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NewsPlayers of tomorrow: Barbican Quartet
Dutch first violinist Amarins Wierdsma from the Barbican Quartet talks to Chloe Cutts about Janacek’s string quartets, her very special Guadagnini, and keeping the music playing through the coronavirus lockdown
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FocusWhat does the future hold for string musicians?
As The Strad celebrates its 130th anniversary this month, Charlotte Gardner examines what might be on the cards for players
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VideoVideos: Cremona in lockdown
Violinist Lena Yokoyama performs in the historic bell tower of the Italian violin making city
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Premium ❘ Feature130th Anniversary: Taking Stock
As The Strad celebrates its 130th anniversary this month, stringed instrument expert Philip Kass looks at the future of the industry, while music journalist Charlotte Gardner examines what might be on the cards for players
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Premium ❘ FeatureCareer in Bloom: Tabea Zimmermann
For Tabea Zimmermann, 2020 represents a new flowering in her musical life. Amanda Holloway speaks to the German violist about directing her final Beethoven-Woche, her new recording projects, expanding the viola repertoire and imparting her wisdom to the next generation
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Premium ❘ FeatureMusic Therapy: A Different Way to Help
Music therapy can be a fulfilling profession for any musician looking to make a significant impact in the community. Violinist and music therapist Joy Gravestock outlines the routes to this rewarding career and describes a typical day in the field
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: May 1890
In the early days of The Strad, many of the stories were taken from other publications. The very first issue brought readers these two gems from the Daily Telegraph and The American Musician
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Liisa Randalu on Smetana’s Quartet no.1, ‘From My Life’
Violist Liisa Randalu of the Schumann Quartet gives her perspective on the first movement of the Czech composer’s passionate and dramatic semi-autobiographical work
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VideoWorking from home: members of the Villiers Quartet together in isolation
Carmen Flores and Tamaki Higashi of the Villiers Quartet make the best of the current situation, performing Bach’s Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772.
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FocusTop 11 places to find string music concerts online
With multiple venues embracing live-streaming and making past concerts available online, we present a round-up of the best sources for string music
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NewsObituary: Eileen Croxford Parkhouse (1924–2020)
The cellist, pedagogue and founder of the Parkhouse Award for chamber music was 96 years old
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WinWIN the Tetzlaff Quartet’s latest Beethoven album
The new recording is available now on the Ondine label
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VideoCellist Laura van der Heijden talks about performance nerves
The British musician discusses how best to tackle and overcome a difficult issue for so many players
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VideoKronos Quartet performs digital world premiere
The four players, accompanied by vocalist Monk Hierotheos, perform ‘Antennae: A Fragment’ by Aleksandra Vrebalov
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VideoWorking from home: Slovak cellist Jozef Lupták mixes Bach, improvisation and singing
The Slovak cellist Jozef Lupták, artistic director of the Konvergenice festival in Bratislava, blends Bach, improvisation and singing
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FocusMatthew Barley: How a skiing injury changed the way I play
The British cellist reveals how he overcame the shoulder complaint that threatened his career. From the January 2009 issue
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NewsVerbier Festival announces emergency relief fund for its alumni
The festival has also announced the launch of its new ‘VF at Home’ website featuring highlights from past events
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VideoBach’s Badinerie in a Parking Lot
In their own spin on ‘Quarantine Sessions’, flautist Zacharias Tarpagkos and cellist Alex Botinis (from the Greek National Opera and the Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra respectively) perform Bach’s Badinerie in a parking lot.
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VideoHomespun Miniatures by Alex Woolf
As part of ‘At Home with LMP’ , the online initiative launchedthree weeks ago, the London Mozart Players is releasing a series of ‘Homespun Miniatures’ written by award-winning young composer Alex Woolf, the first of which had its premiere on Channel 4 News last week. Watch it here. The second ...
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FocusBrahms among the Palms: Postcard from Boca Raton
Florida’s second triennial Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition brought a classical feast to a part of the world perhaps better known for its beaches and golf retreats, writes Laurence Vittes
