All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 615
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NewsWATCH HERE: 2023 Concours de Genève semi-finals day 3
The Hana and Eos Quartets continue their semi-final performances
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VideoCellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson and LSO Percussion Ensemble perform at the Edinburgh International Festival
A chance to hear the super catchy Ocean Floor Suite: II. Pioneers
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NewsPhoto gallery: the Emerson Quartet’s final concert
The quartet performed its final concerts on 21 and 22 October 2023.
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NewsCellist Robert K. Dodson has died
The former provost of the New England Conservatory and head of numerous musical institutions was 81
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NewsWATCH HERE: 2023 Concours de Genève semi-finals day 4
The Ast, Elmire and Novo Quartets continue their semi-final performances in Geneva
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NewsConcours de Genève string quartet finalists announced
The three quartets will compete for the CHF20,000 first prize
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NewsWATCH HERE: 2023 Concours de Genève string quartet finals
Three ensembles will perform a string quartet of their choice from 2:00pm (CET) at Victoria Hall, Geneva, on Sunday 29 October 2023
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NewsNovo Quartet wins at the 2023 Concours de Genève
The Danish quartet also won four special prizes alongside the CHF 20,000 first prize
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BlogsThe Goldmund Quartet on Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’, and playing a set of Strads
Violist of the Goldmund Quartet Christoph Vandory shares his thoughts on playing Schubert’s epic string quartet, as well as the ensemble’s blessing of performing on the ‘Paganini’ Quartet of Stradivaris
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NewsSimon Zhu wins 57th Paganini Competition
The grand prize of €30,000 has been awarded to German violinist Simon Zhu, along with the opportunity to play the 1743 ‘Il Cannone’ Guarneri ‘del Gesú’ violin
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NewsSpoleto Festival names new director of chamber music
Cellist Paul Wiancko will take up the role in 2024
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BlogsCellist Joanna Borrett: Can we revive the link between playing and improvising?
Improvising can help breathe life into performance, and you can start at any age, says composer and cellist Joanna Borrett
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Blogs'A glimpse into the beginnings of their artistic visions': the Notos Quartet on Mahler and Walton’s piano quartets
Both Mahler and Walton were only 16 when they wrote their piano quartets. Ahead of a performance at Music at Oxford, the Notos Quartet’s cellist Philip Graham illustrates how the pieces showcase the origins of the composers’ musical personalities
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NewsIvalas Quartet appoints new violist
Marcus Stevenson joins the quartet, which is currently serving as graduate resident string quartet at The Juilliard School
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GalleryGallery: festival dedicated to luthier Hans Jóhannsson concludes in Iceland
‘Echoes of the Ages’ profiled the 43-year career of the Icelandic violin maker, who has made over 300 instruments
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NewsViolinist SongHa Choi signs with Domselaer Artist Management
The violinist won second prize at the Montreal International Music Competition earlier this year
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #101: inside the Zemtsov viola dynasty with Dana and Mikhail Zemtsov
What’s it like being in a family where everyone plays the viola? The father and daughter duo share all
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BlogsFive tips for achieving flawless legato for violinists and violists
Artists from The Strad’s extensive back catalogue share their insights on playing smoothly with the bow arm
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NewsHouston Symphony appoints new principal violist
Joan DerHovsepian takes up the role, having previously served as acting principal and associate principal viola for the orchestra
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Blogs‘Like a magnifying glass was put on my playing’: Tuulia Hero on her 1707 Stradivari violin
Ahead of an appearance at Kings Place on 23 November, Paddington Trio violinist Tuulia Hero speaks about acquainting herself with a Stradivari violin - and how the process reminds her of how wizards find a wand in Harry Potter
