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10 habits of successful musicians
American cellist David Finckel embarks on a series of seminars – entitled Being a Musician – at Stony Brook University, New York on 3 February. Here, he identifies the important habits of those musicians who have built and maintained successful careers
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Recording the soundtrack to Gravity
William Schofield, cellist with the Emperor Quartet and Academy of St Martin in the Fields, describes recording the soundtrack to the Oscar and BAFTA-nominated film
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Claudio Abbado — an orchestral violinist's personal tribute
Berlin Philharmonic violinist and member of the board of directors, Stanley Dodds, remembers the great conductor, who died this week
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Violinist Augustin Hadelich on performing a concerto with the LA Phil at three days' notice
The soloist describes his recent experience filling in for Christian Tetzlaff at LA's Walt Disney Concert Hall
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Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein – two titanic violinists who still divide opinion today
Tully Potter compares the recorded legacy of the two renowned performers
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Does winning a violin competition at an early age place too much pressure on the artist?
An interview with violinist Nicola Benedetti this week highlights the potential risks of too much success for the very young, writes Charlotte Smith
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Violoncello da spalla – story of a rediscovery
Dmitry Badiarov, who crafted the violoncello da spalla that will make its London debut in the hands of Sigiswald Kuijken in March 2014, talks about the process of reconstructing this rare historical instrument
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Janine Jansen on the struggle and pain of Britten's Violin Concerto
Benjamin Britten, born 100 years ago today, produced only a small number of string works, but musicians rate them among the greatest – and most testing – of the 20th century. Violinist Janine Jansen describes the enduring lure of his Violin Concerto
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My years performing with Benjamin Britten
The violinist Nona Liddell first met Britten at Sadler's Wells during rehearsals for the Aldeburgh Festival. She performed alongside him for many years, and remembers an extraordinary musician with very high standards
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Cultural learnings from Russia's ‘window to the west'
When the Calder Quartet was invited to visit St Petersburg, its players leaped at the chance to learn more about the music they grew up playing. Violinist Andrew Bulbrook shares the struggles and rewards of visiting Russia
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Leonidas Kavakos on modern violin making: 'This is an art that I want to support'
The Greek violinist offers an enlightened view of modern instruments that might inspire other players, as Ariane Todes reports
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Steven Isserlis on his long-time collaborator, the late John Tavener
The British cellist talks to Chloe Cutts about the conception and premiere of The Protecting Veil
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Important violin memorabilia at the Library of Congress
The editor Ariane Todes pays a flying but revelatory visit to the string archives of the largest library in the world
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Technique aplenty, but musicality wins the day in Weimar
Young players are well represented at the Louis Spohr Competition, but a little more experience goes a very long way. Rebecca Schmid reports
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A Brief Survey of Summer Festivals Without All the Bother of Joining a String Quartet – Part Six
The American String Quartet heads for the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, enticed by the invitation to perform Schubert's Quintet – and the promise of fresh lobster
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A Brief Survey of Summer Festivals Without All the Bother of Joining a String Quartet – Part Five
American String Quartet violist Daniel Avshalomov reports from Aspen, where he and his colleagues perform Janácek, Haydn, Korngold and Brahms against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains
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A Late Quartet – the new DVD reviewed
Ariane Todes watches a film that pushes all the buttons of the string world, and quartets in particular
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A twist on tradition
Peter Somerford visits Cremona's new Museo del Violino to see if rare violins and state-of-the-art technology make a welcoming combination
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Twists and turns – and a deserving first prizewinner in Munich
For the first time in its history, women alone made the solo instrument finals at the International ARD Music Competition – and there was only one first prizewinner. Heather Kurzbauer reports
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The story behind the cover of The Strad's October issue – part one
Designer Elma Aquino reveals the detailed thinking that took place and the decisions made in putting October's unusual cover together