Features

Remembering Henryk Kaston

Friday, 03 September 2010

The acclaimed bow maker and jeweller Henryk Kaston died in New York last week at the age of 100. In the July 2005 issue of The Strad he reminisced wit...

How to judge a violin

Friday, 27 August 2010

Are blind tests a good way to evaluate instruments? Alan Coggins looks at the evidence

Violin makers discuss their craft

Friday, 27 August 2010

Why buy a modern violin? Are instruments good investments? Luthiers reveal all

Masterclass: Frederick Zimmermann’s A Contemporary Concept of Bowing Technique for the Double Bass

Thursday, 19 August 2010

by Orin O’Brien, double bassist of the New York Philharmonic

Trade secrets: restoring bow frogs

Thursday, 19 August 2010

by Giovanni Lucchi, bow maker based in Cremona, Italy

Sacred chamber for strings

Thursday, 19 August 2010

As London’s Wigmore Hall celebrates its 110th season, Peter Somerford looks back on eleven decades of string playing at this most beloved of venues

My favourite things

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Martin Lovett, the former cellist of Amadeus Quartet, reveals the players and performances most dear to him

Great Violinists: Jacques Thibaud

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Jacques Thibaud’s sensual sound and understated style marked him as a great chamber musician. Matthew Rye pays tribute to a subtle and dignified playe...

Lessons from the past

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Period performance might be firmly embedded in today’s playing scene, but how easy is it for students to study Baroque and Classical styles? Tim Hom...

Inside El Sistema

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Young conductor Jonathan Govias spent two months in Venezuela studying the country’s famed music programme. Here he gives a teacher’s perspective on i...

How I became a luthier

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Ever wondered how today’s top makers started out? Here, luthiers from the US and Europe reveal the courses and training they followed, and give advice...

School for cool

Thursday, 19 August 2010

String students are increasingly exploring jazz. But what jazz courses are on offer at the top conservatoires in Europe and the US? Tim Woodall finds ...

Nelli Shkolnikova 1928–2010

Thursday, 19 August 2010

The great Russian violinist and pedagogue died earlier this year. Curt Thompson, one of her former students, looks back on her life and examines her t...

Market watch: summer of plenty

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Bows provided some unexpected highlights during the summer round of auctions, but the undisputed star sales were of a Gasparo da Salò viola and a Mo...

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