All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 667
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NewsLA Phil cancels concerts, as musicians lose homes in wildfires
The ongoing fires continue to affect the orchestra’s musicians and staff, while a fundraiser has been set up to help an LA Phil violinist whose home was lost in the Eaton Fire
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NewsRadio France appoints principal viola
A member of the orchestra since 2005, Aurelia Souvignet-Kowalski assumes the new role
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NewsThe string winners of the 2025 International Classical Music Awards
Violinist Gidon Kremer is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award
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News13-year-old violinist wins $20k first prize at Cooper International Competition
Swiss violinist Edna Unseld scooped an impressive prize package, which also includes a two-year loan of an Italian violin, career mentorship and a future performance engagement
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BlogsMusic in Millport: How being ‘human’ as a teacher inspired a small isle’s music community
In 2024, Arianna Ranieri spearheaded an initiative to provide accessible music tuition for adult learners in rural Scotland. She shares her approach that has united a community through a love of music making
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NewsNew Holocaust documentary features music performed on a violin that survived Auschwitz
The documentary film The Lost Music of Auschwitz commemorates 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp
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BlogsFor cello, by cellists: how six new cello pieces celebrate the versatile identity of the cello
Who better to write music for cello than cellists themselves? Ben Michaels writes about commissioning six solo cello pieces by cellists, which he will premiere on 21 January 2025
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NewsSymphonic Stradivarius: a 335-year-old Strad violin gives voice to the music of today
Davide Alogna performs twelve contemporary compositions on the 1690 ‘Stephens’ Stradivari violin in a new album
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NewsThe Twiolins appoints new violinist
Marta Danilkovich replaces Christoph Dingler and joins his sister Marie-Luise in the established violin duo
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NewsFormer Ysaÿe Quartet cellist has died
Michel Poulet was a member of the Ysaÿe Quartet from 1986 to 1995
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NewsZlatomir Fung loaned 1696 ‘Lord Aylesford’ Stradivari cello
The Nippon Music Foundation has facilitated the loan of the cello, which was previously played by Gregor Piatigorsky and János Starker
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NewsNew full-time violinist joins Australian Chamber Orchestra
Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba joins the ensemble having led the Flinders Quartet for five years
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NewsSimon Rattle receives €250k Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
The conductor receives the award for his lifelong dedication to music
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BlogsDrones and opioid dreams: Daniel Pioro and Manchester Camerata reimagine Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’
The adventurous British violin virtuoso talks with US correspondent Thomas May about why he couldn’t resist adding his stamp to one of classical music’s most beloved icons
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NewsFlorian Leonhard awarded MBE
The London-based violin maker and dealer received the honour for services to fine historical and modern string instruments
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BlogsViolinist Daniil Bulayev on his debut album of Bloch, Enescu and Ysaÿe
The winner of the 2021 Windsor Festival International String Competition shares how personal tragedy emphasises his connection Bloch’s Baal Shem, which features on his debut album
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NewsCellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker signs with Dorn Music
The cellist joins the roster for worldwide general management
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NewsCellist Tommy Mesa joins Manhattan School of Music faculty
The Cuban-American cellist and recipient of the Sphinx Organization’s 2023 Medal of Excellence will join the school’s cello faculty starting autumn 2025.
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FocusMy experience: cellist Cecilia Hoyt, Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival
‘There’s just this special energy that comes across the orchestra when you’re playing Don Giovanni where it was premiered,’ says the cellist, ‘I think everyone got goosebumps.’
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VideoViolin and dance combine in new video, ‘Doppelgänger Dances’
Watch the video from violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim and composer Melia Watras
