All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 616
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NewsFormer Borodin Quartet violinist dies
Andrei Abramenkov was a long-serving second violinist of the string quartet from 1974 to 2011
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FocusMy experience: violinist Kristian Mráček, Prague Conservatoire
What’s it like to study in the cultural heart of the Czech Republic?
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VideoLSO principal cellist Rebecca Gilliver performs Florence Price
The cellist is joined by pianist Sophia Rahman in a performance of Price’s Adoration
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News2023 UCT Strings Competition announces winners
First prize of ZAR 30,000 (£1,350) was awarded to 25-year-old violinist Nicholas Bruiners
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VideoStrauss’s Metamorphosen played on one luthier’s instruments
The ‘Echoes of the Ages’ festival, featuring the work of Icelandic luthier Hans Jóhannsson, concluded with a concert performance exclusively on instruments he made
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BlogsEight tips for unlocking your inner Romantic: cellist David Eggert
Eggert’s project ’Down with Romanticism’ aims to illustrate the forgotten dimensions of playing19th-century music. Here, he challenges musicians to consider historical music through the lens of Romantic-style playing
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NewsMissing: violin worth €30,000 stolen at Amsterdam Central Train Station
The instrument was stolen from a stationary train due to depart for Germany
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VideoCellist Ophélie Gaillard salutes Neopolitan music with an outdoor Giga
The cellist presents an al fresco performance of a work by Nicola Matteis from her new album Napoli!
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NewsObituary: violist Ronald Arron
Arron was the assistant principal violist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for 18 years, and the principal violist of the Metropolitan Orchestra for 20 years
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VideoThe Partridge Quartet performs ‘Black Angels’
The ensemble presents a frenetic video performance of George Crumb’s iconic work, as part of its FutureMakers collaboration with Musica Viva Australia
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NewsViolist Tabea Zimmermann named honorary member of the German Music Council
The violist receives the accolade in honour of her musical contributions within Germany and internationally
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #102: teaching students to teach themselves with cellist Laurence Lesser
In celebration of his 85th birthday and 50 years at the New England Conservatory, Laurence speaks about his teaching approaches, including valuable ’a-ha’ moments from throughout his career
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NewsBassist John Bany has died
A mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene for decades, Bany was 81 years old
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NewsGBH Music names Ulysses Quartet as its first-ever quartet in residence
The year-long partnership aims to make music more accessible with free concerts at Boston Public Schools and the Boston Public Library studio.
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FocusDouble Acts: Brandon Vamos and Simin Ganatra
Brandon Vamos, cellist of the Pacifica Quartet, and Simin Ganatra, its first violinist, discuss the benefits of performing and teaching as husband and wife
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Blogs‘Tuning 22 strings can take a while!’ Suntou Susso on the kora
Ahead of a performance at Kings Place on 23 November, Suntou Susso gives an introduction to this West African plucked stringed instrument
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Blogs‘We just love what we do’: 21 years of the Sacconi Quartet
Comprising violinists Ben Hancox and Hannah Dawson, violist Robin Ashwell and cellist Cara Berridge, the members of the Sacconi Quartet chat with The Strad about their guiding principles throughout their shared history together, as well as as some memorable performances
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NewsJanine Jansen takes up professorship at Kronberg Academy
The violinist begins the role from November 2023
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VideoVideo premiere: Brahms Violin Sonatas on authentic instruments
Daniel Kurganov presents an exclusive documentary about exploring the works on historical instruments, including a 1706 Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ violin with gut strings
