All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 692
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VideoCellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia performs his own composition, ‘Ouróboros’
Alongside pianist Naoko Sonoda, the cellist performs a work that explores the ancient Egyptian and Greek symbol for cycles of life, death and rebirth
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NewsOrlando Philharmonic Orchestra announces string appointments
Violinist Maria Chirinos is appointed assistant concertmaster, and violist Tyler Pacheco joins the viola section
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NewsNew concertmaster for Hamburg’s NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
US violinist David Radzynski assumes the role
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BlogsA week on tour with cellist Benett Tsai
Young Concert Artists Jacobs Fellow Benett Tsai recounts his preparation and performances during a homecoming tour from 23 to 29 June 2025
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NewsObituary: violin competition founder Michael Hill (1938-2025)
The New Zealand jeweller, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who founded the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, died on 29 July 2025 aged 86
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NewsFive Boston Symphony Orchestra string players play final concert
Violinists Victor Romanul and Jennie Shames, violist Rachel Fagerburg, and bassists Edwin Barker and Joseph Hearne gave their final performance with the ensemble on 27 July
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NewsFormer Baltimore Symphony Orchestra violist Mary Woehr has died
The violist performed with the orchestra for over 40 years
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NewsObituary: string maker Dan Meizhen (1944-2025)
The founder of For-Tune Strings was a pioneer of string making in China
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NewsStefan Jackiw acquires a Montagnana violin
The violinist announced he will play on the c.1730 Domenico Montagnana ‘Rossi’ violin
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BlogsThe polyphonic nature of Bach’s Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas: more than meets the eye and the ear
Laurent Matthys explores how Bach’s vertical harmonic elements intertwine with horizontal lines to create a contrapuntal masterpiece in the Corrente of Violin Partita no.2
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NewsFundraiser launched to commemorate late cellist Christian Elliott’s legacy
Money raised will go towards a posthumous recording of Elliott’s compositions and arrangements, as well as to a charity dedicated to ME/CFS research
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NewsLong-standing Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist retires after 46 seasons
Violinist Joyce Noh joined the orchestra in 1979 under the directorship of Sir Georg Solti and retired on 30 July 2025
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BlogsThe cost of remembering: cellist Maya Beiser on her new concept album
The cellist discusses her new concept album, Salt, which reimagines the biblical figure of Lot’s Wife as a symbol of memory, defiance and female agency.
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NewsThree violinists and a quartet receive 2025 Salon De Virtuosi career grants
The Dolphins Quartet and violinists Ana Isabella España, Risa Hokamura and Ava Pakiam each receive $5,000
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NewsFinalists selected for the 2025 Barbash J.S. Bach Competition
Three violinists and a violist will perform at the final round on 16 October 2025
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BlogsMemories at Menlo with David Finckel and Wu Han
Davina Shum sat down with Music@Menlo’s co-founders and artistic directors David Finckel and Wu Han to reminisce about previous editions of the festival, which has been a huge part of their lives for the last couple of decades
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NewsTeenage violinists triumph at 2025 Atlanta Festival Academy Young Artist Competition
14-year-old violinist Kazuki Kyo took the grand prize of $10,000 in the Young Artist division, with additional prizes awarded in the Senior and Junior divisions dominated by young violinists
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NewsSingapore International Violin Competition extends its application deadline
The deadline for the 2026 competition, which will offer USD 110,000 in prize money, instrument loans from the Rin Collection, and performance opportunities, is now 15 August
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NewsIreland’s RTÉ Concert Orchestra appoints new cello leader
Martin Johnson takes up the role as section leader cello from September 2025, after 25 years with the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
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Blogs‘Grief isn’t clean or perfectly in tune, it has rough edges’: cellist Tamar Sagiv on her new album
The cellist speaks to The Strad about her upcoming album Shades of Mourning, which explores the multifaceted nature of grief and mourning through original compositions
