All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 605
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Blogs‘The cycle demands relentless focus’ - the Calidore Quartet on performing Beethoven’s string quartets
Calidore Quartet violinist Jeffrey Myers outlines the highlights and challenges of performing these works, ahead of a Beethoven string quartet cycle at Music@Menlo
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #87: Yoga and string playing with violinist Melissa White
‘Our bodies are our best teachers’
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NewsCellist Nick Photinos joins University of Cincinnati CCM faculty
The Grammy Award winner and co-founder of Eighth Blackbird will become professor of chamber music and eminent scholar from August 2023
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FocusDouble Acts: actor Russell Crowe and violinist Richard Tognetti
Gladiator star Crowe found learning the violin over a three-month period for the film Master and Commander tiring until Tognetti taught him how to relax
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NewsNew platform for emerging string quartets goes online
The MERITA project aims to help 38 young string ensembles in the early stages of their careers
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NewsTaliban burns musical instruments
The bonfire occurred near Herat, the third-largest city in Afghanistan
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NewsNashville Symphony appoints new concertmaster
Peter Otto will depart the Cleveland Orchestra for his new role beginning in January 2024
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GalleryThe Sound of Islay: the violin made from a whisky barrel
Neil Campbell’s ‘Caol Ila’ violin combines his love of instrument making and elements of the whisky-making nation
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NewsOpus Klassik 2023 Awards feature top string players
This year’s awards featured celebrated artists including Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bruno Delepelaire and more
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Blogs‘Like "A Soldier’s Tale" on steroids’ - Wang Jie on a new commission
String playing meets spoken word with impeccable timing in Blame the Obituary, as the composer explains ahead of the Music@Menlo premiere
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FocusThe Phoenix Symphony announces new concertmaster
Canadian violinist Boson Mo will begin the role at the beginning of the 2023/24 season
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News28-year-old violinist Ji Soo Choi has died
Choi died following a long struggle with lymphoma on 25 July 2023
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GalleryPremio Paganini presents a 3D-printed copy of ‘Il Cannone’ violin
The copy of the Guarneri del Gesù violin celebrates the competition’s 70th anniversary and aims to continue Paganini’s legacy
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #88: Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop with cellist Mike Block
Mike shares his thoughts on cross-cultural artistic collaboration ahead of this year’s programme
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NewsViolinist Mariana Sîrbu has died
The Romanian violinist was a member of the Academica and Stradivari Quartets, as well as the Trio di Milano
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NewsExtreme Cellists take on five challenges in four days
The fundraising trio are marking their 20th anniversary of performing cello-based tasks for charity
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BlogsThe Andalusian spirit as a guiding light: violinist Francisco Fullana
The violinist shares early memories of childhood summers that provided inspiration for his latest album, Spanish Light
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NewsYCAT announces collaboration with cellist Chris Howlett
The musician is executive producer of Australian International Productions, which presents more than 150 performances in China each year
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Video‘Pas de deux’: a 2014 recital with Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Sol Gabetta
The violinist and cellist performed together as part of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland
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NewsGoldner Quartet to disband after 30 years
2024 will mark the Australian ensemble’s final season
