All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 591
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VideoSchubert transports me to another world: violinist Stella Chen
‘To play Schubert’s music, you have to bare your whole soul’
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NewsLaughter is music for the soul: Help Musicians to hold April Fools’ charity gala
Help Musicians will present an evening of orchestral comedy to support musicians in crisis
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BlogsHow I prepare Lalo’s Cello Concerto: cellist Ellen Baumring-Gledhill
Ellen Baumring-Gledhill shares her practice and preparation
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NewsKorean violinist and tutor Nam Yun Kim has died aged 74
The former soloist was a highly respected and successful pedagogue, with many competition winners under her tutelage
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News‘Earliest stringed instruments’ found in Vietnam
Researchers from the Australian National University believe that 2,000-year-old deer antlers may have been used as primitive chordophones
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NewsMahler Chamber Orchestra appoints violinist José Maria Blumenschein as co-concertmaster
The violinist is currently first concertmaster of the WDR Radio Symphony Orchestra in Cologne, Germany
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VideoThe Valencia Baryton Project performs Haydn
The three members play an Adagio from their latest recording for Naxos
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NewsTwo new concertmasters for London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Marquise Gilmore and Andrej Power will join Roman Simovic in the role in August 2023
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News‘We cannot sit and wave goodbye’: Young Musician winners condemn BBC music cuts
Artists including Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Nicola Benedetti and Jennifer Pike have condemned the move to close the BBC Singers and cut 20% of salaried orchestral posts
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NewsMusicians attack proposed US visa fee increases
Under the new proposals, the cost of P-type and O-type visas could see ‘a 250% increase’
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NewsViolinist Nicola Benedetti to receive Award of Excellence
The UK star soloist will receive the honour at the 2023 Women in Classical Music Symposium in Dallas
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VideoRenaud Capuçon and Martha Argerich perform Franck’s Violin Sonata
The duo played at the Aix Easter Festival on 23 April 2022
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NewsSphinx Organization wins inaugural ASTA Outstanding Service Organization Award
The inaugural award was given at the ASTA National Conference in Orlando, Florida
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VideoCracking reels from Irish fiddler Johnny Doherty
The folk musician, seen here playing in 1960, had an enormous impact on the music of his home country of Donegal
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NewsGuarneri ‘del Gesù’ c.1731 ‘Baltic’ violin sells for $9.44 million at auction
The violin is now the most expensive instrument by the maker ever to be sold at auction
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NewsFormer violin professor denies two counts of sexual assault
Jan Repko, a former tutor at the Royal College of Music, entered a plea at Southwark Crown Court on 17 March
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NewsBenedetti Foundation 2023 Ambassadors announced
The foundation’s Ambassador Programme offers young students experience in the field of music education
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NewsViolinist Esther Abrami appointed as English Symphony Orchestra’s artist in residence
The English Symphony Orchestra has named UK–French violinist Esther Abrami as creative partner and artist in residence
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BlogsHow I play both baroque and modern violin: Anna Urpina
Focus, preparation and a willingness to adapt are keys to performing on two different instruments
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BlogsStudio Strings: Recording the violin’s timeless sound
Donna Maurer provides simple tips for getting the best results from a home studio
