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Blogs‘If this world is changing, so should our approach to teaching’: a case for a holistic education
Emilie Callesen Doulcet, director of the French Connection Academy, explains her organisation’s holistic approach to education – something she believes the traditional system lacks
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: cellist Steven Isserlis on recording sonatas by Schumann and Moscheles
Cellist Steven Isserlis chats to Peter Quantrill about his new recording of sonatas by Schumann and Moscheles, both written in 1851 during a period that marked a great flourishing of the arts
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom sword to bow: Marczi Zöldy
The young Hungarian soldier who became known as virtuoso violinist Marczi Zöldy at the turn of the 20th century was skilled in many areas, not least as a musician and a fencer. Grzegorz Kaproń tells his eventful, colourful life story
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: SongHa Choi on ‘aura’ in live performance
In an age of instant digital access to recorded music, violinist SongHa Choi still believes that nothing can compare to the experience of a live performance
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Blogs‘Finding hope in a desolate landscape’: Rebecca Albers on Donghoon Shin’s Celan-inspired viola concerto
Minnesota Orchestra principal violist Rebecca Albers prepares the North American premiere of Donghoon Shin’s Celan-inspired viola concerto Threadsuns.
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Blogs‘Once a musician, always a musician’: Itzhak Perlman and Peter Oundjian in conversation
Itzhak Perlman and Peter Oundjian talk about their friendship and shared musical values ahead of their reunion on stage with the Colorado Symphony at Carnegie Hall.
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BlogsMindset beyond technique: why mental training matters for musicians
Why do performances sometimes fall short of what musicians can achieve in the practice room? Joanna Latała explores how mental training – long embraced in elite sport – offers practical methods for transforming preparation into reliable, expressive performance
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BlogsRaising individuals, not imitators: Guy Johnston on the art of teaching
Cellist Guy Johnston, president of ESTA UK, has recently completed his studies on the ESTA Education PG Cert course in practical instrumental teaching. Eve Kennedy speaks to him to hear more about his teaching work and his experience of the course
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VideoThe violin technique that shouldn’t exist: MinutePhysics explains Roman Kim’s harmonics technique
Roman Kim reveals how a long‑forgotten idea led him to develop a harmonic technique once thought impossible, explored here with Daniel Kurganov and MinutePhysics
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Premium ❘ FeaturePromise and possibility: the Isidore Quartet
The Isidore Quartet players tell Pauline Harding about their sudden propulsion into professional string quartet playing, a beloved mentor whose loss has inspired their debut album, and their emotionally raw collaboration with the composer Billy Childs
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Genoa: Premio Paganini Competition
Janet Banks visited north-west Italy for the finals of the 58th Premio Paganini Competition, where three young violinists contended for the top prize and a chance to play the famous ‘Il Cannone’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
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BlogsThe Artemis Bass Initiative: championing equity for women and non-binary bassists
Nina DeCesare, Susan Cahill and Susan Hagen speak with The Strad about how the Artemis Bass Initiative is tackling gender disparities in the double bass world through mentorship, visibility, and professional development
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BlogsFrom lockdown to lightsabre duels: R2ViolinCello on rebuilding epic film scores for just two instruments
Cellist Rowena Calvert of the husband-and-wife duo shares the background, motivation and technical challenges of arranging symphonic orchestral film scores for two stringed instruments, as the duo releases its new EP Mission Impossible
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BlogsViolinist Eldbjørg Hemsing: finding new colours and perspectives in Bach
The violinist reimagines Bach’s iconic works through fresh arrangements, personal storytelling and a vibrant palette of contemporary sound, in her new album Colors of Bach
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VideoJupiter Quartet performs Ginastera’s String Quartet no.1
The ensemble performs a furious and volatile Vivacissimo in its first video performance with new violinist, Mélanie Clapiès
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BlogsFinding my voice: Benedetti Ambassador Danya Rushton
Ahead of the Benedetti Foundation’s appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Appeal, violist Danya Rushton shares how the Foundation has helped her find her unique voice and identity through connection with music and like-minded musicians
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BlogsTaking the next step: an interview with Trio Azura
The Strad speaks with members of the award-winning trio, which has been selected as Young Concert Artists’ first ensemble-in-residence
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Premium ❘ FeaturePaganini Quartet: When the stars aligned
The Paganini Quartet was formed 80 years ago in Los Angeles, named after the four Stradivari instruments in its members’ charge. Tully Potter looks at the group’s dazzling but relatively short career
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Premium ❘ Focus‘It always comes back to listening to others’ - Alasdair Tait’s life lessons
The Scottish cellist and chief executive of Young Classical Artists Trust on communication and creativity
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Blogs‘We wanted to share music that shaped us’: Esmé Quartet on a season of premieres, debuts and celebration
From its residency with San Francisco Performances to a New York debut and a tenth anniversary concert in Seoul, the Esmé Quartet reflects on a year that blends Schubert, Mendelssohn and a world-premiere by Juri Seo
