All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 87
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Blogs
Maxim Vengerov at the Wigmore Hall
Ariane Todes reports on the violinist's return to the concert platform
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British Library acquires Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra manuscript
The British Library has acquired the original manuscript of one of Britten's most famous works, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. The complete draft score was sold at Sotheby's in November 2011 to an overseas buyer, who paid £212,250 on an estimate of £40,000–£60,000. But the UK Culture Minister ...
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Violin concerto by Albert Schnelzer heads up inaugural Swedish–British festival
Violinist Hugo Ticciati is giving the first performance of the Violin Concerto by Swedish composer Albert Schnelzer at music.se, a new festival of collaborations between Swedish and British musicians and composers. The world premiere is on 10 May at Cadogan Hall in London. British-born Ticciati is based in Sweden, ...
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Louisville Orchestra begins hiring and rejects musicians' proposal of arbitrator
The Louisville Orchestra management has said it will begin hiring replacement musicians this month, reports the Courier-Journal. The orchestra players, who have been in negotiation with management for almost a year, had proposed that both sides work with an orchestra industry professional who would have up to a year ...
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Violist Yuri Bashmet to form Russian youth orchestra for Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad
A competition is under way in Russia to select 60 musicians between the ages of 9 and 22 to form the first All-Russian Youth Orchestra. The orchestra will make its debut this November as part of the Cultural Olympiad for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Violist Yuri Bashmet, an ...
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Violinist William de Pasquale, former co-concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, dies aged 78
American violinist William de Pasquale has died at the age of 78. He played at the front of the Philadelphia Orchestra violin section for four decades in various concertmaster positions. Born in Philadelphia, de Pasquale studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Veda Reynolds. In 1958 he made ...
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American violinists Kenneth Arthur Renshaw and Kevin Zhu triumph in Menuhin contest
Americans Kenneth Arthur Renshaw and Kevin Zhu won the top prizes in their respective divisions at the Menuhin Competition in Beijing for violinists under the age of 22. Renshaw, 18, received the £6,000 first prize in the senior division. Zhu, 11, won the £4,000 first prize in the junior division. ...
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Violinist Sarah Chang held at Moscow airport owing to visa issue
Sarah Chang had her passport confiscated for two hours by immigration officials at Moscow airport who said there was a problem with her visa. The frustrated violinist posted a series of messages on Twitter:'Seriously, if there's a problem, send me home. Really. I haven't been home in months. Just ...
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Extreme Cellists to run London Marathon carrying instruments
Three British cellists will run this Sunday's London Marathon with their cellos strapped to their backs. Clare Wallace, James Rees and Jeremy Dawson are aiming to raise £10,000 for spinal cord injury charity Aspire. The trio, known as the Extreme Cellists, has performed a range of other challenges, including the ...
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Violin dealer Geoffrey Fushi dies in Chicago
Geoffrey Fushi, who co-founded Chicago dealership Bein & Fushi with Robert Bein, has died at the age of 68. Fushi and Bein started their business in 1976. It grew to become one of the biggest names in the violin trade. Fushi also launched the Stradivari Society in 1985 with ...
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Tokyo Quartet to retire after 2012–13 season
The Tokyo Quartet has announced that it will retire at the end of the 2012–13 season. Second violinist Kikuei Ikeda and violist Kazuhide Isomura had already said last November that they would be stepping down from the group in June 2013, leaving violinist Martin Beaver and cellist Clive Greensmith with ...
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Cellists Natasha Brofsky and David Finckel to join Juilliard faculty
The Juilliard School has recruited cellists David Finckel and Natasha Brofsky. They will join the school's cello faculty and chamber music faculty this autumn. Finckel, who studied at Juilliard, recently announced that he will retire from the Emerson Quartet at the end of the 2012/13 season. Brofsky is the ...
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Afghanistan student orchestra could perform at Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall in 2013
A youth orchestra from Afghanistan's National Institute of Music could be set to perform in New York and Washington DC next year, reports the New York Times. The institute's Afghan director, Ahmad Sarmast, and American musician William Harvey, who teaches violin at the school, want to bring around ...
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South African violinist Annake de Villiers found dead
South African violinist Annake de Villiers was found dead on Tuesday at her parents' home near Steynsrus. The 35-year-old was discovered with a single gunshot wound to her head. A gun was found near her body, and police do not suspect any foul play. South Africa's Channel 24 reported the ...
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ArticleShostakovich: Cello Concertos no.1 in E flat major op.107 & no.2 op.126
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Mixed results in a coupling of Shostakovich’s two cello concertosMusicians: Enrico Dindo (cello) Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea NosedaComposer: ShostakovichShostakovich’s First Cello Concerto has been firmly established in the repertoire for decades as a result of its highly charged yet direct musical language. ...
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ReviewMendelssohn: Cello Sonatas no.1 in B flat major op.45 & no.2 in D major op.58, Variations concertantes op.17, Lied ohne Worte op.109
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Accounts of Mendelssohn that make the most of fraternal sympathyMusicians: Paul Watkins (cello) Huw Watkins (piano)Composer: MendelssohnThe Watkins brothers make a formidable team, and Mendelssohn’s cello works are a natural fit for them, written mostly with the composer’s cellist brother, ...
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ReviewNørgård: Violin Concertos no.1 ‘Helle Nacht’ & no.2 ‘Borderlines’, Spaces of Time
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A master violinist explores two atmospheric Nordic landscapesMusicians: Peter Herresthal (violin) Ida Mo (piano) Stavanger Symphony Orchestra/Rolf GuptaComposer: NørgårdThis compelling disc serves as much as a showcase for the unfussy, no-nonsense musicianship of Norwegian violinist Peter Herresthal as it does for the ...
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ReviewBartók: Violin Sonatas nos.1 & 2, Rhapsodies nos.1 & 2 (plus alternative ending for no.1), Andante in A major
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Thrilling accounts from a player who has triumphed in Bartók ’s concertosMusicians: James Ehnes (violin) Andrew Armstrong (piano)Composer: BartókAccording to the booklet this is the first volume of Bartók’s complete works for violin and piano. It doesn’t leave much for vol.2, but ...
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ReviewBach: Sonatas for Violin and Continuo BWV1014–19, BWV1021 & BWV1023
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Gutsy accounts of Bach’s accompanied violin sonatasMusicians: Florian Deuter (violin) Balázs Máté (cello) Philippe Grisvard (harpsichord)Composer: Bach Florian Deuter comes to this recording with the impeccable credentials of having served as concertmaster to a number of Europe’s major period-instrument ...
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ReviewBoccherini: Cello Sonatas in C minor G2b, A major G4, G major G5, E flat major G11, C major G17, B flat major G565, E flat major G566, F major G579, E flat major, A major ‘L’imperatrice’
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Cello playing that meets Boccherini’s many technical challenges head onMusicians: Gaetano Nasillo, Marco Vitali, Michele Tazzari (cello) Alessandro Ciccolini (violin) Jesper Christensen (harpsichord) Mara Galassi (hooked harp)Composer: Boccherini Just under one third of Boccherini’s cello sonatas are represented on ...
