All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 630
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NewsNew cello appointment at Cleveland Institute of Music
Principal cellist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Wei Yu will join the faculty in autumn 2025
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NewsWinners announced for the inaugural Tokyo Classic Violin Competition
The first prize of €20,000 was awarded to South Korean violinist Soyoung Yoon
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NewsNew research reveals the extent of gender inequity faced by women in the music industry
Results from the first-ever UK Musicians’ Census finds that half of women in music have experienced gender discrimination and a third have been sexually harassed
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FocusBorn on this day: cellist Mstislav Rostropovich
Today we’re shining a light on the titan of cello playing, who was born on 27 March 1927
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NewsViolinist Alexandra Tirsu loaned 1717 ‘Reifenberg’ Stradivari
The violinist received the violin from the Stradivari Society of Chicago and will perform on the instrument in a host of upcoming engagements
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BlogsPedagogy and playing resources: a reading list from cellist Guy Johnston
Alongside his interview for The Strad Podcast, the cellist shares the manuals and resources that have informed his playing and teaching career so far
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #114: exploring resources and finding your teaching style with cellist Guy Johnston
The cellist speaks about how resources left by renowned ‘cello gods,’ as well as fostering a community of sharing has informed his teaching methods throughout his career
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra mourns long-standing violinist
Paul Phillips, who served as first violinist with the orchestra for 40 years, has died aged 77
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BlogsDelving into the trios and quartet for piano and strings by Robert Schumann
Ahead of the release of a third volume of Robert Schumman’s chamber works, violinist and pianist Pierre and Théo Fouchenneret explore the pieces’ history, as well as the influence of Clara Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn
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BlogsLouise Bichan: a fiddler combining music with photography
Louise Bichan shares photographs of natural landscapes from her numerous travels that have inspired her music making
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NewsInternational Society of Bassists 2024 Jane Little Scholarship winner announced
US double bassist Maxine Gimbel receives $10,000
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GalleryThe bows of Richard Otto Gläsel
A selection of bows by the German-born bow maker (1885-1931), whose work exhibits the influence of Claude Thomassin and other French artisans of the era
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NewsYCAT Musicians’ Mental Health Month: tackling performance anxiety
The April campaign is a collaboration between the Young Classical Artists Trust, the Musicians’ Union, the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, and Tonic Rider
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #57: Augustin Hadelich on Recuerdos and Ricochet
Enjoy some ’R&R’: the violinist speaks about his new album, as well as a particularly tricky bowing technique
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Blogs‘How do you make that first mistake?’ - Jazz violinist Scott Tixier on the power of improvisation
The French violinist on his journey into jazz and how the principles of improvisation broaden expressive capabilities and encourage flexibility, imagination and a deeper connection to music, regardless of genre
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NewsThe Ulysses Quartet appoints new violist
US violist Peter Dudek joins the New York-based string quartet
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Blogs‘I dismantled it almost entirely’ - Writing improvisatory and jazz-infused Lutosławski arrangements
In conversation with The Strad, New York-based jazz bassist, improviser and composer Michael Bates outlines how he arranged seven Lutosławski works for jazz quintet and string quartet
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VideoPiazzolla’s immigrant story by violinist Tomás Cotik
In the first of a three-part documentary series, Tomás Cotik explores Piazzolla’s legacy, ahead of his album release of the composer’s works on 26 April 2024
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NewsNew second violinist to join the New Zealand String Quartet
Australian violinist Peter Clark will assume the role in June
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NewsJazz violinist joins the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty
Regina Carter will teach courses in jazz performance and history alongside instrumental lessons and masterclasses
