All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 718
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NewsSingapore Symphony Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Canadian violinist Andrew Beer has been chosen for the role
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NewsCello contestants announced for 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition
66 cellists will compete in the third cello edition of the competition, taking place in Brussels from 4 May 2026
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NewsEvent preview: what to expect at the ASTA 2026 National Conference
Come and meet Team Strad at the American String Teachers Association 2026 National Conference, taking place in San Francisco from 25 to 28 February
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FocusWhat violin does Nemanja Radulović play?
Luthier Francesco Coquoz shares thoughts on Radulović’s violin
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BlogsThe road to a world premiere: notes from a composer and duo
What do the first stages of a new work feel like to a composer and the performers? Ahead of its world premiere on 2 March in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, violinist Hellen Weiss, cellist Gabriel Schwabe and composer David Philip Hefti share their experiences behind the scenes of Aus Licht gewoben (‘Woven ...
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NewsEU meeting tackles musicians’ air‑transport challenges
Musicians, airlines and policymakers are now driving a unified effort to make flying with instruments safe, consistent and drama‑free, following a meeting in Brussels on 23 February
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NewsWinners named for 2025 German Musical Instrument Fund competition
More than 30 young musicians received the loan of a valuable instrument from the foundation
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NewsOklahoma City Philharmonic appoints new concertmaster
Bulgarian violinist Chavdar Parashkevov takes up the role
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BlogsIn my studio: multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Anna Phoebe
From a bespoke violin to an array of electric instruments, pedals and recording gear, this studio offers a detailed look at the equipment behind Anna Phoebe’s composing, practising and producing routines
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Focus‘Struck by the instrument’s unique voice’: playing the Pressenda double bass
Davide Botto, who acquired the Pressenda bass in 2017, describes the tone quality of the instrument
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason withdraws from further concerts due to injury
The British cellist has cancelled performances through the end of March to allow his finger to heal
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NewsAustralian Chamber Orchestra acquires 1610 Maggini viola
The instrument will be played by ACO principal viola Stefanie Farrands
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NewsCleveland Institute of Music appoints new violinist
Igor Pikayzen joins the faculty and is accepting students from autumn 2026
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BlogsOscar Strasnoy: reinventing the double concerto
Prompted by Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexandre Tharaud and guided by a revelation from Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, the composer charts the evolution of a five‑movement work where orchestra and soloists blur, collide and ultimately redefine each other
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Blogs‘Let’s Clarice it up!’: The Takács on Assad’s new commission
Violinist Harumi Rhodes on the Takács Quartet’s touring commission, NEXUS, which receives its New York premiere at Carnegie Hall on 4 March.
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NewsThe Cleveland Orchestra announces four new string players and a promotion
The appointments include four violinists and a violist
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NewsViolinist Bella Hristova joins Mannes School of Music faculty
Hristova joins the Mannes School of Music faculty, bringing insights from her international performing career to the conservatory
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NewsThank you ASTA!: 2026 conference photos and round-up
Explore photos and read a short round-up of The Strad’s visit to San Francisco for the 2026 ASTA National Conference
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BlogsForm Revealed: Bruch’s Violin Concerto and the Discipline of Fire
Jiro Takahashi reflects on Bruch’s Violin Concerto no.1, following a performance by 14-year-old violinist Himari with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jaap van Zweden on 15 February
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NewsViolist Sheila Browne joins the Cleveland Institute of Music faculty
The US–Irish violist will assume the role of professor of viola in autumn this year
