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Premiere of the month: Shifting shapes

I dont like music that only has one surface. I like tactile things. Is it hard? Is it soft? Does it bend? Can you squeeze it? Does it have a chewy centre, or a crispy one?'…

The Strad 17.Apr.21

Anne-Sophie Mutter to become president of German Cancer Aid

#Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who lost her first husband to cancer in 1995, has been appointed president of Deutsche Krebshilfe:
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The Strad 17.Apr.21

Carolin Widmann receives 2020 Duisburg City Music Prize

Better late than never!
German #violinist Carolin Widmann has been the 2020 Duisburg City Music Prize at a postponed award ceremony:
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The Strad 16.Apr.21

Daniel Pioro joins Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as Associate Artist

The #violinist Daniel Pioro has joined the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as Associate Artist in Contemporary String Performance:
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The Strad 15.Apr.21

How a Berlin-based Yorkshire violinist experienced Brexit through his music

'At a time when some in society are emphasising the borders that divide us, we can present our own version of the world through art...'
#Violinist Simon Goff explains how he…

The Strad 15.Apr.21

Concertos from the Inside: Rachel Barton Pine plays music by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Video: here's #violinist Rachel Barton Pine performing the A major Violin Concerto by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges as part of her live and unaccompanied 'Concertos from the…

The Strad 15.Apr.21

Barbican to bring back concerts for socially distanced live audiences

London's Barbican Centre has announced the return of in-person tickets for concerts scheduled after 17 May 2021. The performances will also be accessible online for a global…

The Strad 15.Apr.21

Youll slime them in and slime them out song of the gut string makers

'First, a skilful master must
Buy first-rate guts for little cost.
Whatevers holey, black or burned
Should straightaway be spurned.'
Translated into English for the first time…

The Strad 14.Apr.21

Premiere of the month: Shifting shapes

I dont like music that only has one surface. I like tactile things. Is it hard? Is it soft? Does it bend? Can you squeeze it? Does it have a chewy centre, or a crispy one?'…

The Strad 14.Apr.21

Lawrence Power plays Locked in C

Video: British #violist Lawrence Power with a new work by Erkki-Sven Tr that features all kinds of weird and wonderful playing techniques:
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The Strad 14.Apr.21

Rachel Barton Pine on juggling motherhood with a career as a solo violinist

'Performing isnt what I do, its who I am I cant take time off from who I am.'
#Violinist Rachel Barton Pine talks about returning quickly to the stage after the birth of her…

The Strad 13.Apr.21

Castalian String Quartet plays Janceks Kreutzer Sonata

Video: 'I was imagining a poor woman, tormented and run down, just like the one the Russian writer Tolstoy describes in his Kreutzer Sonata' Leos Janacek on his First String…

The Strad 13.Apr.21

Wigmore Hall to reopen with 25-concert anniversary festival

To celebrate its 120th birthday next month, London's Wigmore Hall will reopen to live audiences with a festival of 25 chamber concerts:
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The Strad 13.Apr.21

Anne-Sophie Mutter to become president of German Cancer Aid

#Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who lost her first husband to cancer in 1995, has been appointed president of Deutsche Krebshilfe:
(Link)

The Strad 13.Apr.21

Hilary Hahn plays Prokofievs Violin Concerto No.1 aged 18

Video: An 18-year-old Hilary Hahn with an exuberant account of Prokofiev's #Violin Concerto no.1
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The Strad 12.Apr.21

Important Mozart discovery to be auctioned in Berlin on 16 April

The first #violin part to two short works by #Mozart copied out by the composer himself could be yours for just 140,000...
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The Strad 12.Apr.21

Juilliard launches streaming initiative to share performances with a global audience

More than 250 recitals and other performances at The Juilliard School between now and June will be available to watch live and on-demand free of charge:
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The Strad 12.Apr.21

David Garrett: Even if youre arranging Metallica or Iron Maiden, there needs to be a sense of classical culture

David Garrett tells us that writing the perfect cover means listening to your instrument's soul, in this extract from our April cover story:
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The Strad 11.Apr.21

The dramatic story behind Ludomir Ryckis Violin Concerto

Telling the story of a manuscript found hidden in a suitcase at the end of World War Two, Polish #violinist Janusz Wawrowski's new disc is the subject of this extract from our…

The Strad 11.Apr.21

50th anniversary of Stravinskys death to be marked by series of events

Last week marked a century since the death of composer Igor Stravinsky
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Here's our round-up of the celebrations of his music many of which can still be streamed for free!
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The Strad 11.Apr.21

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Premiere of the month: Shifting shapes

Anne-Sophie Mutter to become president of German Cancer Aid

Carolin Widmann receives 2020 Duisburg City Music Prize

Daniel Pioro joins Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as Associate Artist

How a Berlin-based Yorkshire violinist experienced Brexit through his music

Concertos from the Inside: Rachel Barton Pine plays music by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Barbican to bring back concerts for socially distanced live audiences

Youll slime them in and slime them out song of the gut string makers

Premiere of the month: Shifting shapes

Lawrence Power plays Locked in C

Rachel Barton Pine on juggling motherhood with a career as a solo violinist

Castalian String Quartet plays Janceks Kreutzer Sonata

Wigmore Hall to reopen with 25-concert anniversary festival

Anne-Sophie Mutter to become president of German Cancer Aid

Hilary Hahn plays Prokofievs Violin Concerto No.1 aged 18

Important Mozart discovery to be auctioned in Berlin on 16 April

Juilliard launches streaming initiative to share performances with a global audience

David Garrett: Even if youre arranging Metallica or Iron Maiden, there needs to be a sense of classical culture

The dramatic story behind Ludomir Ryckis Violin Concerto

50th anniversary of Stravinskys death to be marked by series of events

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