All Issues old articles – Page 27
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ReviewConcert review: Ensemble Connect
Bruce Hodges travels to the Juilliard School’s Paul Hall for the concert on 5 June 2019
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ReviewConcert review: Orchestra of St Luke’s/Bernard Labadie
Leah Hollingsworth reports on the concert at New York’s Zankel Hall on 13 June 2019
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ReviewConcert review: Elissa Cassini (Violin) Ashley Bathgate (Cello)
Bruce Hodges attends the recital at New York’s National Sawdust on 29 June 2019
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ReviewConcert review: Alina Ibragimova (violin) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Thierry Fischer
Tim Homfray reports from London’s Royal Festival Hall for the 31 May 2019 concert
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Concert review: Kian Soltani (cello) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Cristian Mācelaru
Tim Hofray treks to London’s Cadogan Hall on 20 June 2019 for the recital
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Concert review: Alexander Rudin (cello) Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Tim Homfray hears the concert at London’s Wigmore Hall on 21 June 2019
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ReviewConcert review: Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School
Charlotte Gardner reports from the annual Wigmore Hall concert, which took place on 30 June 2019
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ReviewFestival review: Hambacher MusikFest
Carlos María Solare reports from the German music festival (19–23 June), which proved to be a hotbed of chamber music talent
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Premium ❘ ArticleAugust 2019: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the August 2019 issue
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NewsThe Strad December 2018 issue is out now
Vilde Frang on her unusual path to international acclaim, and the unlikely pairing of works on her new album
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FocusThe Arod Quartet on competition success and the pressures of life on the road
The young French players of the Arod Quartet have enjoyed rapid career success, helped in no small part by their mentor, former Ébène Quartet violist Mathieu Herzog. But being an effective 21st-century chamber musician is about much more than first-rate playing, as Charlotte Gardner discovers
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NewsThe Strad February 2018 issue is out now
A French focus led by the Arod Quartet discussing how making a successful career as a foursome takes more than first-rate playing
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FocusYo-Yo Ma on making artistic connections and raising balanced musicians
This month Yo-Yo Ma returns as artistic director of his Chinese education initiative Youth Music Culture Guangdong, a programme that aims to create balanced, astute and connected musicians. Charlotte Smith explores the ideas behind the cellist’s approach
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FocusIs there such a thing as a distinctly American orchestral string sound?
During the 20th century, American orchestras earned a reputation for their technical brilliance and forthright tone, but could such a cultural melting pot ever produce a national way of playing? Charlotte Smith asks musicians and conductors whether the US string sounds of the past endure today
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FocusTrio Zimmermann discuss how forming the group has changed them as musicians
A decade after its founding, Trio Zimmermann has put the string trio back in the spotlight. How does this all-star ensemble function, and can it save the string trio from obscurity? Andrew Mellor went to meet its members
