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Masterclass: Arabella Steinbacher on Ravel’s Tzigane
The German violinist gives advice on how to inject character and charisma into the daunting solo introduction of this much-loved work. From February 2018
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Review
Arabella Steinbacher: Four Seasons
A popular seasonal pairing full of requisite energy and drama
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News
Violinist Arabella Steinbacher Switches General Management Roster
Violinist Arabella Steinbacher is to join the management roster of KD Schmid, in London for worldwide general management representation
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On the question of retirement: string players of all ages share their views
Is there a time when we should put our instruments away for good? Pauline Harding talks to musicians young and old about falling standards, failing physiques and a joy of playing music that, if we want it to, should carry us to our graves
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Review
Arabella Steinbacher: Strauss
The German violinist shapes Strauss’s melodies with warmth and sincerity
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Arabella Steinbacher's top 5 practice tips
The German violinist shares her personal favourite practice habits
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Professional string players reveal their favourite accessory
We asked six string musicians to name the one most treasured addition to their kit – though for some it was doing without something which made the difference
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Arabella Steinbacher on Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto
For the German violinist, Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto opened the doors to 20th-century repertoire – and with it, whole new sound worlds
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Bach should only be played as an encore in special circumstances, says violinist Arabella Steinbacher
The Strad asks six international solo violinists what the encore tradition means to them, and to reveal their personal favourites
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
The Strad Issue: October 2015Description: Steinbacher brings sweetness to two 19th-century concert warhorsesMusicians: Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Charles DutoitComposer: Mendelssohn, TchaikovskyThe absence of the ‘unusual’ need not equate with a lack of quality. This disc, nicely presented, tidily recorded and admirably accompanied by veteran ...
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Franck: Violin Sonata in A major. Strauss: Violin Sonata in E flat major op.18
The Strad Issue: January 2015Description: Largely successful accounts of two Romantic sonatasMusicians: Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Robert Kulek (piano)Composer: Franck, StraussFew works are so crucially dependent on those magical places between and behind the notes of a written score being fully explored as Franck’s chromatically superheated yet at ...