All Galleries articles – Page 16
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GalleryFemale string players from the past
Images from The Strad archives going back to the 19th century bring back to life some of the forgotten female string players of the past, and prove how appearance has always been important in classical music
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GalleryBehind the scenes at our June issue cover shoot – by The Strad's designer, Elma Aquino
It was a cold and damp April morning when I made my way to a London photography studio for the June cover and poster instrument shoot. Deputy editor Peter Somerford and I met the photographer Benjamin Ealovega and his assistant Robert Le Baron at the studio to shoot cellist Raphael ...
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GalleryHospital CT scan for 'Titanic violin'
A violin thought to have been played during the sinking of the RMS Titanic has undergone a hospital CT scan to determine its age and condition. The research, commissioned by auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son, showed 'that the original wood was cracked and showed signs of possible restoration', according to ...
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GalleryWorld's largest viola ensemble performs in Porto shopping centre
More than 300 musicians gathered at a shopping centre in Porto, Portugal, on 19 May to break the world record for the largest ever viola ensemble. The number of players giving a ‘flashmob’ performance to shoppers has yet to be confirmed by Guinness World Records, but unofficial figures put the ...
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GalleryName that maker: Michele Deconet
Here are four details of a 1754 Michele Deconet violin, featured in the June 2013 issue of The Strad (out 24 May). Christopher Reuning examines the violin and gives a brief history of Deconet himself in the 'In Focus' section. If you like this, have a look at Great Instruments: ...
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GalleryA viola with a tragic history
Here are some pictures of a beautiful viola with a profoundly sad past. It once belonged to the South African player Cecil Aronowitz and he was playing it when he collapsed with a fatal stroke in 1978. Ariane Todes, editor of The Strad, recently met its current owner, Louise Lansdowne, head of strings ...
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GalleryBehind the scenes at The Strad magazine offices
In this gallery you can discover some of the things we get up to as we put the magazine to press. This picture shows just some of the versions of the poster we go through in order to get the finished product right. This is of a wonderful 1865 J.B. ...
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GalleryInside a string factory
Have you ever wondered how strings are made? The string industry is incredibly competitive so images of the more specialised machinery are highly sensitive, but here are some not-top-secret pictures that Ariane Todes took recently when she was given a tour of the Super-Sensitive Musical String Company in Sarasota, Florida. ...
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GalleryCover History: Christian Tetzlaff
Christian Tetzlaff is on our cover for the April 2013 issue, but it's not his first time there. Here he is in 1995 and 2005.
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GalleryMetropolitan Museum instruments
Ariane visited the Metropolitan Museum's impressive collection of instruments during her recent stay in New York for Mondomusica. Here are a few highlights.For more information see: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/34.86.2
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GalleryBows on show in Paris
Baroque and Classical bows from France and England, shown at an exhibition at the Paris Conservatoire
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GalleryKronberg Academy
In our April issue, we feature the German teaching establishment, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2013. To buy the issue, go here: http://www.pocketmags.com/viewmagazine.aspx?catid=1037&category=Music&subcatid=227&subcategory=Classical&title=The+Strad&titleid=933&issueid=56656&issuename=April+2013.
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GalleryInstrument crests
The Camerata Bern received 14 new Baroque instruments to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Each one carries the crest of a different Bern guild.
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GallerySau-Wing Lam Collection
Some classic instruments currently on display at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, until 30 June 2013
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