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Premium ❘ FeatureVilla-Lobos and the cello: A voice for Brazil
Heitor Villa-Lobos began his musical career as a cellist and wrote numerous works for the instrument, including the monumental Second Cello Concerto. However, his primary interest lay in promoting the folk traditions of his Brazilian homeland rather than advancing the cello’s virtuoso repertoire, writes Felipe Avellar de Aquino
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Waxing Lyrical
Violist Timothy Ridout’s recording of Schumann and Prokofiev transcriptions was the perfect opportunity to reconnect with a favourite vocal work from his childhood, as he tells Toby Deller
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Premium ❘ FeatureMarius May: Sovereign Voice
Marius May, who died last year, led the generation of British cellists that emerged after Jacqueline du Pré. Here, Simon May tells the story of his younger brother’s astonishing flowering as a teenage musical talent, and his eventual decision to withdraw from performing life
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Premium ❘ ArticleSoundpost: Letters to the Editor July 2021
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: July 2021 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Antoine Tamestit on Brahms Viola Sonata op.120 no.1 first and second movements
Antoine Tamestit discusses how he found an ideal piano–viola balance and came to love Brahms, after a long struggle. Here he covers the first and second movements, in the first of two articles
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: July 1931
Violinist–conductor Philip Cathie laments the decline of the amateur player, possibly a consequence of the growth in recorded music over the past decade
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NewsNo first prize awarded at 2021 Premio Paolo Borciani competition
The Balourdet and Leonkoro quartets received the €10,000 second prize, while the Adelphi Quartet came third
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NewsViolinist and Tafelmusik music director Jeanne Lamon has died aged 71
The early music specialist was also a teacher at Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto
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Focus‘Working without a conductor gives us a more direct connection with our collaborators’ – 12 Ensemble
The artistic directors of the string chamber orchestra, 12 Ensemble, explain how their conscientious approach to rehearsing chamber music has paid dividends when working with musicians from other artistic backgrounds
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FeatureMasterclass: Jazz style and technique for violinists
Taking time to explore a tune from all angles helps the player to perform it. Jazz violinist Chris Garrick takes bebop favourite Donna Lee and works from the bottom up. Taken from the September 2007 issue
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FeatureMasterclass: Jazz bowings on the violin
Do you sound uninspired when you try alternative styles? How should you interpret the printed notes? Julie Lyonn Lieberman reads between the lines to bring life to your right hand Taken from the April 2005 issue
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FeatureMasterclass: Right and left-hand touch in non-classical violin playing
Understand the use of touch in your playing and you’ll be well on your way to finding the best approach for non-classical styles, explains Julie Lyonn Liberman Taken from the October 2005 issue
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BlogsViolinist Ruth Rogers on recording Letters from Burma
Ruth Rogers, leader of London Mozart Players, talks about the orchestra’s new music video Letters from Burma, streaming this Refugee Week to raise money for Myanmar refugees
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FocusLuis Cabrera: How to play transcriptions on the double bass
To coincide with the launch of his new album, the double bassist considers some ways of approaching transcriptions on his instrument
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NewsUK passport approved for Sheku Kanneh-Mason
The decision by the Passport Office came just hours after the cellist posted an appeal on Facebook
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason refused UK passport
The British cellist was applying for a second passport with the approval of the Home Office only to have his original document cancelled and no replacement issued
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NewsViolinist Roberta Verna named as Copenhagen Philharmonic concertmaster
The 22-year-old has previously held the same position at the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra
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Focus‘His interpretation has never been equalled here’ – violinist Joseph White’s 1875 New York debut
Cuban-born violinist Joseph White’s 1875 debut with the Philharmonic Society of New York was both a triumph and enormously significant – as the orchestra’s first performance with a soloist of African descent. Yavet Boyadjiev explores the event itself and the circumstances surrounding it
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FeatureStrength in Diversity: Minorities in US Orchestras
Half a century has passed since the New York Philharmonic hired its first black musician, and yet the percentage of Black and Latino players in top US orchestras remains woefully low. Vivien Schweitzer reports on the organisations taking action towards greater inclusivity
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BlogsJocelyn Pook on commemorating the children of Terezín through music
The composer shares the motivation and process behind her new album Drawing Life, inspired by the drawing and poetry of the children held in the Terezín Concentration Camp
