All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 627
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VideoViolist Ayane Kozasa performs ‘Unspoken’ by Daniel Temkin
The work for solo viola features on an album of Temkin’s compositions, due for release on 8 March 2024
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FocusWho were the early female violinists?
Women soloists have long struggled against prejudice and indifference in the male-dominated musical establishment. But, as Tully Potter explains, The Strad has taken an enlightened approach to the sexes throughout its history. From 2014
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FocusPioneering Female String Players from The Strad archives
Ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March, take a look at these string players who graced the pages of our early magazine
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NewsBow maker Roger Zabinski has died
A maker of over 900 bows, the Minneapolis-based archetier passed away of cancer on 27 February 2024, aged 74
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NewsAbeo Quartet appoints new cellist
Macintyre Taback succeeds Brian Gadbow as the ensemble’s new cellist
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition announces violin candidates for 2024
69 participants have been chosen to take part in this year’s competition, taking place in Brussels from 6 May to 12 June 2024
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Blogs‘A deeply moving experience’: Alisa Weilerstein discusses Beethoven’s Cello Sonatas
Ahead of a performance of a Beethoven Cello Sonata cycle in Barcelona on 7 March, the cellist reveals her insights on the monumental works
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NewsPrizes awarded at Belgium’s International Music Competition Triomphe de l’Art
This year’s competition was dedicated to string instrumentalists aged 15 to 35 and chamber ensembles
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NewsKronos Quartet violinist and violist to retire, after 46 years
Violinist John Sherba and violist Hank Dutt will leave the quartet at the end of June, following the group’s historic 50th anniversary season
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NewsViolins of Hope founder Amnon Weinstein has died
The luthier dedicated much of his life restoring stringed instruments that belonged to Jewish musicians during the Holocaust
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NewsThe London Philharmonic Orchestra appoints new sub-principal cellist
Australian-Korean cellist Waynne Kwon has assumed the role
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NewsViolinist-violist Ara Gregorian takes up role at New England Conservatory
Gregorian will become the chair of string and piano chamber music from autumn 2024
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Blogs‘Orchestra and electronics converse with playful fluidity and harmony’: Rone x LCO on a new collaboration
Erwan Castex, a.k.a French electronic music virtuoso Rone, speaks about fusing stringed instruments with music production, as he joins the forces with London Contemporary Orchestra in an expansive new collaboration
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BlogsCellist Guy Johnston: ‘When I perform with a choir, I’m often reminded of vocalising rather than playing the cello’
The cello is often described as the closest instrument to the human voice. Guy Johnston shares his unique experience recording Night Seasons by Rebecca Dale - described as a concerto for cello and choir in conversation
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BlogsViolins of Hope In Pittsburgh: Timing is everything
In light of the recent passing of Amnon Weinstein, the founder of Violins of Hope, Barbara Khristi reminisces about the exhibition in Pittsburgh that was held in October 2023
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #112: making musical choices with violist and composer Jessica Meyer
Believing the word ’improvisation’ to be a scary word for many classical musicians, Jessica calls for a simpler approach that will help musicians interpret both their own and others’ music
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NewsCome and meet Team Strad at akustika Nuremberg 2024!
The Strad team has arrived in Nuremberg for the 2024 akustika trade fair. Come and visit us at stand F03!
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GalleryFrom the Archive: Oscar Shumsky on the 'Pierre Rode' Stradivarius violin, 1715
The violinist shared his thoughts on the instrument that belonged to both Pierre Rode and Leopold Auer, in our April 1985 issue
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NewsChristchurch Symphony Orchestra appoints new principal cellist
New Zealand cellist Heather Lewis assumed the role earlier this year
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Blogs‘The violin is discovering incredible repertoire with me!’: Liya Petrova on the 1742 ’Rovelli’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
For almost two hundred years, the 1742 ‘Rovelli’ Guarneri ’del Gesù’ violin has remained unplayed. Now in the hands of Liya Petrova, the violinist shares her journey of discovery with this instrument
