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middle-c.org
The post discusses a concert by Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei with Wilma Smith (violin) featuring Mahler: Adagio from Symphony No. 10 (Deryck Cooke version), Berg: Violin Concerto In Memory of an Angel, and Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C, at the Michael Fowler Centre on Saturday 10 September 2016 at 7:30 pm.
theviolinchannel.com
Mayu Kishima, from Japan, was awarded 1st prize at the 2016 inaugural Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition in Shanghai, China. Sergei Dogadin received 2nd prize, Sirena Huang 3rd, and 4th to 6th went to Stefan Tarara, Richard Lin, and Ming Liu. Kishima will receive US $100,000.
bpo.org
The article covers Joshua Bell performing with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra using the Gibson ex Huberman Stradivarius, a violin first crafted in 1713 by Antonio Stradivari that was owned by Bronislaw Huberman. It notes Huberman's Polish origins, his orchestral work in Palestine, and the violin's thefts and recovery, as well as Bell's reflections and the concert details for September 17.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports five winners of Pirastro Perpetual cello string sets: Sigita Ramoniene (Lithuania), Michael Hill (United States), David Eccles (United States), Wiltrud Heveling (Germany), and Cheryl McMaster (Scotland). The article notes that Perpetual cello strings are designed for minimal play-in time with a wide dynamic range.
br-klassik.de
The BR-KLASSIK interview discusses Simone Zopf, a violin maker, and her students from Hallstatt Fachschule für Instrumentenbau who claim to have deciphered an construction principle of Stradivari violins. They highlight the measuring unit 18.66 millimeters and describe how concentric circles from the violin center are used to determine outlines, with measurements taken on five Stradivari in Cremona and Paris, noting the width and length relationships (11x and 19x the unit).
bachtrack.com
The review discusses Morton Feldman’s final work, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, performed by the Norwegian ensemble Cikada in Oslo. It highlights the work's meditation on time, its 75-plus-minute duration, the gradual metamorphosis of harmonies, the steady piano procession, and the calm yet uneasy emotional atmosphere.
rncm.ac.uk
Philip Higham, an RNCM alumnus and cello tutor, has been appointed principal cello of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He is one of three new musicians joining SCO for the 2016/17 season, alongside Marcus Barcham Stevens and Felix Tanner.
ashevillechamber.org
The Asheville Symphony presents a Halloween-themed program, In the Key of E, on October 22 featuring Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre, Florent Schmitt La Tragédie de Salomé, and Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello performed by concertmaster Jason Posnock and cellist Alistair MacRae.