All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 98
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Philadelphia Orchestra exits bankruptcy
The Philadelphia Orchestra has officially emerged from bankruptcy. In June a US bankruptcy court judge approved a reorganisation plan that will see the orchestra reduce the number of musicians from 105 to 95 and cut their pay by 15 per cent. The Philadelphia Orchestra Association said in a statement ...
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ArticleThierry Barbé plays Debussy Cello Sonata
Here's Thierry Barbé performing his transcription for double bass of Debussy's Cello Sonata, which is available to download at www.thestrad.com
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ArticleRicci playing Paganini aged 12
The late, great violinist shows why he was one of the finest Paganini exponents ever
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ArticleViolin legend Ruggiero Ricci dies at 94
Violin virtuoso Ruggiero Ricci has died at the age of 94, of heart failure, according to his son Gian-Franco Ricci. He was a towering figure in the string world, a former child prodigy known for his technical brilliance and range of colour, which combined in definitive performances ...
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ArticleJános Starker: King of Cellists
Joyce Geeting, author of János Starker: King of Cellists, is interviewed by Lorraine Hull and Bill Smithers in Santa Barbara, California about her book, career, music and János Starker, whom Geeting claims is the most influential person in the history of the cello. Joyce Geeting knew Starker personally, ...
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Call for 'Molitor' Stradivari violin to revisit Derry
An author from Northern Ireland wants a Stradivari found under a bed in Derry in 1988 to play a part in the city's UK City of Culture celebrations in 2013, reports the Derry Journal. Nuala McAllister Hart explored the story of the 1697 'Molitor' Stradivari while doing research for ...
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Zurich-based Trio Oreade triumphs at Munich International String Trio Competition
The Zurich-based Trio Oreade won first prize in the International String Trio Competition in Munich. The ensemble of violinist Yukiko Ishibashi, violist Ursula Sarnthein and cellist Christine Hu received €3,000. Munich trio Triple Strings took third prize; no second prize was awarded.
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Colorado Symphony violinist guilty of sex offences
A violinist in the Colorado Symphony Orchestra has admitted to improperly touching two of his daughter's friends during sleepovers at his home, reports the Denver Post. David Waldman was sentenced to ten years to life on an intensive supervision probation programme for sex offenders after pleading guilty to sexual ...
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Dutch violin maker and varnish expert Koen Padding dies
Dutch violin maker Koen Padding, whose passion for classical varnish was known to many luthiers through the products he sold under the Magister brand name, died suddenly last week. He was in his mid-fifties. Padding trained at the Newark School of Violin Making in the UK and then spent ...
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Cellist, teacher and music festival founder David Wells dies aged 85
US cellist David Wells has died at the age of 85. Best known for his performances of the Bach Cello Suites, he co-founded the Yellow Barn Music School and Festival in Vermont. Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Wells began playing the cello when he was nine, and studied at ...
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Colorado Symphony violinist sacked after after pleading guilty to sex offences
The Colorado Symphony has fired one of its violinists days after he pleaded guilty to child sex offences. David Waldman had been a member of the orchestra since 1994. He pleaded guilty last week to sex assault on a child and attempted sex assault on a child, and was given ...
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British bow maker and restorer Malcolm M. Taylor dies
British bow maker and restorer Malcolm Taylor, who was one of the Hills workshop's leading postwar makers, has died at the age of 78. Taylor joined W.E. Hill & Sons as an apprentice in 1949, and worked there until 1973. After leaving the firm he made bows under his own ...
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Pietro Guarneri violin stolen in London burglary
Police in Brent, north-west London, are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a Guarneri violin that was stolen in a burglary on 17 August. The Pietro Guarneri of Venice violin was in a blue canvas fabric case, together with two bows, one of which has a Hills stamp on ...
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FocusDoes success in music competitions really matter? – Part Two
Violin laureates share their stories with The Strad
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Noé Inui wins Verbier Festival Academy's Prix Julius Baer
Violinist Noé Inui has won this year's Prix Julius Baer, worth CHF10,000 (£6,500), awarded by the Verbier Festival Academy. Inui, 27, was born in Brussels to a Greek mother and a Japanese father, and now lives in Dusseldorf. He studied in Brussels, Paris, Karlsruhe and Dusseldorf, and his teachers have ...
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LPO violinist's discrimination claim rejected by tribunal
A London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) violinist who was disciplined after signing a letter in protest against the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performing at the 2011 BBC Proms has had her claim of discrimination struck out by an employment tribunal. Sarah Streatfeild was one of four LPO musicians who put their ...
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DebateCould do better
String teachers should improve their own skills to help students improve, instead of going overboard with encouragement and hoping that the problems will fix themselves, argues Simon Fischer
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ArticleGerman customs seize violinist Yuzuko Horigome's Guarneri 'del Gesù'
A Japanese violinist whose 1741 Guarneri 'del Gesù' was seized by customs authorities in Germany has been told she must pay €380,000 (£300,000) to get it back, reports AFP. Yuzuko Horigome, who is based in Belgium, was flying home last week from Japan via Frankfurt ...
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ReviewShostakovich: Violin Concertos no.1 in A minor op.77 & no.2 in C sharp minor op.129
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: An impressive pairing of two of Shostakovich’s darkest masterpiecesMusicians: Sayaka Shoji (violin) Ural Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitri LissComposer: Shostakovich Japanese violinist Sayaka Shoji took first prize at the 1999 Paganini Competition, and her teachers have included Zakhar Bron and Shlomo Mintz. ...
