All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 613
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Bach’s Cello Suite no.1 in G major arranged for viola
Finding the correct articulation and paying close attention to the score is key to performing Bach’s masterpiece, in this guide by Antoine Tamestit
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VideoViolinist Curtis Stewart Live: of Love/ of time
The violinist and colleagues perform works from his new album, plus new content
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BlogsJames Oesi: five pieces from the African diaspora for double bass
Ahead of the 2023 Dutch Double Bass Festival, the event’s co-founder shines a light on some special pieces of repertoire
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NewsViolinist Yevgeny Kutik signs with Epstein Fox Performances
The violinist joins the roster of the performing arts agency for North American and general management
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NewsCellist mourns felled tree at Sycamore Gap with solo composition
Riccardo Pes’s ’Lament for the Tree’ is a sorrowful response to the act of vandalism that saw the tree felled on 28 September 2023
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VideoFour Postcards from the Lakes by NZ composer Gareth Farr
Violinist Benjamin Baker and cellist Oliver Herbert present a performance of the work that was commissioned for the 2022 At World’s Edge Festival
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #98: finding new double bass repertoire with Valentina Ciardelli
Transcriptions of existing repertoire should celebrate the double bass in all its glory, rather than present a poor imitation of other instruments, says the double bassist
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NewsWiener Symphoniker appoints two concertmasters
Following auditions last week, two Moldovan violinists join the orchestra from concertmaster roles elsewhere, in an appointment described as ‘double success’
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VideoGeza and the 5 DeVils perform at the Edinburgh International Festival
A chance to watch a performance of energetic Hungarian Gypsy music from this year’s festival
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GalleryPhoto gallery: the Bursik ‘Milanolo’ five-string violin
The instrument was developed in a collaboration between the Czech Bursik family luthiers and virtuoso Milan Pala
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NewsAnimato Quartet receives €50,000 prize
The Dutch ensemble is the recipient of the 2023 Kersjes Prize, which supports emerging young artists
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NewsCellist Jérôme Pernoo sentenced for an act of sexual assault on a minor
The cellist received a one-year suspended prison sentence, a ban on teaching minors, inclusion of his name on the sex offender registry, plus an order to pay damages to the victim
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NewsContemporary Cello Week | EstOvest Festival 2023
Bearing the title ’Music from the Future’, Contemporary Cello Week will be dedicated to diverse musical genres and multidisciplinary projects, to be held from 25 to 31 October in Turin
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VideoCellist Gautier Capuçon plays Ravel
Capuçon performs Pavane pour une infante défunte, which features on his upcoming album Destination Paris
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News‘Presidente della Repubblica’ Award for Italy’s Stauffer Foundation
The Cremona-based institution was honoured for its role in supporting higher music education, promoting musicological research and the teaching of Cremonese violin making
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NewsToronto Symphony Orchestra appoints new string players and receives record-breaking gift
As well as making new violin and double bass appointments, the orchestra has just received a $14.7 million endowment from the Estate of H. Thomas and Mary Beck
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NewsNominees announced for 2023 Ivors Classical Awards
Over 30 composers have been nominated for achievement for composition in contemporary classical music and sound art
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NewsWinner announced for the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition
First prize of $1,000 was awarded to 16-year-old violinist Minji Kim, along with the opportunity to perform in concert with the orchestra
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VideoJasper Quartet performs Vivian Fung’s String Quartet no.1
The work features on the ensemble’s upcoming recording release of Fung’s string quartets, Insects and Machines
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Blogs‘The first performances can be frightening, but it will get easier!’: Leonkoro Quartet on Ravel and Schumann
Violist of the Leonkoro Quartet Mayu Konoe answers The Strad’s questions about the string quartets that feature on the ensemble’s debut album
