All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 687
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NewsViolinist Renaud Capuçon extends tenure with Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
The violinist will serve as artistic director through to the end of the 2028/29 season
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NewsFast fashion in music: Arco to hold violin recycling event in London
London-based charity Arco, which provides affordable tuition and stringed instruments to students, is seeking donations of violins and accessories on 21 June
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NewsBarrier-breaking double bassist Charles Burrell has died, aged 104
Referred to as the ‘Jackie Robinson of Classical Music,’ Burrell was the first Black member of the Denver Symphony in 1949
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NewsThe youngest-ever Tibor Varga winner signs with Harrison Parrott
Seohyun Kim, who won the Tibor Varga International Competition at the age of 14 in 2023, joins the roster for worldwide general management
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NewsEstonian cellist Teet Järvi has died
The cellist, who was part of the extensive Järvi musical dynasty, died aged 67
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NewsIsraeli violist Gad Levertov has died
The musician and pedagogue, who taught at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, was 86 years old
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VideoWATCH: Antonio Mormone International Prize finals - day one
Violinists Anna Im and Hawjich Elders take to the stage in chamber music and recital performances
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VideoWATCH: Antonio Mormone International Prize finals - day two
Violinists Elli Choi and Hawjich Elders take to the stage in recital and chamber music performances
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VideoWATCH: Antonio Mormone International Prize finals - day three
Violinists Elli Choi and Anna Im take to the stage in chamber music and recital performances
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VideoWATCH: Antonio Mormone International Prize finals – day four
The finalists take turns performing the same sonata on the same historical instrument
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BlogsAlways by my side: what do cellists keep in their case?
From endpin stoppers, to mutes and yoga mats, leading cellists reveal the items that they always carry with them when they are on the road. From the June 2025 Accessories supplement
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NewsResults announced for the 2025 Antonio Mormone International Prize
Dutch violinist Hawijch Elders receives €30,000, artistic management and an album recording opportunity
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BlogsTwenty years in the Neuk: A festival like no other
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the East Neuk Festival returns with world-class string quartets playing late Beethoven, a new Sally Beamish commission for the combined ensembles and a spirit of musical adventure shaped by its breathtaking coastal Scottish setting
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NewsMetropolitan police release CCTV images of suspected £150k violin thief
David López Ibáñez’s 1740 Carcassi violin and bows were stolen from a pub in Canonbury, London on the evening of Tuesday 18 February 2025
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NewsDavid Finckel and Wu Han to step down from Music@Menlo leadership roles
The founding artistic directors will conclude tenure after 25 years of leadership, following the summer 2026 season
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NewsBoston’s Handel and Haydn Society announces fellows for 2025-27 seasons
Violinist Eliana Estrada and cellist Sarah Ghandour join H+H in a two-year fellowship aimed to foster development in early-career musicians of underrepresented ethnicities
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NewsBellot Ensemble named as 2025-27 New Generation Baroque Ensemble
The early music ensemble will undergo a career development programme comprising coaching, performances and radio broadcasts over a two-year period
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NewsVerona Quartet receives 2025 Fischoff Ann Divine Educator Award
The Fischoff competition alumni receive the award in recognition for their outstanding educational outreach work for children and youth in the US
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BlogsThe Good Bad Day: how to play on days that aren’t your best
Taking inspiration from tennis players ‘winning ugly,’ cellist and researcher Joanna Latała shares approaches for optimising practice and performance when you’re not in your best form
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NewsPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra appoints principal viola and assistant principal bass
Violist Zhenwei Shi and bassist Michael Banks join the orchestra from posts in Atlanta and Los Angeles respectively
