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BlogsFinding your perfect stringed instrument
Jean-Jacques Rampal of Vatelot–Rampal Luthiers, Paris, tells Pauline Harding about the challenges of matching musicians with their ideal musical partners
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BlogsViolinist Joshua Bell on the art of conducting
In 2011 the Grammy Award-winning artist became music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, where he conducts from the concertmaster’s chair
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BlogsViolinist Nikolaj Znaider on the importance of practising basics
The Strad’s March 2015 cover star advocates shorter bursts of more concentrated practice
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BlogsThe Campanula: a new option for stringed instrument players
Helmut Bleffert’s instrument features four playing and 16 sympathetic strings, writes former Berlin Philharmonic principal cellist Georg Faust. Watch a video below.
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BlogsReturning to my cello: how I built my career, by Jo Quail
The British musician talks frankly about rediscovering her love for the cello following a seven-year hiatus and gives tips on building a performing portfolio
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Virtuosity and intuition combine at Berlin's Feuermann Cello Competition
The recent Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann in the German capital was a fitting tribute to the man it was named after, writes Rebecca Schmid
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BlogsHow to be an effective orchestral section leader
Sydney Symphony Orchestra co-principal double bass Kees Boersma reflects on the necessary skills and attributes for successful leadership
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BlogsArranging Debussy’s La Mer for piano trio by Sally Beamish
The arrangement has been recorded by Trio Apaches for Orchard Classics
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BlogsWas violinist Kyung Wha Chung right to berate a coughing child during her recital?
The artist was reportedly unimpressed at the amount of audience noise during her London comeback this week, writes Charlotte Smith
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BlogsDespite its growing reputation, we must still do more to promote the viola
British violist Rosalind Ventris looks at the instrument’s history and asks how we can develop a wider appreciation in the future
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BlogsHow to teach growing string students
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point viola teacher Barbara Beechey on making sure growing students don't get into bad physical habits
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BlogsI never practise scales and studies from books, says violinist James Ehnes
The Strad’s November issue cover star on why pieces contain almost all the technical components necessary for practice
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BlogsRe-launching a performing career after injury
Cellist Corinne Morris writes about how she regained her playing career and a foothold in the marketplace after a five-year gap
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BlogsWhat I look for in a competition winner, by violinist Pierre Amoyal
The Singapore International Violin Competition jury member gives an insight into his decision-making process
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BlogsVideo: how I came to play Pablo Casals's 1733 Goffriller cello, by Amit Peled
The Israeli artist tells of his first encounter with Casals's cello in 2012, and how he came to be loaned the instrument by Marta Casals Istomin. Watch a clip of him playing the instrument below.
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BlogsPerforming from memory has given our string quartet new life
After twelve years together, playing and recording from memory were key to an exciting rebirth for the Chiara Quartet, writes cellist Gregory Beaver
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Blogs7 ways to build a 21st-century music career by Time for Three
Violinists Zach De Pue and Nick Kendall, and double bassist Ranaan Meyer talk about their path to success
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BlogsRecording your performance can be more of a hindrance than a help
Israeli cellist and teacher Hillel Zori on the importance of listening in the present
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BlogsOvertones and resonance: why stringed instruments allow you to feel the music
When physicist and engineer Keith Williams began learning the cello, he was able to feel for the first time theoretical sound waves and vibrations
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Blogs12 words of wisdom on practice and performance by Burton Kaplan
The Manhattan School of Music pedagogue offered the following guidance to violinist Ariane Todes when she attended his Magic Mountain Music Farm Practice Marathon Retreat in upstate New York this summer
