All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 604
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NewsFinland’s European affairs minister plays cello in support of Ukraine
Anders Adlercreutz’s performance marked 500 days of war in Ukraine, prompting backlash from Russian officials
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Blogs‘His music was a gesture of friendship’: cellist Julian Lloyd Webber on Malcom Arnold
Arnold’s Fantasy for Cello has provided years of musical satisfaction for the cellist. Here, Lloyd Webber reacquaints himself and audiences with the work, which was composed for him in 1986
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NewsViolinist charged with attempted murder via rat poison
The 62-year-old musician in the Schleswig-Holstein Symphony Orchestra is accused of giving the poison to three people, including two fellow musicians
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NewsWe played Google’s new ‘bird-tuoso’ cello AI game - here’s what we think
Online editor and real-life cellist Davina Shum shares her and The Strad team’s thoughts on ’Viola the Bird’, Google’s newest music-meets-tech game
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NewsUS cellist and teacher Irene Sharp has died
The founder and artistic director of California Summer Music was 87 years old
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VideoDvořák masterclass with cellist Irene Sharp
The late cello pedagogue is seen here teaching Noah Krauss at California Summer Music, the festival she founded in 1996
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NewsNew violist for Apollo Chamber Players
Aria Cheregosha joins the Houston-based ensemble as its core violist
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Blogs‘We still get nervous’: violinist Brett Yang on performance nerves
The key to dealing with performance anxiety and nerves is to have the confidence to gain more experience performing, says the violinist
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NewsViolinist Daniel Lozakovich signs with Harrison Parrott
Lozakovich joins the agency for worldwide general management, with numerous concert engagements for the upcoming 2023/24 season
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NewsJazz bassist Christian McBride receives Wigmore Medal
The medal recognises musicians of international standing who have developed a close relationship with Wigmore Hall
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NewsThe Strad August 2023 issue is out now!
Star violinist Nicola Benedetti speaks about her new role as director of the Edinburgh International Festival
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GalleryPhoto Gallery: Newark School of Violin Making x Byrd 400 Festival
Newark students, alumni and friends gathered at Lincoln Cathedral in an event celebrating instrument making and William Byrd
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Blogs‘It’s definitely opened doors’ - Judy Kang on playing the electric violin
Ahead of a plethora of summer shows, Judy Kang shares how playing an electric instrument helps her express herself more personally and creatively
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #86: violinist Francisco Fullana on the 1735 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ ’Mary Portman, ex-Kreisler’ violin
Steeped in history, this violin has enabled Francisco Fullana to unleash his musical creativity
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NewsParker Quartet to take up new school residency
The ensemble will provide professional mentorship for students at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts for the 2023/24 season
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NewsCatalyst Quartet signs with Arts Management Group
The Sphinx Organization-founded ensemble will receive representation throughout North, Central and South America
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NewsViolinist Julia Fischer receives award from Bavarian arts ministry
The ‘Pro Meritis Scientiae et Litterarum’ award was given to the 40-year-old musician and pedagogue at a ceremony on 14 July
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Video‘The Scroll’: new series on violin making
Polish luthier Piotr Pielaszek demonstrates steps in the violin making process, in the company of Yu Jie
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BlogsSeeking Utopia: celebrating the friendship between Lionel Tertis and Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ahead of a performance at 3 Choirs Festival, violist Shiry Rashkovsky examines how the musically philanthropic efforts of Lionel Tertis and Ralph Vaughan Williams aided Jewish refugees of World War II
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News‘Baby strings’ project aims to bring string education to deprived schools in Glasgow
Govan-based music charity and community orchestra, the Glasgow Barons, secures funding for stringed instrument teaching to enhance the lives of local children
