All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 658
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NewsViolinist David Chan named artistic director of Taipei Music Academy & Festival
From 2025, Chan will assume a three-year tenure for the festival, which aims to cultivate young musical talent and promote artistic exchange in Taiwan and abroad
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NewsKanneh-Mason father appointed new Chair of Music Masters
Stuart Mason takes over the role from Simon Freakley
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NewsViola and violin finalists announced for the 2024 International Max Rostal Competition
Three contestants from each discipline will perform a concerto in the final rounds on 24 and 25 October, for the chance to win prizes totalling €23,000
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NewsRecipient of 2024 Walther von der Vogelweide Youth Prize named
Violinist Julian Kainrath wins the award of €1,000, which recognises artistic achievements in South Tyrol
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NewsA cello-playing robot makes its debut with symphony orchestra
The premiere of the new work by Jacob Mühlrad took place on 17 October at Malmö Live Concert Hall with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, in an exploration of how technology can sit alongside traditional musical performance
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Video‘Biting wit and playfulness’: violinist Dylan Ebrahimian performs Daria Semegen’s Music for Violin Solo
A cinematic interpretation of the piece selected to represent the US at the 1978 World Music Days Festival in Helsinki and Stockholm
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NewsDistinguished violinist loans 1714 ‘Massart’ Strad to his most promising former pupil
György Pauk presented his ‘Massart’ Stradivari violin to Júlia Pusker at J & A Beare
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News‘A short-sighted decision’: Lydian Quartet fired from Brandeis University faculty
The university’s resident quartet has been sacked in order to save the faculty $275,000 a year
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NewsWinners announced for the 2024 UCT Strings Competition
Violinist Pieter Joubert wins the first prize of R30,000 (£1,300)
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ArticleArianna String Quartet - Second Violin & Tenure-Track Asst. Professor of Violin, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Job Responsibilities: Full-time member of the Arianna String Quartet Tenure-Track Professor of Violin and Chamber Music; areas of assignment may also include teaching Music History, Electronic Music, Composition, Commercial Music, Improvisation, or the creation of other courses that would enrich our curriculum. Qualifications: Demonstrated extensive professional ...
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VideoVideo premiere: Lightning, heaven and Earth inspire India Gailey’s new cello concerto
The cellist makes their compositional recording debut with a cello concerto in Butterfly Lightning Shakes The Earth
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VideoARC Ensemble performs Frederick Block’s Piano Quintet
The group shines a light on the work of the marginalised Jewish-Viennese composer, as part of its ‘Music in Exile’ recording series
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Blogs‘Exquisite melodies and a profound story’: Christian-Pierre La Marca on his new album, Love Letters
The cellist speaks to The Strad about his new album which musically encapsulates the language of love, from music by Robert and Clara Schumann, to music of the present day
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NewsMusic of Remembrance gives US premiere of Sándor Kuti’s String Quartet no.2
US correspondent Thomas May previews the US premiere of Holocaust victim Sándor Kuti’s String Quartet no.2 by the Seattle-based Music of Remembrance
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NewsViola winners announced for International Max Rostal Competition
South Korean violist Kyungsik Shin took the top prize following the final round on 24 October 2024
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News16-year-old wins newly revived Viotti International Violin Competition
Mariam Abouzahra scooped first prize of €14,000 at the competition, which has not held a violin edition since 1988
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NewsViolin winners announced for International Max Rostal Competition
German violinist Benjamin Günst took the top prize following the final round on 25 October 2024
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NewsDistinguished US violinist Matthew Raimondi has died aged 96
The highly respected and versatile American worked with many musicians, from Louis Armstrong and Elliott Carter to Sinatra and Stravinsky
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NewsDouble bass winners announced at the 2024 International Bottesini Competition
Double bassist Siheon Ryu wins the first prize, receiving a double bass by Marco Nolli worth €30,000
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NewsViolinist Angèle Dubeau calls time on career, due to nerve injury
The 62-year-old has suffered from a ‘worn and severely damaged’ nerve in her right index finger, but plans to channel experience from her performance career into future projects
