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Premium ❘ FeatureScottish fiddle dance music: Invitation to the dance
The influence of fiddle dance music that emerged in 18th century Scotland still echoes through the reels and strathspeys of today.
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Premium ❘ Focus‘As a violist, you’re in the thick of it’ - Hank Dutt’s life lessons
The American Kronos Quartet violist on his enduring love for chamber music
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Focus‘I had to disprove prejudices every day’: Leon Bosch’s Life Lessons
The acclaimed solo and chamber bassist stresses the importance of self-reliance and self-discipline in building a meaningful career and life
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FocusBassist Rick Stotijn on transcriptions, Bach and alternative tunings
’When you transcribe, it really needs to add something or bring something different to the music’
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Premium ❘ Focus‘It has to be connected to your soul’ - Nobuko Imai on Mozart Symphony no.40
The Japanese violist recalls how playing Mozart’s Symphony no.40 under Pablo Casals proved a life-changing experience
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Premium ❘ Feature‘He is a similar weirdo, in the good sense!’ - Rick Stotijn: Stepping into the spotlight
Double bassist Rick Stotijn is a musical pioneer, playing in every style and context from solo, chamber and orchestral music to rock and metal.
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: the difficulties of playing in tune
The Strad writer E. Polonaski bemoans the number of string players with suspect intonation in our March 1893 issue
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Premium ❘ Feature’Your performance should radiate the colour of real fresh grass. Go to nature and look’ - Yuri Kramarov: A legacy regained
Russian violist and pedagogue Yuri Kramarov was one of the most important Soviet-era musicians. Misha Galaganov explores his life, career and teaching methods
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Blogs‘The cello is the only instrument that encompasses the entire range of the human voice’ - Simon Parkin
Ahead of Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s new album Song, pianist, composer and arranger Simon Parkin talks about the process of arranging works for cello ensemble
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Premium ❘ Focus‘A perfect balance between competition and festival’ - Postcard from Bordeaux Quartet Competition
Charlotte Gardner reports from a newly reinvigorated and audience-friendly Vibre! Bordeaux festival and International String Quartet Competition
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: The Villiers Quartet on recording works by Smyth and Delius
Harry White speaks to Carmen Flores and Katie Stillman of the Villiers Quartet about recording rare repertoire by a pair of British maverick geniuses – Ethel Smyth and Frederick Delius
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FocusFrom The Strad Archive: string players at the Coronation on 2 June 1953
The Strad spotlights the string players who performed at HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation 70 years ago
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FocusWhich string players received titles of honour from Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II?
The Strad chronicles which British string players received titles of honour throughout Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign
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News‘Her smile was totally magnetic and lit up her face completely’: violinist Tasmin Little remembers HM Queen Elizabeth II
The British violinist performed twice for Her Majesty, and received her OBE from the Queen in 2012
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FocusQueen Elizabeth II: a life alongside string players
We take a look at a few iconic moments in string history during the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II
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BlogsRemembering the Holocaust: Noah Max on ’A Child In Striped Pyjamas’
Composer Noah Max writes about exploring Jewish liturgical music through string composition in his new opera A Child In Striped Pyjamas
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FocusConquering performance nerves: how do I banish sweaty hands and nausea?
Brian Hodges and Diana Allan answer student questions on coping with stage fright
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Premium ❘ Focus‘I believe in contributing to a team of players, rather than just blending in’ - Carmine Lauri’s life lessons
The co-leader of the London Symphony Orchestra on growing up in a musical family in Malta and the importance of keeping one’s individuality
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BlogsRelease the Fear Monster: how to conquer performance anxiety and perform at your best
Brian Hodges and Diana Allan discuss the origins of stage fright and offer guidance on how to combat fear during performance
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Blogs'I often have to battle negative thoughts on stage,' says violinist Joshua Bell
The star performer talks about channelling nervous energy and thinking oneself confident
