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Sequoia: Water Music: Source to Sea
Ligeti Centenary: how the composer influenced string quartet writing in the 20th century
‘Unusualness in all its splendour’: Q&A with the Smorgaschord festival directors
Cellist Jérôme Pernoo accused of sexual assault and harassment in court
Small wonders: Building bridges
Small wonders: Building bridges
John Dilworth pontificates on bridges in this article from September 2013
Musicians have the best weddings with the best music: online editor Davina Shum
The cellist reflects on some of her most memorable musical moments at weddings past, ahead of attending and playing at her friends’ wedding this week
Confusion amid airline staff over onboard instrument policy leaves cellist in the lurch
Cellist Jaime Compton has faced continued uncertainty travelling with her cello on Frontier Airlines, due to disagreement on whether the instrument was allowed on the aircraft
Playing Hub
Musicians have the best weddings with the best music: online editor Davina Shum
The cellist reflects on some of her most memorable musical moments at weddings past, ahead of attending and playing at her friends’ wedding this week
‘Travelling with the cello doesn’t get any easier’: Maja Bogdanović
The cellist reflects on the challenge of juggling a busy performance career with travelling not only with a cello, but with a small infant!
‘I enjoy finding new sonic palettes’ - violinist Rakhi Singh on performing with electronics
The violinist shares her approaches and challenges ahead of upcoming electronic-acoustic sets at Kings Place and Cheltenham Music Festival
Words of Wisdom: violist Nobuko Imai
A positive outlook and courage are essential for a lasting career in music, as the violist shared in our March 2013 issue
The dark side of being an adult violin beginner: Rachael Ridge
Adult beginners face judgement, pressures and constraints not often associated with younger students, and teachers must aim to be inclusive of late-starters, writes the violinist
Great string players of the past: Violinist Adolf Busch
As a young man, Martin Lovett was impressed by the ease with which Adolf Busch performed
Premium ❘ Feature
Ligeti Centenary: how the composer influenced string quartet writing in the 20th century
Long-time fan Peter Quantrill talks to leading interpreters of György Ligeti’s remarkable string quartets, and their plans for centenary tributes
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In Focus: An 1819 David Stirrat violin
David Rattray examines an instrument by the Edinburgh maker
Premium ❘ Feature
Ligeti Centenary: how the composer influenced string quartet writing in the 20th century
Long-time fan Peter Quantrill talks to leading interpreters of György Ligeti’s remarkable string quartets, and their plans for centenary tributes
Premium ❘ Focus
Opinion: The pros and cons of backing tracks
Naomi Yandell argues that while backing tracks are a useful learning tool, they create an experience gap that needs bridging
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Bow maker James Tubbs - From the archive: June 1913
Towry Piper gives an account of the life and work of London bow maker James Tubbs (below), still going strong at the age of 78
Competitions
Winners of 2023 Victor Elmaleh Competition announced
Two quartets, a violinist, double bassist and violin-guitar duo have taken the top prizes
Winners announced at Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
Italy’s Quartetto Indaco won the string quartet category, while Germany’s Capybara Piano Quartet was victorious in the piano trio/quartet section
Poiesis Quartet wins 2023 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
The quartet has received $21,500 and multiple performance opportunities
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‘Like Frankenstein’s monster being jolted to life’ - Premiere of the Month: Living dead
Laurence Osborn’s new work TOMB! will be premiered by12 Ensemble and GBSR Duo
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: June 2023
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
Masterclass: Fauré Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, first movement
Violinist Fenella Humphreys discovers the intricate patterns that make up a work full of colour and contrast, and how their interplay shapes performance
Masterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 2
In the second of two articles, Leila Josefowicz discusses the Adagio of the second movement, in the context of the Viennese School and the Neue Sachlichkeit era
Masterclass: Fauré Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, first movement
Violinist Fenella Humphreys discovers the intricate patterns that make up a work full of colour and contrast, and how their interplay shapes performance
Masterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 2
In the second of two articles, Leila Josefowicz discusses the Adagio of the second movement, in the context of the Viennese School and the Neue Sachlichkeit era
Masterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 1
ln the first of two articles, Leila Josefowicz explores ideas of feverishness, hallucination, death and resurrection in the second movement of a great 20th-century concerto
The Strad Podcast #83: making the transition from student to fine instruments with Peter Herresthal
The violinist gives his advice and tips to players wanting to upgrade their instrument
The Strad Podcast #82: Violinist Tessa Lark on The Stradgrass Sessions
Tessa speaks about how social gatherings and collaborations are integral constituents of folk music
The Strad Podcast #81: TwoSet Violin’s Brett Yang on the ‘Empress Caterina’ Stradivari
What did Brett learn from playing this fine instrument? Find out in our exclusive chat!
The Strad Podcast #80: Malin Broman on multi-instrumentalism
Malin shares how her violin skills transfer to viola and cello, and vice versa
The Strad Podcast #83: making the transition from student to fine instruments with Peter Herresthal
The violinist gives his advice and tips to players wanting to upgrade their instrument
The Strad Podcast #82: Violinist Tessa Lark on The Stradgrass Sessions
Tessa speaks about how social gatherings and collaborations are integral constituents of folk music
The Strad Podcast #81: TwoSet Violin’s Brett Yang on the ‘Empress Caterina’ Stradivari
What did Brett learn from playing this fine instrument? Find out in our exclusive chat!
Competitons
Winners of 2023 Victor Elmaleh Competition announced
Two quartets, a violinist, double bassist and violin-guitar duo have taken the top prizes
Winners announced at Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
Italy’s Quartetto Indaco won the string quartet category, while Germany’s Capybara Piano Quartet was victorious in the piano trio/quartet section
Poiesis Quartet wins 2023 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
The quartet has received $21,500 and multiple performance opportunities
Cavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition 2023
Six young British quartets performed at London’s Wigmore Hall on Friday 19 May
Cavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition 2023
Violinist Daniel Hope performs video game music from Honkai: Star Rail
Violinist Stefan Jackiw’s bow breaks mid-performance
‘We must always play from the heart’: Anne Akiko Meyers’ Colburn keynote speech
Isserlis and Doane remember their cello teacher, Jane Cowan
‘We never forget to have fun’ - Violist Allan Nilles on the Ševčík Academy
Masterclass video: Paul Laraia on Glazunov’s Elegy in G minor
‘I wondered if I had the technique and stamina to play them through’: Alina Ibragimova on the Paganini Caprices
Fiddler Hanneke Cassel performs the pandemic-inspired work ‘Evacuation Day’
Carolin Widmann performs Britten’s Violin Concerto
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Small wonders: Building bridges
John Dilworth pontificates on bridges in this article from September 2013
In Focus: An 1819 David Stirrat violin
David Rattray examines an instrument by the Edinburgh maker
Small wonders: The soundpost
For John Dilworth, an instrument’s heart and soul lie in one tiny piece of spruce
Auction Report June 2023: The Rosenberg Collection
The collection of London-based dealer Norman Rosenberg provided a boost in interest and activity at London’s spring sales, as Kevin MacDonald reports
In Focus: A 1660 Jacob Stainer viola
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer takes a closer look at a viola from one of the most important makers of the violin family
Trade Secrets: Repairing a broken bow head
A less invasive and more reversible version of a well-known repair method
Small wonders: Building bridges
John Dilworth pontificates on bridges in this article from September 2013
In Focus: An 1819 David Stirrat violin
David Rattray examines an instrument by the Edinburgh maker
Small wonders: The soundpost
For John Dilworth, an instrument’s heart and soul lie in one tiny piece of spruce
Auction Report June 2023: The Rosenberg Collection
The collection of London-based dealer Norman Rosenberg provided a boost in interest and activity at London’s spring sales, as Kevin MacDonald reports
In Focus: A 1660 Jacob Stainer viola
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer takes a closer look at a viola from one of the most important makers of the violin family
Trade Secrets: Repairing a broken bow head
A less invasive and more reversible version of a well-known repair method
Concert review: Nobuko Imai (viola) Martijn Willers (piano) et al
Carlos María Solare attends the birthday performance at the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on 19 March 2023
Concert review: Danish Quartet & Friends: Series of Four
Andrew Mellor reports on a performance from the ‘Series of Four’ concerts, taking place at Copenhagen’s Royal Danish Academy of Music on 19 March 2023
Concert review: Isidore Quartet
Leah Hollingsworth reports from the performance by the Banff Competition winners at The New School, New York, on 19 March 2023
Sequoia: Water Music: Source to Sea
The beauty of the natural world finds a potent voice
Matthew Barley: Electric
A fearless adventurer plugs into 40 years of electronics
Ébène Quartet, Antoine Tamestit: Mozart
Music-making of exquisite detail creates a powerful emotional impact
Book review: The Cello Still Sings: A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the Transformative Power of Music
Janet Banks reviews Janet Horvath’s moving biographical tale of her family, the Holocaust and what happened next
Book review: A Notebook for Viola Players
Carlos Maria Solare reviews a new edition of Ivo-Jan van der Werff’s classic handbook of tips and hints for violists
Book review: Cool Beans
Davina Shum reviews the latest collection of duets for string players from Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell
Debate
Opinion: The pros and cons of backing tracks
Naomi Yandell argues that while backing tracks are a useful learning tool, they create an experience gap that needs bridging
Opinion: A case for depping
The art of deputising may be one of the scariest things a musician can do, but it’s a skill that can benefit all players, says cellist Davina Shum
Debate
Opinion: The pros and cons of backing tracks
Naomi Yandell argues that while backing tracks are a useful learning tool, they create an experience gap that needs bridging
Opinion: A case for depping
The art of deputising may be one of the scariest things a musician can do, but it’s a skill that can benefit all players, says cellist Davina Shum
Accessories
Products June 2023: Gewa Bio A violin case
A case made of organic materials
Products June 2023: Schilbach kneading silicone
A hard silicone for moulding
Products June 2023: Thomastik Dynamo strings
A set designed to offer everything a violinist could want
Concert review: Nobuko Imai (viola) Martijn Willers (piano) et al
Carlos María Solare attends the birthday performance at the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on 19 March 2023
Concert review: Danish Quartet & Friends: Series of Four
Andrew Mellor reports on a performance from the ‘Series of Four’ concerts, taking place at Copenhagen’s Royal Danish Academy of Music on 19 March 2023
Concert review: Isidore Quartet
Leah Hollingsworth reports from the performance by the Banff Competition winners at The New School, New York, on 19 March 2023
Book review: The Cello Still Sings: A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the Transformative Power of Music
Janet Banks reviews Janet Horvath’s moving biographical tale of her family, the Holocaust and what happened next
Book review: A Notebook for Viola Players
Carlos Maria Solare reviews a new edition of Ivo-Jan van der Werff’s classic handbook of tips and hints for violists
Book review: Cool Beans
Davina Shum reviews the latest collection of duets for string players from Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell
Sequoia: Water Music: Source to Sea
The beauty of the natural world finds a potent voice
Matthew Barley: Electric
A fearless adventurer plugs into 40 years of electronics
Ébène Quartet, Antoine Tamestit: Mozart
Music-making of exquisite detail creates a powerful emotional impact
Artists
Great string players of the past: violinist Joseph Szigeti
Pianist Mitsuko Uchida finds a musical soulmate in Joseph Szigeti. From October 2013
‘I enjoy finding new sonic palettes’ - violinist Rakhi Singh on performing with electronics
The violinist shares her approaches and challenges ahead of upcoming electronic-acoustic sets at Kings Place and Cheltenham Music Festival
Words of Wisdom: violist Nobuko Imai
A positive outlook and courage are essential for a lasting career in music, as the violist shared in our March 2013 issue
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