All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 593
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #80: Malin Broman on multi-instrumentalism
Malin shares how her violin skills transfer to viola and cello, and vice versa
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NewsViolinist Ladislav Jásek has died, aged 93
The former winner of the Carl Flesch Violin Competition spent much of his life leading orchestras in Australia
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NewsVienna Philharmonic commemorates Holocaust victims outside former concertmaster’s house
A memorial service was held on 28 March 2023 outside violinist Arnold Rosé’s former residence
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Focus‘I try to teach the students to think for themselves’ – the singular teaching legacy of Dorothy DeLay
Dorothy DeLay was born on this day in 1917. In this excerpt from September 2017, Laurie Niles speaks to former students about the legendary pedagogue’s teaching methods
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Focus11 views on teaching by Juilliard School violin professor Dorothy DeLay
During the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Hannover in 1995, jury member Dorothy DeLay led a 90-minute discussion on teaching. Evelyn Chadwick recorded some of her views.
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FocusThe teaching of Dorothy DeLay - by violinists Itzhak Perlman, Stephen Clapp and Brian Lewis
Shortly after the legendary Juilliard School violin professor died in 2002, pupils and colleagues paid tribute to her teaching magic
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NewsCollection of violin expert Norman Rosenberg fetches £4.7 million at auction
Ingles & Hayday held the first of two online auctions for Rosenberg’s collection, comprising 96 lots including a c.1685 Stradivari violin
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VideoCellist Seth Parker Woods performs ‘A Wedding, or What We Unlearned from Descartes’
Woods takes on a triple role of cellist, vocalist and movement artist in this new video
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NewsSinfonietta Riga concertmaster resigns, citing performances of Russian repertoire
Violinist Marta Spārniņa believes the ensemble is performing too much music by Russian composers during the war with Ukraine
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NewsTrio E.T.A. wins €12,000 Berenberg Culture Prize
The German piano trio received the award at a ceremony on 29 March
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Blogs10 tips on how to stay motivated as an adult beginner violin student
Consistency, support and perspective are just some of the keys for continuous progress, writes violinist and teacher Rachael Ridge
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NewsJAM and Sacconi Quartet call for string quartet composers
The deadline for composers to apply for the free summer residency at the JAM on the Marsh Festival is 26 April 2023
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NewsConsone Quartet takes up new residency
The period instrument quartet will take up a three-year residency at Music at Paxton as the festival’s associate ensemble
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VideoSting’s ‘Every Breath You Take’ for string quartet and guitar
An exclusive first look at one of the tracks from the new album British Invasion
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BlogsThe world’s first and only Bog Oak violin (as far as we know)
Made from 5,000-year-old wood, the instrument can lay a claim to being ‘the oldest violin’ – despite being made two years ago.
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BlogsHow to memorise earlier and smarter: Adam Hockman
The practice and performance consultant identifies what causes memory slips and gives tips on improving memorisation technique
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VideoSee and hear a violin created… in ten minutes!
The making of a violin from start to finish, with no shortage of satisfyingly crisp wood shavings
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Focus‘Twinkle’ always makes me cry: a Q&A with Suzuki trailblazer Helen Brunner
Pioneering Suzuki teacher Helen Brunner answers our questions of what the Suzuki Method means to her
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BlogsThree cello works by female composers you should know: cellist Raphaela Gromes
The cellist shines a light on three works featured on her recent album celebrating female composers, Femmes
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NewsViolinist Anne Akiko Meyers to receive honorary doctorate
Meyers will receive the award at the Colburn School Conservatory of Music Commencement ceremony on 1 May 2023
