All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 649
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NewsViolinists recognised in the latest round of German Record Critics’ Awards
Violinists Isabelle Faust, Sergey Khachatryan and Antje Weithaas have received awards for their recent recordings
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra cellist to retire after 39 years
US cellist Loren Brown will retire from the orchestra in September, receiving the Theodore Thomas Medallion for Distinguished Service
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Blogs‘I think of strings with a vocal quality’: Anna Clyne on SHORTHAND
The composer shares her insights on writing for strings on her new album, which features a star-studded line up including Yo-Yo Ma, The Knights, Colin Jacobsen and Pekka Kuusisto
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GalleryPhoto Gallery: Celebrating Women Luthiers at Sapp Violins
The final instalment of the international exhibit took place from 13 to 19 July 2024
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NewsBoston Symphony Orchestra names three string players as its new resident fellows
Violinist Rachel Arcega Orth, cellist Maximiliano Oppeltz and violist Yuri Hughes will perform with the orchestra and the Boston Pops to gain professional experience and career support
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NewsFinalists announced for the Tibor Junior International Violin Competition
Three violinists will play in the final round on Saturday 24 August for the chance to win the top prize of CHF5,000 (£4,400)
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NewsVeteran DSO Berlin violinist Eberhard Wangemann has died, aged 104
Joining the orchestra in 1955, Wangemann maintained an ongoing relationship with the ensemble for nearly 70 years, as a player, board member and historian
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NewsWinner of the 2024 Tibor Junior International Violin Competition announced
Of a total of 15 candidates from all over the world who came to Sion, Switzerland, to participate in the biannual competition, the 16-year-old Corina Deng won first prize as well as three special prizes.
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NewsCurtis Institute of Music announces three cello faculty appointments
All three cellists are alumni of the Philadelphia school
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FocusSentimental work: Jennifer Stumm on Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata
For the American violist, this 1919 work brings back memories of early successes and the inspirational teacher who introduced it to her
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News1720 Brescian viola reported stolen in Hamburg
A €10,000 reward has been offered for the viola, which was last seen at Brasserie Carls at the Elbphilharmonie in the evening of 4–5 July
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NewsHanoi’s Sun Symphony Orchestra appoints associate principal viola
Filipino violist Gerry Varona joins the Vietnamese orchestra from Brazil
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NewsViolinist Curtis Stewart awarded Sphinx Medal of Excellence
The highest honour of the Sphinx Organization comes with a $50,000 career grant
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NewsBoston Symphony Orchestra appoints new first associate concertmaster
Alexander Velinzon has been a member of the orchestra since 2000, and also assumes the role of Boston Pops concertmaster
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BlogsUncovering her own interpretations: the latest from violinist Coco Tomita
The young violinist updates The Strad on her career since the pandemic, as the release of her latest album Echoes approaches
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Blogs‘Teaching, touring and technology’: the Curtis Institute’s Dover Quartet on the future of string playing
Thomas May visited the US’s pre-eminent conservatoire of music, the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, as part of the school’s 100th anniversary celebrations. While there, he spoke to the Dover Quartet’s cellist, Camden Shaw, about what being part of Curtis’s faculty means to him and to his colleagues, and to the ...
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News‘Swiss Air, if you don’t want cellos on board, just say so’: TÁR cellist suffers flight woes
Sophie Kauer was told by Swiss Air that her cello was ‘no longer welcome to travel’ on a booked flight, despite having booked a separate seat for the instrument
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FocusThe Strad Podcast: How to practise effectively with violinist Ray Chen
The first in our new four-part education themed podcast series features our September 2024 cover star
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BlogsThrough the Stargate: a deep dive into Bach’s B minor Partita
Max Baillie shares the inspiration behind a programme centred on Bach’s lesser known and performed Partita, exploring the work’s multi-layered celestial writing via a team of improvisers and collaborators
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BlogsJoshua Bell and Steven Isserlis on their passion for Mendelssohn
US correspondent Thomas May interviews violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis on their new album of Mendelssohn’s piano trios, which they recorded together with their longtime colleague, pianist Jeremy Denk, for Sony Classical
