All Article articles – Page 2
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ArticleViolist Tabea Zimmermann on the pressure of competitions
The German musician speaks to Amanda Holloway about launching her own career with competition wins, and about her attitude to her students entering contests today
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ArticleNetherlands Philharmonic Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Violinist Ionel Manciu has been announced as first concertmaster of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
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ArticleSentimental Work: Viktoria Mullova
The Sibelius Violin Concerto played a pivotal part in the Soviet-born violinist’s life – even though it was unknown to her until the age of 18
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ArticleLife Lessons: David Harrington
The American violinist recalls the path that led him to found the genre-defying Kronos Quartet
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ArticleMaster of Music (MM)
The Tianjin Juilliard School offers a Master of Music (MM) degree in three unique collaborative majors – instrumental and orchestral studies, instrumental and chamber music studies, and collaborative piano.
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Article10 tips for improvising on a stringed instrument
Grammy-winning American jazz violinist Zach Brock gives advice for classical string players wanting to explore the world of improvisation
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ArticleMasterclass: Rock string technique
Emmy award-winning composer and electric violinist, Mark Wood, outlines some exercises to ease classically trained players into rock technique, and explains how experimenting with alternative styles can benefit your playing Taken from the July 2008 issue
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ArticleMasterclass: Using classical music in jazz improvisation
John Goldsby, bassist with the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany, and author of Jazz Bowing Techniques for the Improving Bassist and the Jazz Bass Book. This article first appeared in the June 2010 issue
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ArticleA family tree of Italian violin makers
This illustrated representation of violin making in Italy first appeared in The Strad’s August 1891 issue
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ArticleString Courses: Adalus Low-Manzini, cello
Thoughts on studying at the International Cello Institute in Northfield, Minnesota, US
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ArticleString Courses: Jude Chandler, double bass
Thoughts on studying at the National Youth String Orchestra, UK
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ArticleStrings Courses: Karen Vaughan, violin
Thoughts on studying at Benslow Music’s four-day advanced course in the UK
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ArticleString Courses: Simone Vierstra, violin
Thoughts on studying at the Academy of Improvising Strings in the Netherlands
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ArticleGermany pledges €2.5bn for Covid-hit arts sector
The money will give assurances to events organisers in the event of forced cancellations due to Covid-19
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Article‘Like hitting a brick wall again and again’ – Yulia Chaplina on Prokofiev’s F minor Violin Sonata
Alongside violinist Thomas Gould, pianist Yulia Chaplina performed music by Prokofiev and Weinberg to a live audience at London’s Kings Place this week
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ArticleBBC Proms 2021 lineup announced
Stars of the strings world will join live audiences this summer at the world’s biggest classical music festival