January 2010, No. 177
- Price $6.95
- By Strings Magazine Editors
- Magazine
- Published by String Letter Publishing
Contents
'Sicilienne, Op. 78,' by Gabriel Fauré (Alphonse Leduc, $24)
'Stringprovisation: A Fingering Strategy for Jazz Violin Improvisation,' by Ari Poutiainen (Finnish Musicological Society, €30)
'Tchaikovsky,' by Roland John Wiley (Oxford University Press, $39.95)
15 Great iPhone Apps for the String Player
3-D Violin Project Debuts at Mondomusica
5 Essential Websites to Add to Your Bookmarks
5 Tips on Approaching French Baroque Music
7 Things To Know About Common Bow Repairs
90-CD Anthology of Yo-Yo Ma's Career Recordings
A Classic: Hill Peg Composition
Annie Gosfield's 'Lost Signals and Drifting Satellites' Is Out of This World
Borromeo String Quartet Settles the Score on Laptops
Bulgarian Violinist Bella Hristova Joins Kuttner Quartet
Canadian Instrument Bank Announces Winners
Chiara Resumes Residency with Beethoven Cycle
Classical Violinist Discusses His Indie-Rock Career
Colorado State University Gives a Break to Quartets
Cuba Concerts Canceled
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Extends Jaap van Zweden's Contract
Dudamel Dazzles at LA Phil Debut
Eighth Blackbird Awarded the Meadows Prize
Enjoy Latin-jazz Classic 'Bésame Mucho' for String Quintet
Explore Lawrence Wheeler's Nine Caprices for Solo Viola
Fiddler Michael Cleveland Scores at Bluegrass Awards
Fiddler, Singer, and Songwriter Amy Farris Dies
Finckel Launches Far East Program
Fungus-Treated Violin Beats a Strad
Gatorade Heirs Loan Instrument Collection
House Concerts: Profit & Performance Opportunities
How to Teach Improv to Your String Students
International Competition of Young Violinists Winner Announced
Janine Jansen Plays Beethoven and Britten Concertos
Joshua Bell at Home with Friends
Joshua Bell Remembers Josef Gingold
Juan-Miguel Hernandez Takes First Place in Brahms Competition
Kronos Violist Hank Dutt Is Cultivating the Music of India
La Catrina String Quartet Named Ensemble-in-residence at New Mexico State University
Longtime Chicago Symphony Orchestra Cellist Philip Blum Dies
Marko Pennanen Wins Gold at the 2009 Triennale Competition
NAMM Trade Show Slated for Anaheim
On DVD
Pacifica Quartet Heads to MOMA
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Extends Manfred Honeck's Tenure
Prototype of del Gesù’s 'Lord Wilton' Violin Unveiled
Pulitzer Prize–winning Composer Leon Kirchner Dies at 90
Quartet San Francisco Takes Five with Brubeck
Records Broken at Recent London Auction
Review of Shanghai Quartet's Performance of Polish Composer's First Quartet
Rezx Resonance Modulator Wolf-tone Tamer
Robert Dodson Heads to Boston University College of Fine Arts
Sebastian Dirr Cramer-style Transitional Violin Bow
The Minnesota Orchestra Taps Sarah Hicks
The NY Phil in Nam: Taking It to the Streets
Time for Three's 3 Fervent Travelers
TimeStretch Software
Transform Your Sound by Controlling Arm Weight
Violin Competition of Indianapolis Selects Judges
Violinist Fumiaki Miura Wins First Place at Hannover Competition
Westmont College Receives Quartet of Instruments
Wild Hair Cello Endpin Angle Anchor
Young Teen String Player Launches His Career
'Stringprovisation: A Fingering Strategy for Jazz Violin Improvisation,' by Ari Poutiainen (Finnish Musicological Society, €30)
'Tchaikovsky,' by Roland John Wiley (Oxford University Press, $39.95)
15 Great iPhone Apps for the String Player
3-D Violin Project Debuts at Mondomusica
5 Essential Websites to Add to Your Bookmarks
5 Tips on Approaching French Baroque Music
7 Things To Know About Common Bow Repairs
90-CD Anthology of Yo-Yo Ma's Career Recordings
A Classic: Hill Peg Composition
Annie Gosfield's 'Lost Signals and Drifting Satellites' Is Out of This World
Borromeo String Quartet Settles the Score on Laptops
Bulgarian Violinist Bella Hristova Joins Kuttner Quartet
Canadian Instrument Bank Announces Winners
Chiara Resumes Residency with Beethoven Cycle
Classical Violinist Discusses His Indie-Rock Career
Colorado State University Gives a Break to Quartets
Cuba Concerts Canceled
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Extends Jaap van Zweden's Contract
Dudamel Dazzles at LA Phil Debut
Eighth Blackbird Awarded the Meadows Prize
Enjoy Latin-jazz Classic 'Bésame Mucho' for String Quintet
Explore Lawrence Wheeler's Nine Caprices for Solo Viola
Fiddler Michael Cleveland Scores at Bluegrass Awards
Fiddler, Singer, and Songwriter Amy Farris Dies
Finckel Launches Far East Program
Fungus-Treated Violin Beats a Strad
Gatorade Heirs Loan Instrument Collection
House Concerts: Profit & Performance Opportunities
How to Teach Improv to Your String Students
International Competition of Young Violinists Winner Announced
Janine Jansen Plays Beethoven and Britten Concertos
Joshua Bell at Home with Friends
Joshua Bell Remembers Josef Gingold
Juan-Miguel Hernandez Takes First Place in Brahms Competition
Kronos Violist Hank Dutt Is Cultivating the Music of India
La Catrina String Quartet Named Ensemble-in-residence at New Mexico State University
Longtime Chicago Symphony Orchestra Cellist Philip Blum Dies
Marko Pennanen Wins Gold at the 2009 Triennale Competition
NAMM Trade Show Slated for Anaheim
On DVD
Pacifica Quartet Heads to MOMA
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Extends Manfred Honeck's Tenure
Prototype of del Gesù’s 'Lord Wilton' Violin Unveiled
Pulitzer Prize–winning Composer Leon Kirchner Dies at 90
Quartet San Francisco Takes Five with Brubeck
Records Broken at Recent London Auction
Review of Shanghai Quartet's Performance of Polish Composer's First Quartet
Rezx Resonance Modulator Wolf-tone Tamer
Robert Dodson Heads to Boston University College of Fine Arts
Sebastian Dirr Cramer-style Transitional Violin Bow
The Minnesota Orchestra Taps Sarah Hicks
The NY Phil in Nam: Taking It to the Streets
Time for Three's 3 Fervent Travelers
TimeStretch Software
Transform Your Sound by Controlling Arm Weight
Violin Competition of Indianapolis Selects Judges
Violinist Fumiaki Miura Wins First Place at Hannover Competition
Westmont College Receives Quartet of Instruments
Wild Hair Cello Endpin Angle Anchor
Young Teen String Player Launches His Career
