All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 599
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News2023 Sphinx MPower Artist Grant recipients announced
Fifteen artists have been selected to receive a total of $100,000 to address each recipient’s creative ambitions
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BlogsQualities to look for in a violin teacher: Rachael Ridge
Find a teacher that has your best interests at heart, writes the violinist
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NewsViolinist Edith Peinemann has died aged 85
The musician and tutor was a favourite of George Szell and William Steinberg
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BlogsVibrato: three reminders from our online editor Davina Shum
Don’t overdo it and avoid slipping into auto-pilot mode, writes the cellist
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NewsWinners of 2023 Victor Elmaleh Competition announced
Two quartets, a violinist, double bassist and violin-guitar duo have taken the top prizes
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NewsPiatti Quartet named resident quartet at Kings Place
The ensemble has secured the position at the London venue for an initial two-year term, beginning in October
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VideoCavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition 2023
Six young British quartets performed at London’s Wigmore Hall on Friday 19 May
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NewsTwo new professors for the Yehudi Menuhin School
Violinists Boris Brovtsyn and Pavel Vernikov will join the faculty
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NewsHandel’s London home reopens after £3 million renovation
The museum on Brook Street, Mayfair, also pays tribute to guitarist Jimi Hendrix
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BlogsThe dark side of being an adult violin beginner: Rachael Ridge
Adult beginners face judgement, pressures and constraints not often associated with younger students, and teachers must aim to be inclusive of late-starters, writes the violinist
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Blogs‘I enjoy finding new sonic palettes’ - violinist Rakhi Singh on performing with electronics
The violinist shares her approaches and challenges ahead of upcoming electronic-acoustic sets at Kings Place and Cheltenham Music Festival
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Blogs‘Travelling with the cello doesn’t get any easier’: Maja Bogdanović
The cellist reflects on the challenge of juggling a busy performance career with travelling not only with a cello, but with a small infant!
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NewsConfusion amid airline staff over onboard instrument policy leaves cellist in the lurch
Cellist Jaime Compton has faced continued uncertainty travelling with her cello on Frontier Airlines, due to disagreement on whether the instrument was allowed on the aircraft
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BlogsMusicians have the best weddings with the best music: online editor Davina Shum
The cellist reflects on some of her most memorable musical moments at weddings past, ahead of attending and playing at her friends’ wedding this week
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NewsCellist Jérôme Pernoo accused of sexual assault and harassment in court
The cellist is charged with sexual assault of a minor and sexual harassment against four former students
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Article‘Unusualness in all its splendour’: Q&A with the Smorgaschord festival directors
The three-year-old festival is dedicated to pushing boundaries, explain Eliza Millett and Sebastian Black
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NewsDouble bassist promoted to first assistant principal with the Cleveland Orchestra
Charles Paul’s promotion follows a wave of new appointments for the orchestra
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NewsSemi-finalists for the Klein International String Competition announced
The nine semi-finalists will compete for a chance to win their share of $30,000
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BlogsLooking for colour - Synaesthesia and interpretation
Thomas Kemp speaks to synaesthetic composer Deborah Pritchard on how colour and light are represented in her new works
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NewsYCAT announces six musicians to join its roster for 2023
String soloists and ensembles dominate YCAT’s new intake of exceptional young artists
