All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 637
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BlogsLike a symphony for violin and orchestra: Zoë Beyers on the Elgar Violin Concerto
Ahead of a performance with the English Symphony Orchestra at the Elgar Festival on 1 June, the violinist shares the significance of this work throughout her musical journey
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NewsCellist Alexis Lee joins the Georgia State University School of Music
The cellist assumes the role of artist affiliate in cello
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FocusMy tech set-up: violinist Violeta Vicci
In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the Swiss violinist, vocalist and composer shares her go-to tech accessories
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BlogsPacifica Quartet: how our new album captures America’s sonic heritage
The quartet’s new album American Voices showcases the diversity of America’s rich musical folk traditions with works by Dvořák, Price, Louis Gruenberg, plus a new commission by James Lee III
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NewsGuitarist appointed as RCM’s new head of strings
Gary Ryan takes on the role at London’s Royal College of Music, describing it as ‘a tremendous honour’
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NewsMET concertmaster David Chan takes up conducting role with the Apollo Orchestra
Chan continues to accept more conducting posts, having been named director of Credo National Festival earlier this year
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FocusMy experience: cellist Dylan Jowell, Eastman School of Music
‘Being able to adjust to whatever job comes your way is especially important in the modern climate, and I feel Eastman taught me to be a well-rounded and flexible musician,’ says the cellist
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NewsCellist Sol Gabetta wins the Swiss Grand Prix de musique
The Argentinian cellist receives CHF100,000 in recognition for her contribution to music in Switzerland
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BlogsViolinist Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque perform John Jenkins’s Fantasia Suite
The ensemble aims to shine a light on English instrumental works of the 17th and early 18th centuries
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FocusBernstein’s Serenade after Plato’s ‘Symposium’ challenges violinists to become compelling storytellers: James Ehnes
Bernstein’s Serenade after Plato’s ‘Symposium’ may not be an immediately recognisable piece of the violin repertoire. James Ehnes shares how the work has multiple access points that are a reflection of the multifaceted composer, ahead of performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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NewsUnique wax cylinder recordings by Paganini’s only pupil identified
Previously attributed to August Wilhelmj, Camillo Sivori is now believed to have made the recordings, which include his unpublished second Violin Concerto
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FocusMy tech set-up: violinist Tim Kliphuis
In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the Dutch Gypsy Jazz violinist shares his go-to tech accessories
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BlogsThe Brodsky Quartet: how we prepare our Shostakovich string quartet cycle
Embarking on several Shostakovich string quartet performance cycles over 2024 and 2025, members of the Brodsky Quartet answer our questions on how to tackle this mammoth of a task
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BlogsCellist Colin Alexander: how I notate improvisations
Resulting from a lifetime of ’messing around’ on the cello, Colin Alexander outlines how improvisation provides the foundation for his new album of four solo cello suites
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NewsViolinist announced as director of chamber music at Peabody Conservatory
Violinist of the Cavani Quartet Annie Fullard will take on the role of director of Chamber Music and Sidney M. Friedberg chair of chamber music from autumn 2024
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn takes up role at London’s Royal Academy of Music
The US violinist will assume the role of visiting professor from September 2024
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NewsA conductor’s baton sends Pavel Šporcl’s blue violin flying mid-concerto
Watch the heart-stopping moment when Pavel Šporcl’s signature blue violin drops from his hands during a concert
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BlogsCellist Torleif Thedéen on his new album ‘An die Musik’
The cellist shares how the theme of love sets the tone for his latest album with pianist Marianna Shirinyan, featuring works and transcriptions of Schubert, Robert and Clara Schumann, Brahms and Richard Strauss
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BlogsBack on stage after a shoulder injury: violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft
Virgil Boutellis-Taft looks ahead to performances at the Berlin Philharmonie and Carnegie Hall in the coming weeks, after a shoulder injury forced him to take a two-year break from playing. Here, he shares his methods of rehabilitation and preparation, as well as perspectives gained away from his violin
