All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 645
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NewsLong-serving cellist leaves San Diego Symphony Orchestra after 47 years
Cellist Marcia Bookstein has been with the orchestra since 1977
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BlogsHow to unlock hidden potential: Redefining progress and the problem of procrastination
Violinist Hector Scott shares his insights into how to make practice engaging and help a pupil become a better version of themselves. In part one of three, he tackles the matter of redefining progress and the problem of procrastination
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BlogsVictor le Masne: how I composed the official theme for the Olympics
The musical director and composer of the official musical theme for the Paris 2024 Olympics shares his insights on creating a work that celebrates and reflects the excellence and dedication of athletes
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NewsCompetition preview: What to know before the International Bach Competition results
We’ll be bringing you the results of the Leipzig-based competition on Monday. Here’s everything you need to know until then!
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NewsViolinist Alena Baeva signs with Harrison Parrott
The Luxembourgish violinist joins the roster for worldwide general management
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NewsLong-standing Boston Symphony Orchestra principal double bassist announces retirement
Edwin Barker was appointed to the role nearly 50 years ago in 1976
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NewsQueensland Symphony Orchestra appoints Hyung Suk Bae as principal cello
Cellist Hyung Suk Bae steps up to the position having served in the orchestra as acting principal cello since 2020 and associate principal cello since 2018
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BlogsA week of practice: cellist Hadewych van Gent
The cellist outlines her practice regime in the run up to her debut recording for the Royal Academy of Music’s Bicentenary Series, Voice
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BlogsA lifetime journey of learning: the cellist’s guide to scales and arpeggios
How do you find joy in practising scales? Cellist Robert Jesselson may have the answer, in the form of a new resource for cellists
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NewsCellist Frans Helmerson joins Stauffer Academy faculty
The cellist will assume the role of professor for the Advanced Cello Course at the start of the 2024/25 academic year
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NewsFormer concertmaster charged with rape of a child
The charges against violinist Odin Rathnam also include multiple accounts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of ten
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NewsCompetitors announced at the Tibor Junior International Violin Competition
The participants will perform in the first round of the competition in Sion, Switzerland, on 20 August 2024, following the order draw on 19 August
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BlogsStella Chen on her 1720 ‘General Kyd’ Stradivari violin
Ahead of summer performances at Music@Menlo, the violinist reflects on her beautiful instrument, no stranger to the hands of well known string players throughout history
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NewsSpanish cellist wins the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition
Baroque cellist Víctor García García receives €10,000 and further performance engagements
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NewsColburn School Academy and Conservatory appoint violinist as director and professor
Margaret Batjer will join both the Colburn School’s Music Academy and Conservatory of Music
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BlogsFrom NYO Inspire to the BBC Proms: violinist Charlotte Slater
Charlotte Slater shares how the National Youth Orchestra (NYO) has aided her journey as a violinist from rural Aberdeenshire to multiple performances at the world’s most prominent classical music festival, as well as tips for prospective students wanting to get involved
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn withdraws from concerts due to injury
The violinist will be resting throughout the summer due to a double pinched nerve injury
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BlogsWhen it rains, it pours: what do you do when your instrument gets drenched?
Plenty of advice exists on how to prevent moisture on your instrument – but what do you do if your precious tools of the trade get unexpectedly soaked? Cellist Davina Shum reflects on the soggy experiences of the French National Orchestra at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
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NewsNorthern Chamber Orchestra appoints two violinists to artistic leadership roles
Zöe Beyers has been appointed music director and Sarah Brandwood-Spencer has been appointed associate director
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BlogsHow I made my own cello - Bamberg Symphony’s co-principal cellist Nikola Jovanovic
The cellist and lutherie enthusiast outlines how he learnt the processes the construct his instrument, on which he performs in the orchestra, from scratch
