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Video‘You feel the presence and breath of a fifth person’ - The Elmire Quartet on its debut ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartets album
The French quartet talks to The Strad about its experience tackling Beethoven’s monumental op.59 quartets in its debut album, Beyond the Limits
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Focus‘You can combine all those influences into your own playing’ - Hilary Hahn’s violin heroes
In this throwback to an interview from 1999, Hilary Hahn shares why she finds inspiration in the playing of great violinists including Brodsky, Elman, Milstein, Kriesler, Grumiaux and Heifetz
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BlogsA cello, a zipline and a drone: how Gautier Capuçon’s Alpine music video was filmed
A steady hand, plus tolerance for heights and altitude were key to Capuçon’s epic new video to raise awareness of glacier preservation
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Blogs‘Behold and savour’: Kreutzer and Fratres in Santa Fe
Richard Linnett attended Chatter’s event in Santa Fe on 22 November, featuring two powerhouses of string repertoire
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BlogsConcert review: Richard O’Neill (viola) and Jeremy Denk (piano)
US correspondent Thomas May hears Richard O’Neill and Jeremy Denk in a gripping recital presented by Seattle Chamber Music Society on 23 November 2025
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BlogsWhat’s for dinner? How nutrition has an effect on musical performance
There is plenty of information about the effects of nutrition on general health and sport. But what about musical performance? Dr Berenice Beverley Zammit - Performance Guru - suggests some nutritional choices that can help you perform at your best
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Video’Unapologetic passion: Delirium Musicum presents ‘Danse Macabre’
The work features on the ensemble’s new album Cabinet of Curiosities, described as ‘an Advent calendar for listeners’
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: How a performing career and teaching work hand in hand
Can performers sustain their own careers while also teaching students at a high level? Violinist Irina Rostomashvili believes it is not only possible, but essential
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Cellist Gautier Capuçon on recording new album ‘Gaïa’
Cellist Gautier Capuçon tells Charlotte Gardner about his new album, Gaïa, which features a climate change-inspired programme showcasing 17 new works by 16 composers
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis December 2025: How will AI transform the music industry?
When ChatGPT launched in November 2022, few people realised the seismic effect it would have on the creative industries – least of all musicians. What could the worst-case scenario be?
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Blogs‘The instrumentation brings such interesting flavours’: Fenella Humphreys on Stephen McNeff’s new violin concerto
The violinist speaks to The Strad about a new work that draws from Baroque influences, fusing historical ideas with modern sounds, ahead of its premiere with the London Mozart Players
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BlogsRethinking the Partitas: an experience at Amare
How does one develop one’s own interpretation of solo Bach, when the repertoire comes with such interpretative inheritance? Violinist SongHa Choi reflects on a recent performance of Bach’s Partitas in The Hague, as well as finding a sense of voice shaped by the moment
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BlogsViolinist-composer Tim Fain unravels a world in flux
Shaped by close collaborations with Glass, Monk and others, Fain’s new album Unraveling traces a path through instability and renewal
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Blogs‘There will be blood’: the Danish Quartet at Santa Fe Pro Musica
Richard Linnett attended the Danish Quartet’s concert on 16 November 2025 in Santa Fe, comprising a ‘mashup’ of Jonny Greenwood and Stravinsky, plus Beethoven and folk tunes
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BlogsKate Gregory and Brendan Hearn: Old time roots, fresh voices for fiddle and cello
The fiddle-and-cello duo discuss how friendship, tradition and groove shaped their debut album One Year Since
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Canada: Banff International String Quartet Competition
At the Banff International String Quartet Competition, Rita Fernandes heard some of today’s top young ensembles, each with its own personality
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Blogs‘Something deeply human and expressive breaks through’: Leila Josefowicz on the violin concerto of Thomas Adès
Leila Josefowicz reflects on her long relationship with Thomas Adès’s violin concerto, now out in her live recording with the Minnesota Orchestra and Thomas Søndergård.
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NewsHow cellist Willemijn Knödler is raising awareness for NF1 through music
The Dutch cellist is releasing her album of works by composers named ‘George’ in honour of her six-year-old son of the same name, who suffers from the rare genetic condition Neurofibromatosis type 1
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BlogsConcert review: Tafelmusik with Rachel Podger (violin)
US correspondent Thomas May hears Rachel Podger and Tafelmusik in a spirited showcase of Baroque brilliance presented by Early Music Seattle on 8 November 2025
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BlogsSinging lines and quiet endings: Santiago Cañón-Valencia revives Tobias Picker’s cello concerto
The Colombian cellist shares his thoughts on Tobias Picker’s Cello Concerto, his passion for new music and the discipline of sustaining an authentic voice on a global stage.
