The Strad November 2018 issue is out now
Forty years after the death of pioneering pedagogue Paul Rolland, we speak to former colleagues and students to assess his string teaching legacy
String orchestra rehearsal progress: Dvořák's Serenade for Strings
Josef Špaček – violinist and associate artist of the Czech Philharmonic – rehearses the Allegro vivace from Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings with students of the Royal Academy of Music.
String orchestra rehearsal progress: Dvořák's Serenade for Strings
Lisa Batiashvili and Sheku Kanneh-Mason in duet
Interview with Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Joseph Joachim Competition live stream
ITV News report on concert featuring WWI violin
Long-serving orchestral cellist in Spain takes to busking after losing leg
How it feels to play Col Legno
Hilary Hahn on her new Bach disc
Viktoria Mullova & Misha Mullov-Abbado: O Cabo Pitanga
Sheku Kanneh-Mason models Paul Smith in virtuoso style
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Tokyo Stradivarius Festival: A Celebration of Genius
Ending on Monday 15 October, the Tokyo Stradivarius Festival 2018 has brought together 21 of the finest Stradivari instruments from all over the world, together with some of the master’s tools and templates, an acoustic demonstration, and concerts performed on several of the instruments.
Spanish luthier Ramon Pinto has died at 89
He was director of the Casa Parramon stringed instrument workshop in Barcelona for over 40 years and founded the Spanish Master Luthiers Association
The secrets of the Brescian lutherie tradition
While the Cremonese making tradition has been well documented, that of neighbouring Brescia has remained mysterious. Evan Davenport examines the available evidence for clues to the working methods of the region
Winning luthiers announced at Cremona Triennale
The International Violin Making Competition announces winners in categories for violin, viola, cello and double bass
In focus: a 1927 'Stroh' violin by Buffa Baretti
In this article from the January 2012 issue of The Strad, Christopher Germain examines the history and construction of an unusual horn violin made in Trieste
In focus: an 1800 viola by Giovanni Gagliano
Carlo Chiesa takes a look at a viola which makes up in warm and powerful sound what it may lack in luxury materials [click ‘+’ to zoom]
Reviews
Benjamin Schmid: Bartók Violin Concertos
A spirited take on Bartók violin concertos, but one that sacrifices precision for indulgence
Smith Quartet: Nyman String Quartets nos.4 & 5
Energetic accounts of music by a modern minimalist
Schumann & Fauré Piano Quintets: James Ehnes, Mira Wang, Naoko Shimizu, Jan Vogler, Louis Lortie
A crack team of soloists play together like old friends
Joshua Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields: Bruch
Scottish Fantasy and Violin Concerto no.1 in one of Bell’s most captivatingly inspired releases
Quartetto Energie Nove: Smetana
An intense and deeply moving performance of Smetana’s music
Alexandra Conunova; Michail Lifits: Prokofiev
One of the most enjoyable discs of the two Prokofiev violin sonatas to have appeared in some time
Galleries
Gallery: Daniel Müller-Schott performs at German reunification celebrations
These photos were taken at the performance on German Unity Day, 3 October, at Berlin’s Brandeburg Gate
In focus: an 1800 viola by Giovanni Gagliano
Carlo Chiesa takes a look at a viola which makes up in warm and powerful sound what it may lack in luxury materials [click ‘+’ to zoom]
In focus: A 1791 Aegidius Klotz violin
John Dilworth explores an instrument that showcases the finest achievements of the Mittenwald school [click ‘+’ to zoom]
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