All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 689
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NewsWinners announced at Vienna’s Violins & Soul Competition
Cash prizes, along with loans of a Stradivari and Jacob Stainer violins, were awarded to the three finalists, who performed salon music repertoire and works by female composers
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VideoWatch: Alisa Weilerstein performs The Recovery of Paradise: Blackford Cello Concerto
Weilerstein performs the third movement with the Czech Philharmonic and conductor Tomáš Netopil
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BlogsMemories of János Starker: Hamilton Cheifetz
Celebrating the anniversary of János Starker’s birth on 5 July, cellist Hamilton Cheifetz shares cherished lessons and memories of his former teacher
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BlogsTwo anniversaries: the Carducci Quartet on Ravel and Shostakovich string quartets
Ahead of a performance at Music at Paxton, the ensemble shares their thoughts on a programme containing two pillars of string quartet repertoire
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NewsA New Voice of Brilliance: Larsen Strings Introduces Il Cannone Silver for Violin
Larsen Strings is pleased to announce the official launch of Il Cannone Silver for violin – a shining new chapter in the Il Cannone legacy, crafted for the modern performer and rooted in the pursuit of nuance, clarity and expressive freedom. This refined addition to the Il Cannone family will ...
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NewsConcertgebouw Orchestra second concertmaster retires after nearly 40 years
Marijn Mijnders joined the orchestra in 1989
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NewsKronos Quartet signs to MKI Artists
The San Francisco-based ensemble partners for representation in North America
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NewsFive emerging Irish string players loaned fine instruments in new national award
Each young musician receives a three-year loan of an exceptional instrument plus a grant of up to €5,000 for a new bow
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NewsOpera Australia’s former concertmaster Aubrey Murphy has died
The Irish violinist, who led numerous prominent orchestras worldwide, was 60
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NewsStradivari violin looted in Nazi-era Berlin believed to have been found in Japan
Experts claim there are strong similarities between the 1709 ‘Mendelssohn’ Stradivari and a violin exhibited in Tokyo in 2018
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News15 cellists selected for 2025 Budapest International Cello Competition
The cellists will compete for a prize pool worth over €40,000 from 8 to 14 September 2025
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NewsOrchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse names new concertmaster
24-year-old violinist Quentin Vogel assumes the role
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NewsNew scholarship named in honour of cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson
London Metropolitan University’s Ayanna Witter-Johnson Rising Star Scholarship will go towards a talented individual under 21 intending to study music technology and production
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BlogsConsone Quartet: it’s not every day that a period string quartet plays music by a living composer
Ahead of its final appearances in its three-year residency as associate ensemble at Music at Paxton, the Consone Quartet shares its thoughts on a new commission by Oliver Leith celebrating its tenth anniversary, as well as what lies ahead for the group
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra mourns long-standing violinist, Fox Fehling
Fehling was a member of the orchestra’s violin section from 1979 to 2022
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NewsViolinist Lisa Batiashvili receives award from Bavarian state
The violinist received the Pro Meritis Scientiae et Litterarum award, while raising awareness of the slow progress made to optimise Bavaria’s concert venues
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News1353 string players set record for largest string orchestra
The group played Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ in its record-breaking performance, surpassing the previous record by over 300 players
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NewsGalvin Cello Quartet signs new management deal
The group will be represented in a partnership between Epstein Fox Performances and Dinin Arts
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BlogsTanzania’s Daraja Music Initiative: making an impact through conservation and music education
Violinist Aija Reke shares her experience teaching at the Daraja Music Initiative in Tanzania, a programme that combines music education and conservation of African Blackwood
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NewsUS visa issues force TwoSet Violin to postpone start of world tour
Brett Yang’s application for a visa to work in the US was denied in May, leaving the duo no choice but to postpone five West Coast concerts in July as Yang makes a second visa application
