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BlogsHow to find a new member for your string quartet
The Wihan Quartet's fist violinist Leos ?epický describes the process of replacing the ensemble's longtime viola player
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BlogsPlaying with less emotion can create more beautiful music
Putting in more effort does not necessarily mean greater improvement, writes violin professor and soloist Andrej Bielow
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BlogsSally Beamish on writing her war-themed Violin Concerto
With the work's imminent London premiere by Anthony Marwood at the BBC Proms on 1 August, the composer remembers its ‘difficult birth'
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BlogsLorin Maazel – a personal tribute by New York Philharmonic principal cellist Carter Brey
The orchestral musician remembers the great conductor, who died this week
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BlogsYoung musicians should be given access to historic instruments
The Jumpstart programme offers a vital service in loaning period instruments to young performers, argues York Early Music Festival artistic advisor and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment leader Kati Debretzeni
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BlogsPlaying chamber music in adverse conditions can be a useful rehearsal tool
The Strad's assistant editor Pauline Harding performed with her quartet as part of 'Musicircus' at the Aldeburgh Festival – and fought to be heard in a cacophony of whistling winds, brass bands and bongos
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BlogsTackling the demands of Richard Strauss orchestral works
Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Jason Horowitz gives advice on how to approach some of the most famous – and challenging – works of the great late-Romantic composer
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BlogsClassical musicians should think more like a rock band
Break of Reality, a band of three classically-trained cellists and a percussionist, have forged a successful career by adopting the mindset and values of rock musicians, says co-founder Ivan Trevino
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BlogsViolinist Bin Huang on playing the 'Salabue', 'Berta' Guadagnini - listen to a clip
The violinist performed Bach's Chaconne on the instrument during a recent trip to Italy
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BlogsWriting a violin concerto in the 21st century
Composer Nimrod Borenstein, who has written a new violin concerto for Dmitry Sitkovestky, writes about historical precedent, expectation and the challenge of beauty
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BlogsViolinist Roman Mints on overcoming a career-threatening ganglion
The Russian musician was forced to withstand ten needle treatments to drain the recurring cyst – and was advised to keep playing throughout his ordeal
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Blogs6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Daniel Hope
The soloist, former Beaux Arts Trio member and associate artistic director of the Savannah Music Festival offers tips for musicians on performing and launching a career
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BlogsCreating a broad portfolio career rewards both musician and audience
Cellist and baritone Matthew Sharp explains why you should broaden your musical horizons ahead of his RE:naissance festival, celebrating Shakespeare's 450th anniversary, at London's Kings Place
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BlogsMelancholy and perfectionism: South Korea's love of Western classical music
German violinist Viktoria Elisabeth Kaunzner reports on her experiences teaching in South Korea for the past three years
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BlogsWhen a Stradivarius costs $45m, creating an ‘Art Fund' for musical instruments is vital
Association of British Orchestras director Mark Pemberton makes the case for a national musical instrument bank in the UK to ensure world-class instruments are not merely the preserve of rich investors
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BlogsViolinist Jack Liebeck on weaving a story in Kreisler encores
Liebeck has teamed with pianist Katya Apekisheva to release an album of Kreisler compositions and arrangements on Hyperion. Here he describes the selection and recording process.
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BlogsRussian violin teacher Yuri Yankelevich on how to achieve quick reflexes in your playing
Yankelevich believed that violin playing is based on key physiological principles. In preparing the English translation of his works, Masha Lankovsky takes a look at some of his suggestions
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BlogsClass and race should not be barriers to a classical music education
American violinist Tai Murray introduces some of the themes of her talk on ‘Class, Race and Classical Music' with political activist Candace Allen at the English Speaking Union next week
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BlogsAstrig Siranossian, 25, on obtaining her Francesco Ruggieri cello
The French cellist features as a 'Fresh Face' in The Strad's April 2014 issue
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BlogsStringed instruments: investment, inflation and accessibility
Stephen Bryant, concertmaster of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, considers the difficulties facing string players when it comes to finding an affordable instrument
