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Violinist Ray Chen gives left-hand pizzicato lesson
Violinist Ray Chen gives a video lesson on mastering left-hand pizzicato, as demonstrated in Paganini's Caprice no.24.
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Victoria Chiang demonstrates shifting exercises for viola
'You have to be able to move freely without your shoulder getting in the way' Peabody Institute of Music viola professor Victoria Chiang helps a student with shifting exercises during a National Philharmonic Masterclass in 2013. Explore more Technique like this in The Strad Playing Hub
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Deconstructing the Andrea Amati ‘King’ cello
In an article from June 2015, Matthew Zeller examines five centuries of alterations made to the world’s oldest cello, housed at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota, and asks what they reveal about the evolution and development of the standard cello form
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Violist 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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Professor of Cello (Successor to Antonio Meneses)
Bern Academy of the Arts offers a chair in Cello, approx.12 hours weekly, teaching BA and MA courses and chamber music. Candidates must have teaching experience on higher education level and be active on the international music circuit. Start: September 2023 with occasional dates in Bern before then. For more ...
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Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Violinist Ionel Manciu has been announced as first concertmaster of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
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Sentimental 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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Life Lessons: David Harrington
The American violinist recalls the path that led him to found the genre-defying Kronos Quartet
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Master 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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10 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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Masterclass: 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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Masterclass: 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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A 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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String Courses: Adalus Low-Manzini, cello
Thoughts on studying at the International Cello Institute in Northfield, Minnesota, US
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String Courses: Jude Chandler, double bass
Thoughts on studying at the National Youth String Orchestra, UK
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Strings Courses: Karen Vaughan, violin
Thoughts on studying at Benslow Music’s four-day advanced course in the UK
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String Courses: Simone Vierstra, violin
Thoughts on studying at the Academy of Improvising Strings in the Netherlands
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Germany 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