2022
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NewsRavinia Steans Music Institute announces Spring tour
Miriam Fried and award-winning alumni will present chamber music performances in March
