All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 668
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VideoGabriel Schwabe and Nicholas Rimmer perform Beethoven’s Cello Sonata no.5
A chance to watch this epic work in its entirety
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NewsOver $300,000 raised to help jazz double bassist affected by Los Angeles fires
John Clayton was away accepting a jazz award when his house burnt down in California, US
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NewsViolinist Mary O’Reilly has died
O’Reilly had a long-standing association with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra as a violinist and board member
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NewsHilary Hahn withdraws from Munich Philharmonic concerts due to nerve injury
Violinists Clara-Jumi Kang and Esther Yoo step in as soloists
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Focus‘An artist’s eye and an intuitive gift for communication’: tributes to violin maker George Stoppani
Colleagues Sam Zygmuntowicz, Colin Gough and Jim Woodhouse share their memories of the well-regarded British luthier and acoustician, who died on 25 December 2024
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NewsViolin and piano trio winners announced at the 2025 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition
Tsukushi Sasaki won the violin category, while the Bernstein Trio scooped multiple prizes in the piano trio category
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NewsJazz double bassist Mark Izu has died
The Japanese-American bassist and composer was 70 years old
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NewsChicago Violin Competition announces 2024 winners and laureates
Violinists Audrey Park and Stephan Zhang took first prize in the Senior and Young Artists divisions respectively
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NewsObituary: British violin maker Peter Voigt
The Sussex-based luthier enjoyed a 67-year career restoring stringed instruments and was also a keen amateur motor racer
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NewsViolinist James Ehnes extends contract with Seattle Chamber Music Society
The violinist will serve as the Gilbert Omenn and Martha Darling artistic director through 2032
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NewsTertis and Aronowitz Viola Competitions announces semi-finalists for 2025
Eight violists from each competition have progressed to play for spot in the final round this weekend
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NewsWinners announced for the 2025 Sphinx Orchestral Partners Auditions Excerpt Competition
Violinist Allison Lovera wins the $3,500 in the Strings and Harp category
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NewsAnimato Quartet wins the Irene Steels-Wilsing Foundation Competition
The Animato Quartet won €12,000 plus a future engagment at the 2026 Heidelberg Spring String Quartet Festival
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NewsObituary: violist Eric Sargon (1928 - 2025)
The violist was a long-standing member of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and recorded with The Beatles
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Blogs‘These are by no means the easiest’: the Calidore Quartet on Beethoven’s early string quartets
The Calidore Quartet has embarked on a mighty project of recording all the Beethoven string quartets. Approaching the release of its final installment comprising the early op.18 quartets, the ensemble reflect on the challenges and quirks of these works
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NewsNew documentary commemorates Jacqueline du Pré ahead of her upcoming 80th anniversary
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy by Allegro Films will premiere on PBS America platforms from 24 January
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Video‘No Escape’: violinist Christine Bernsted performs music by Lera Auerbach
The work features on the Danish violinist’s new album Speak, Memory, out on 24 January 2025
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NewsFinalists selected for 2025 Tertis and Aronowitz International Viola Competitions
Three violists from each competition will perform in the final rounds taking place on Saturday 25 January
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NewsFinalists announced for 2025 Sphinx Competition
Three string players from both the junior and senior divisions will compete for a total of more than $100,000 in prizes in the final rounds this weekend
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NewsOscar nomination for documentary celebrating the NY Phil’s first full-time female musician
The Only Girl in the Orchestra has received an Academy Award nomination for best documentary short film
