All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 672
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VideoCellist Philipp Schupelius performs an improv-inspired cadenza
The cellist’s composition explores what would happen if Vivaldi met Rachmaninoff
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NewsStolen: violin taken from car in Croydon
The violin, which sports a distinctive carved medallion, was stolen on Saturday 15 February 2025
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NewsStolen in Canonbury: 1740 Carcassi violin and bows
David López Ibáñez’s instruments and bows were stolen on the evening of Tuesday 18 February
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NewsRadio France appoints principal second violin
British violinist Savitri Grier assumes the role, having previously served as associate concertmaster of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich
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NewsViolinist Mitsuru Tsubota has died
The Japanese violinist was a member of St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble in New York since 1989
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NewsFinalists announced for the International Heifetz Competition for Violinists
Six violinists will perform in the final round on 21 and 22 February
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BlogsThe Athletic Musician: how to use sports strategies in your practice and performance
Music and sports have more in common than one may initially think. Matteo Costanzi, a musician and former elite athlete, shares how musicians can implement sports approaches to optimise their playing and progress
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn announces return following injury
After a seven-month hiatus due to nerve injury, Hahn will return to the stage with the New York Philharmonic next week
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NewsCellist Anastasia Kobekina featured in a new documentary ‘Now or Never!’
The film follows the highs and lows of the cellist’s international career both on and off the stage
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FocusMy experience: violinist and fiddler Olivia Breen, Mike Block String Camp
’You get these crazy mashups of people who will never play together anywhere else, and your mind is just blown every set,’ says Breen
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NewsWinners announced for the 2025 International Heifetz Competition for Violinists
Japanese violinist Yuki Hirano wins the €12,000 first prize
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NewsMoores School of Music names new affiliate artist in violin
Canadian violinist Boson Mo will take up the Texas-based role
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NewsViolinist Wilma Smith receives 2025 Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award
The award recognises outstanding contributions to music in Australia
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NewsObituary: violinist Marta Kushnirskaya
The Russian violinist was a long-time member of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and the Bolshoi Theatre Violin Ensemble
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NewsViolinist Callum Smart joins Carnegie Mellon faculty
Smart will join the School of Music as assistant professor of violin from autumn 2025
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News58th Premio Paganini International Violin Competition announces admitted candidates
107 violinists will perform at the global pre-selection rounds in April and May for a chance to participate in the competition this October
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Blogs‘The twilight zone where all paths remain open’: Violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen on the latest project from Dreamers’ Circus
The violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen speaks with US correspondent Thomas May about his passion for folk music as his trio Dreamers’ Circus undertake a tour showcasing its new album, Handed On
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BlogsOld meets new: why I commission new pieces for baroque instruments
Violinist Ada Witczyk shares how the unique sonic qualities of baroque instruments lend themselves well to new works, as a new recording showcasing the fruits of the Růžičková Composition Competition is released on 28 February
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VideoJack Liebeck and Alexander Sitkovetsky chat about Arnold’s double violin concerto
One violinist first encountered the work aged 14, while the other didn’t know it existed. The duo share how they have joined forces for a new recording that showcases Malcolm Arnold’s musical language
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BlogsWhy we play Tchaikovsky on gut strings and period bows: Dudok Quartet Amsterdam
The sound of Tchaikovsky is not often associated with unwound gut and period bows - but perhaps that perspective should change. Cellist of Dudok Quartet Amsterdam David Faber makes the quartet’s case for performing Tchaikovsky’s rich music on a specific set-up
