All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 632
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NewsArthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition announces 2024 winners
Winner of the senior division, violinist Ilva Eigus, receives €3,000 and a violin bow
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NewsSemi-finalists announced for the 2025 Antonio Mormone International Prize
In a unique semi-final round where the jurors follow competitors over ten months, ten violinists will have the opportunity to compete for a first-prize package, which includes €30,000, a recording contract, concert engagements and artist management
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NewsInternational Society of Bassists awards inaugural Al Fisher Scholarship Grant
US double bassist Broner McCoy receives $5,000
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NewsCleveland Institute of Music announces new chair of violin department
Violin pedagogue Jessica Lee will begin the role in autumn
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NewsViolin winners of the Hong Kong International Young Musicians Competition announced
Violinist Kim Byeol Claire won the senior category, receiving $2,000
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VideoNew video: Wagner’s ‘Träume’ for viola and piano
Take an exclusive first-look at this performance from violist Daniel Orsen and pianist Pierre-Nicolas Colombat, ahead of their album release named Wagner’s Nightmare on 19 April
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BlogsThe Maccaferri-style violin inspired by Django Reinhardt
Luthier Neil Campbell shares how he crafted a violin in the style of the iconic instrument played by the legendary guitarist
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NewsSphinx Organization announces its MPower Artist Grants for 2024
Ten Sphinx alumni, including three violinists, a violist, two cellists and a bassist, will receive grants to go towards achieving their career objectives
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FocusMy experience: violist Ariel Postmus, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Perth
’It helped me become a multifaceted musician, able to play so many different musical genres,’ says the violist
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NewsEastman School of Music appoints new violin professor
Violinist David Bowlin will begin the role in autumn 2024
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Blogs‘Making music makes your soul grow!’: exploring the legacy of the Colourstrings method
Géza Szilvay recently turned 80 and began to develop his world-famous Colourstrings method more than 50 years ago. Anna Grundström discovers the sources of his inspiration
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BlogsThe pernambuco wood dilemma: a call for global responsibility and unity
Connecting cultural heritage and environmental sustainability, Daniel Neves discusses a proposal to include pernambuco in Appendix I of CITES, a change that would significantly impact the global trade of this essential wood
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VideoExploring Piazzolla’s sound effects by violinist Tomás Cotik
The violinist delves into Piazzolla’s exploration of sound and percussive effects, in the third and final part of his documentary series
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FocusA Gagliano and a Strad: the violins of Maria Dueñas
Our May 2024 cover star discusses the tools of her trade with Tom Stewart
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NewsEdinburgh International Festival seeks emerging string players for paid mentorship opportunity
Six conservatoire-level string musicians will work alongside world-renowned artists with a chance to perform at this year’s festival
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NewsNew cello appointment at Eastman School of Music
Principal cellist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Joseph Johnson will take up the role of associate professor of cello in autumn 2024
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NewsViolinist Jinjoo Cho to join Bienen School of Music faculty
The former winner of the Indianapolis and Montreal violin competitions will take up the role of associate professor of violin from September 2024
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NewsPirastro KorfkerRest: showing off the true timbre of any instrument
Setting a new standard in sound, comfort and adjustability for shoulder rests, explore the popular KorfkerRest line of products with insights from violinist and inventor, Berent Korfker
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NewsA violinist’s album featuring Sting aims to raise funds to save the rainforest
50 per cent of proceeds from the album Fragile, featuring violinist Patrick Roberts, Sting and guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, will go towards reforestation efforts
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VideoA star-studded line up performs Mozart Sinfonia concertante
The sextet performs a chamber version of the work at the Solsberg Festival 2023
