All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 624
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #107: back to basics with cellist Gabriel Schwabe
Defining one’s practice with intention is crucial to unlocking playing potential without dwelling on too much complexity, says the cellist
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NewsViola da gambist Liam Byrne receives €70,000 prize
Byrne has been named the recipient of the Glenn Gould Bach Fellowship to pursue his recording of 17th century viol music
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NewsÉbène Quartet appoints a new cellist
Japanese cellist Yuya Okamoto replaces Raphaël Merlin, who leaves the group after nearly 25 years
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FocusBorn on this day: Violinist Jascha Heifetz
Read about the renowned violinist and teacher who inspired (and frightened) scores of players
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Blogs‘Death is present in the music’: Trio con Brio Copenhagen on works by Weinberg and Schubert
What links the trios by Mieczysław Weinberg and Franz Schubert? The group explores the works as it releases its 25-year anniversary album The Passenger
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NewsNew cello faculty appointments announced at Juilliard
Cellists Zvi Plesser and Zlatomir Fung will join the faculty from the 2024-25 academic year
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NewsWatch as Irish fiddler entertains passengers on a Ryanair flight
Sean Magee gives a cracking rendition of ‘Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal,’ inviting singing, clapping and a spontaneous riverdance from fellow passengers
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BlogsMEMENTO ODESA: how music reveals the spirit of a city under siege
Project coordinator Anastasiia Pokaz explains how the resilient spirit of musicians from Odesa will find new audiences in 2024 through the MEMENTO ODESA tour and EP
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NewsThe string-player winners of the 2024 Grammy Awards
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards featured string players prominently in six categories
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NewsCellist Antonio Lysy has died
The cellist enjoyed an international performing career encompassing a wide range of genres, and was professor of cello at the University of California since 2003
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FocusMastering intonation, by cello professor Antonio Lysy
Cellist Antonio Lysy provides exercises to help you play in tune every time you put your finger on the string
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VideoGuy Johnston performs Howells Cello Concerto
Johnston and the Britten Sinfonia present an excerpt from the second movement Threnody: Lento calmato – Assai teneramente
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NewsFinnish concertmaster dies, aged 80
Hannele Angervo-Segerstam led the Finnish National Opera and the Radio Symphony Orchestra and collaborated with numerous Finnish composers
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NewsChamber Music America announces recipients of six new awards for 2024
The recipients, which include the Dalí and Catalyst Quartets, join the previously announced awardees Balourdet Quartet, Herbie Hancock, and JACK Quartet
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #108: In search of authenticity: exploring Brahms’s Violin Sonata no.2 with Daniel Kurganov
Alongside his February issue Masterclass on the sonata, the violinist shares his historical performance approach to recording the work, as well as his quest for authenticity
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NewsCellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason announced as new patron of Music Masters
The cellist will work with the education charity to improve accessibility to music
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NewsViolist Amihai Grosz signs with IMG Artists
The founding member of the Jerusalem Quartet and principal violist of the Berlin Philharmonic joins the roster for general management
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VideoOrpheus Chamber Orchestra performs Yohanan Cinnamon’s ‘New Dawn Rising’
The work, orchestrated by Israel Edelson, features on Cinnamon’s recent album ‘Piano & Strings’
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VideoLunar New Year 2024: Cheng² Duo performs ‘Moon’s Reflection upon a Spring’
As we approach the Year of the Dragon, take a look at Bryan and Silvie Cheng’s original arrangement of a Chinese folk song
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NewsConductor Seiji Ozawa has died
The only conductor to have studied with both Karajan and Bernstein, the renowned Japanese conductor died on 6 February 2024, aged 88
