All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 635
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Focus6 tips for improved coordination
Guidance from The Strad’s archive for greater synchronisation between left-hand fingers and bow
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Focus8 tips for perfecting your violin varnish
Advice from The Strad Archive on preparing, applying and drying varnish for best results
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FocusMy experience: cellist Chris Njapa, University of Cape Town
’It’s been a great environment for me,’ says the cellist.
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VideoDid AI just kill classical music? A video from violinist Daniel Kurganov
‘A violinist with no shadow’ - a video of some fine violin playing… or are things not quite as they seem?
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NewsMissing: 1890 Enrico Marchetti cello stolen in Seattle
Sarah Rommel’s instrument was last seen in a blue and black carbon fibre case on 4 May
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NewsIrvine man charged with stealing and reselling valuable violins worth over $300,000
Mark Meng presented himself as an instrument collector, stealing violins and bows from violin shops around the US in a theft scheme between August 2020 and April 2023
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VideoMiró Quartet performs ‘Over the rainbow’
The quartet performs an ode to its hometown of Austin in a track featured on its new album Home, out 10 May
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VideoNew video: Novo Quartet performs Weinberg
The award-winning ensemble presents a video performance of Weinberg’s Aria op.9, released on 10 May
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NewsPittsburgh Symphony concertmaster joins Carnegie Mellon faculty
David McCarroll will join Carnegie Mellon University School of Music as artist lecturer in violin from autumn 2024
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NewsCastalian Quartet appoints new violist
US violist Natalie Loughran joins the ensemble, with her first official concert on 13 May at Wigmore Hall
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NewsViolinist Uto Ughi receives lifetime achievement award
The violinist, who has contributed greatly to Italian musical culture, has been honoured by Italy’s Culture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
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NewsViolinist Simón Gollo joins University of North Texas College of Music faculty
Simón Gollo joins the institution as associate professor of violin
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NewsWinners announced for the 2024 Witold Lutosławski International Cello Competition
South Korean cellist Tae-Yeon Kim wins the €20,000 first prize and further concert engagements
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NewsTrio Azura wins the 2024 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
The trio receives $22,500 and performance engagements
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition names violin semi-finalists for 2024
24 candidates will perform a concerto and a recital in the semi-final rounds this week, which conclude on Saturday 18 May
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BlogsRight-arm eloquence: the Germanification of cellist Beatrice Harrison
Adrian Bradbury explores how the cellist Beatrice Harrison took inspiration from the German school of cello playing, particularly in regards to her bowing technique, and how this gave her the edge over her English contemporary players
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News2024 Concert Artists Guild Competition Winners Announced
Nathan Amaral, Leland Ko, and the Poiesis Quartet join the Concert Artists Guild roster
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NewsThe Gildas Quartet appoints new members
Violinist Tom Aldren and violist Christine Anderson join the UK-based quartet
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VideoViolinist Luka Faulisi plays ‘El Cant des Ocells’
Rising Italian-Serbian-French violinist Faulisi performs the traditional Catalan song, popularised by cellist Pablo Casals
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NewsViolin winners announced at the Prague Spring International Music Competition
Japanese violinist Tsukushi Sasaki took first prize of CZK 250,000, as well as special prizes including recording and performance opportunities
