All Magazine articles – Page 63
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Premium ❘ FeatureJean-Guihen Queyras: A journey through time
Recording Beethoven’s ‘Triple’ Concerto last June allowed French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras to step back into near normality, among colleagues and friends. He tells Pauline Harding about recording at a social distance, the importance of musical ‘family’, and why working with living composers has helped him to find contemporary relevance in ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureGeorge Neikrug: Memories of a legend
Cellist George Neikrug, who died in 2019 at the age of 100, was a celebrated performer and orchestral principal. However, his skills as a pedagogue were second to none, writes University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor Benjamin Whitcomb, who has gathered personal recollections
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Premium ❘ FeatureBasic Maintenance: Avoiding instrument carnage
Luthiers often see the same basic problems when repairing instruments – and most of them could be solved by some simple care and attention from the players themselves. Korinthia Klein presents a simple guide to violin maintenance, without encroaching on the experts’ territory
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Premium ❘ FeatureTwo-fingered Tchaikovsky: Beating the odds
Despite losing the function of the third and fourth fingers of his left hand through focal dystonia and a shoulder injury, violinist Clayton Haslop was determined to continue playing. Here he shares his story
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Right place, right time
For Renaud Capuçon, recording Elgar’s Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra and Simon Rattle was a dream come true – and one that he couldn’t allow to be derailed by Covid-19’s lockdown restrictions, as he tells Charlotte Gardner
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ReviewBook review: Nineteenth Century Musical Autographs: the Niçois Album of the Count of Cessole
Julian Haylock examines a unique collection of musical autographs, including such string players as Paganini, Alard and Franchomme
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ReviewBook reviews: ‘Mr Blok’ and ‘The Speed of Dark’
Jeffrey Solow reviews a novel by cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and a memoir by his son Joram
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ReviewConcert review: Catalyst Quartet, Harlem Quartet
Bruce Hodges hears the performance at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Hall on 30 October 2020
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ReviewFestival Review: Beijing Music Festival 2020
Tim Homfray views a plethora of sonata performances on the BMF live streaming platform (12-14 October 2020)
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ReviewMatt Haimovitz: Mon Ami, Mon Amour
Plenty to enjoy in a recital that explores a wide variety of French cello music
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ReviewLigeti Quartet: Songbooks vol.1
Fearless and inventive string ensemble embraces Tuvan throat singing
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ReviewQuartetto di Cremona: Italian Postcards
Richly characterised musical postcards for armchair travellers
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ReviewDaniel Rowland, Maja Bogdanović: Vasks
Violinist is a passionate advocate of Latvian composer’s modern classics
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ReviewSteven Isserlis: Tavener
A deeply personal celebration of a composer and cellist’s creative relationship
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ReviewZeliha Trio: Shostakovich, Arensky, Mendelssohn
Zeliha Trio: Shostakovich, Arensky, Mendelssohn The Strad Issue: January 2021 Description: Newly formed French trio demonstrates its distinctive drama and beauty Musicians: Zeliha Trio Works: Shostakovich: Piano Trio no.1 in C minor op.8. Arensky: Piano Trio no.1 in D minor op.32. Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no.1 in D ...
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ReviewEmerson Quartet: Schumann
A pure but not simple approach from a quartet making its label debut
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ReviewBusch Trio: Schubert
Expressive and well-balanced playing relishes Schubert’s optimistic side
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ReviewArod Quartet: Schubert
Mature and gripping accounts from a young ensemble that’s streets ahead
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ReviewChristoph Koncz: Mozart’s Violin
Mozart concertos, intriguingly played on the composer’s own instrument
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ReviewSpectrum Concerts Berlin: Korngold
Dazzlingly theatrical performances embrace an operatic spectrum of colour
