All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 626
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VideoViolinist Jack Liebeck on Vaughan Williams’s rarely performed Concerto Accademico
It’s not the Lark Ascending and it features on the new album Retrospect
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #110: Stravinsky’s kaleidoscope of colours with violinist Alena Baeva
Alena Baeva delves into the intricacies of Stravinsky’s Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss, which features on her latest recording
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NewsRoyal Scottish National Orchestra appoints new sub-principal cellist
New Zealander cellist Yuuki Bouterey-Ishido will assume the role in May
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BlogsThe road to Wigmore: cellist Sterling Elliott’s practice diary
How do you get to Wigmore Hall? Setting goals, time management, and even addressing a phone addiction have been crucial for the cellist to maintain concentration as he prepares for his debut on 27 February 2024
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NewsFlorian Richter takes up viola professorship in Weimar
Currently viola professor in Nuremberg, Richter will assume his new role from 1 April 2024 at the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar
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NewsCall for violinists: are you up for Guy Braunstein’s ‘Blackbird’ challenge?
Participants are invited to upload their performances of Braunstein’s free arrangement of ’Blackbird - Six Variations on a Theme of John Lennon and Paul McCartney for Solo Violin’, with the chance to win special prizes
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GalleryPhoto gallery: violist Timothy Ridout performs at the Foundling Museum
Our February issue cover artist is the star of these dramatic shots, taken at his album launch earlier this month
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VideoJacob Warren performs Debussy Cello Sonata on double bass
The double bassist presents his own transcription of the work in its original D minor tuning
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NewsThe 2024 Stuttgart International Violin Competition announces winners
The first prize of €30,000 was awarded to 25-year-old South Korean violinist Anna Im, along with the loan of a 1746 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin for three years and concert engagements
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NewsGerman Musical Instrument Fund competition announces winners
37 young musicians have been loaned fine instruments, while four have extended the loan agreements of their current instruments
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NewsViolist Roger Myers has died
The Australian-born viola professor at University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music died of cancer
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BlogsCellist Johannes Moser and guitarist Xuefei Yang: a rewarding collaboration
Johannes Moser chats to The Strad about his upcoming collaboration with guitarist Xuefei Yang at London’s Kings Place, where the duo will explore a range of works by composers including Dowland, Bach, Schubert, Sheng and De Falla
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NewsViolinist Midori Seiler announced as new artistic director for zamus: early music festival
Seiler will succeed current artistic director, cellist Ira Givol, from 2025
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NewsMusic Masters and Black Lives in Music announce fully funded teacher training places
Two places are available on the Musicians of Change (PGCEi) course, which offers specialised development and training for educators and instrumentalists working with children in group settings
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VideoAn outdoor performance of ‘Joik Suite’ from the Engegård Quartet
The ensemble presents its arrangement of a work that was originally a duet for two Hardanger fiddles, against the backdrop of a beautiful Norwegian landscape
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #111: juggling orchestral and solo playing with double bassist Michael Rieber
How do you find the time to release a solo album while holding a principal position in one of Europe’s top orchestras? The double bassist shares his strategies for effective practice and preparation
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VideoCellist Jan Vogler and Amanda Gorman perform on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Displaying their recent cello and poetry collaboration, Vogler performs Bach with Gorman’s words on the popular US late-night chat show
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BlogsLaure Chan discusses Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto: ‘A juxtaposition of suffering and joy’
The titular piece for her new album Schumann Violin Concerto with Daniel Hogan and Sinfonia Perdita, violinist Laure Chan breaks down the emotional significance of Schumann’s last great opus and how her journey as a composer has deepened her understanding of the work
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NewsObituary: violist Patrick Ireland (1923 - 2024)
Robin Ireland remembers his father, the violist of the Allegri Quartet, who died on 14 February aged 100
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NewsCellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason takes up role at Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
The cellist is the orchestra’s 2024 MAC Music Innovator, a role that works to showcase and highlight Black leaders of classical music
