All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 612
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NewsWinners announced at 2023 Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition
Playing trios by Schubert, three piano trios competed for the top prize of €15,000 and future concert engagements
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NewsNo first prize awarded at 2023 Oskar Nedbal Viola Competition
The prize winners received cash, plus products from GEWA and Pirastro
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NewsNew viola appointment at Manhattan School of Music
Violist and composer Jessica Meyer joins the faculty from autumn 2023
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VideoHardanger fiddle + harp: Aoife Ní Bhrian and Catrin Finch
The duo perform ‘Whisper’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Double You’
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Blogs‘Two days of my heroes live on stage’: James Oesi on curating the Dutch Double Bass Festival
Ahead of the Dutch Double Bass Festival on 13 & 14 October, James Oesi speaks about showcasing the double bass across all genres, as well as spotlighting both established and emerging artists
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NewsUlster Orchestra appoints section leader cellist
Thomas Isaac joins the Belfast-based orchestra from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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VideoHow to pick a violin bow with Ray Chen
Ray Chen and Joel Link blind test a selection of bows and give their thoughts on playability and sound
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #97: Pavel Berman on playing Oistrakh’s Stradivari violin
What’s it like playing the Shostakovich Violin Sonata - a piece written for David Oistrakh - on Oistrakh’s former violin?
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NewsString players victorious at the 2023 Gramophone Awards
Violinist and former Queen Elisabeth Competition winner Stella Chen won the Young Artist of the Year Award, with several violists also enjoying victories for their recordings
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NewsDouble bassist Walter Maurice Wininsky has died
The bassist was a long-standing member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
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FocusDouble Acts: cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and violinist Maxim Vengerov
Before he became friends with Mstislav Rostropovich, Maxim Vengerov had to learn how to drink. From October 2004
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VideoInspired by the brush: Dan Flanagan performs An Animated Street in Autumn
The violinist performs a work from his new album The Bow and The Brush, which features compositions all inspired by paintings and sculptures
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VideoVideo premiere: the Solem Quartet performs Lili Boulanger
The ensemble presents a performance of ‘Nocturne’, which features on the upcoming album ‘Painted Light’
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BlogsMartin Goldman: how I made the switch from playing viola to violin
Much has been shared on switching from violin to viola, but what about the other way around? Martin Goldman shares the processes and challenges of ‘downsizing’ his instrument
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BlogsPerforming Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on period instruments: violinist Christina Day Martinson
The Boston Baroque concertmaster shares her experiences and the challenges faced by string players when playing Beethoven’s mighty Ninth Symphony on period instruments
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BlogsNo planes, just trains: how our string quartet completed a sustainable international tour
Violinist Georgina MacDonell Finlayson outlines the ways the UK-based ensemble Vulva Voce are stepping up to combat carbon emissions, and compares the cost of train travel with the more conventional method of touring, flying
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VideoSergej Krylov performs Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto no.1
The violinist selected the concert as his ‘Sentimental Work’ in the October 2023 issue of the magazine
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NewsTwo period instrument ensembles to receive 2023 Heinrich Schütz Prize
Musica Fiata and La Capella Ducale will receive the honour at a ceremony on 14 October
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NewsCremona Museo del Violino dedicates room to Simone Sacconi
The influential Italian luthier and scholar died 50 years ago at the age of 78
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BlogsViolinist Benjamin Baker on curating the At World’s Edge Festival
From the stunning landscapes of New Zealand’s South Island is the At World’s Edge Festival. Artistic director Benjamin Baker shares the reasons behind the festival’s programming
