All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 710
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NewsNew Zealand String Quartet appoints new cellist
Australian cellist Martin Smith will begin the role permanently in July 2026
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NewsCellist Julian Lloyd Webber to return to the stage in 2026
The cellist will perform at Wigmore Hall in April 2026 in aid of the Music Masters charity, as well as celebrate his 75th birthday and new autobiography
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NewsFate of pernambuco bows decided at CITES conference
Discussions on the proposal by the Brazilian government to move the wood up to CITES Appendix I have concluded at the global environment summit in Samarkand
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NewsComposer Liza Lim wins 2026 Grawemeyer Award for cello concerto
The work, A Sutured World, was written for cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and premiered by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2024
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NewsTourte cello bow achieves world record price at auction
Made c.1815-20, the bow fetched €375,000 at the Vichy Enchères auction house in France
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NewsViolinist Amy Lee joins Oberlin Conservatory faculty
The associate concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra will become a full-time associate professor at Oberlin from autumn 2026
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2026: 1712 ‘Viotti, Hottinger’ Antonio Stradivari violin
’The noble beauty of its tone seems to us to echo the elevated style of Viotti’s compositions’ said the Hills of this violin
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NewsThe new PIRASTRO KorfkerSpring® – the first ever flexible chin rest
Discover the new fully customisable chin rest from Pirastro – a lightweight addition to the Korfker range which sets new standards for playability, acoustic fidelity, and projection
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NewsViolin finalists announced at 2025 Seoul International Music Competition
Six violinists will perform with orchestra in the final round on 10 December
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NewsString players receive Australia’s Ian Potter Emerging Performers Fellowship
Australian National Academy of Music alumni Matt Laing and Simone Slattery each receive grants totalling AUD100,000 to establish their artistic practice for 2026-27
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NewsStolen: 7/8 violin in The Hague
The violin, contained in a dark blue rectangular case, was stolen on 14 November 2025
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Blogs‘The Bach Suites are sacred texts’ – Gabriel Martins on his Carnegie Hall recital debut
On the eve of his Carnegie Hall recital debut as a 2025 recipient of the American Recital Debut Award, Gabriel Martins reflects on Bach as ‘sacred text’, Brahms as a formative voice and the musical influences that shaped his playing.
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NewsResults of the Seoul International Music Competition announced
Korean violinist Hyunjae Lim won first prize worth USD50,000
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NewsTerra Quartet wins 2025 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition
The quartet wins $15,000, plus performance and recording opportunities
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NewsCarolin Widmann urges Lufthansa to rethink instrument policy after bare Guadagnini violin incident
The violinist has written an open letter to the CEO of Lufthansa, after she was recently forced to carry her unprotected Guadagnini violin on a six-hour international journey with the airline
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NewsCBSO section leader cello leaves after 36 years
Eduardo Vassallo performed his final concert with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra on 10 December
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NewsQueensland Symphony Orchestra bids farewell to associate concertmaster
Violinist Alan Smith leaves the orchestra after 30 years with the ensemble
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason cancels further performances due to ongoing injury
The cellist is recovering from a finger injury to his left hand
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NewsJapanese lutherie students to honour violin maker and mentor
Shinichi Izutsu, who enters his tenth decade next year, has run his own workshop since 1956
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NewsPortland Symphony Orchestra appoints new assistant principal cello
Jacqueline Selby is an active performer and teacher in the New England area
