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‘There’s a lot of teasing. Even his kids tease me’ - Double Acts: Colin Carr and Thomas Sauer
Cellist Colin Carr and pianist Thomas Sauer talk about their shared passions and friendship
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Twisted History: Female violinists and the Brahms concerto
Tatjana Goldberg takes a closer look at the group of female violinists spreading Brahms’s violin concerto worldwide
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‘It’s a powerful experience to perform the cycle’: cellist Guy Johnston on Beethoven Cello Sonatas
Ahead of a performance at Music at Paxton, the cellist reflects on his approach and the challenges of performing these mighty works
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‘It’s given me confidence’ - violinist Jane Delap on the Benedetti Foundation Adult Learner Strings Day
Held in London on 8 July 2023, the workshop dedicated to adult string students provided an opportunity to tackle challenging repertoire and meet like-minded individuals, as the violinist writes
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Postcard from Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition
The third edition of the the competition was a reminder of just how wondrous Nielsen’s string quartets are, says Andrew Mellor
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‘We were decadent tramps. I think we still are, in some ways’ - Double Acts: Igudesman and Joo
Comedy violin–piano duo Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo talk about fish and chips, student squalor and their love of onstage pranks
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‘A rich and eclectic environment’ - how ‘Home’ shapes violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen’s musical choices
Ahead of an appearance at the Cheltenham Music Festival, the violinist reflects on the theme for this autumn’s Two Moors Festival, Home
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Session Report: Violinist Madeleine Mitchell on 20th- and 21st-century violin works
British violinist Madeleine Mitchell’s new album naturally follows the strong links inherent in a line of 20th- and 21st-century composers
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Double bassist Leon Bosch on the South African Strings Foundation
Double bassist Leon Bosch attended the South African String Foundation’s first in-person convention in Gqeberha
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‘Not to be missed’ - TwoSet Violin’s World Tour
Cecilia Tan reports from Montreal, where Australian duo TwoSet Violin kicked off the Canadian leg of their 2023-2024 World Tour
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’Quality should always be the priority’ - Johannes Moser’s life lessons
The German–Canadian cellist on his teachers’ guidance and keeping physically and mentally healthy
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Fiddler Mark O’Connor: An American music story
Fiddle player Mark O’Connor, one of the most influential musicians in the American tradition, talks about his extraordinary life
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‘He got a cellist friend to call me and tell me how bad the pay was’ - Double Acts: Christopher Humphrys and John Humphrys
The famously forthright BBC journalist and his cellist son discuss career concerns
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Sentimental Work: Edicson Ruiz on Bach’s Cello Suites for double bass
Learning Bach’s Cello Suites was a huge challenge for the Venezuelan double bassist, for which the advice of tutor Anner Bylsma was an invaluable help
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Sentimental Work: Anne-Sophie Mutter on Penderecki’s Metamorphosen
Interviewed for The Strad August 2018, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter discusses Penderecki’s Second Violin Concerto, a work that harbours undiscovered secrets
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‘One of the loveliest collaborations and friendships imaginable’: violinist Fenella Humphreys and Adrian Sutton
Fenella Humphreys introduces Adrian Sutton’s new violin concerto, to be premiered on Wednesday 28 June 2023 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Violinist Sara Övinge: ‘I got the bug and now I’ve commissioned two more pieces’
The Swedish violinist answers our questions about a newly commissioned concerto, plus exploring electro-acoustic soundscapes
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Postcard from Orlando: ASTA 2023 national conference
The 2023 ASTA national conference in Orlando was defined by boundless enthusiasm and passion, as Rita Fernandes found out
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Analysis July 2023: Artificial intelligence in music education
Since the start of 2023, artificial intelligence has been generating headlines in all sorts of fields. How could it affect the future of music education?
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From the mists of time: forgotten string players of the past
Some of the 20th century’s greatest string players were critically lauded in their day, but are now almost forgotten