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VideoMerging cello and voice: Nicolas Altstaedt and Anna-Lena Elbert perform ‘Ophelia’s Song’ by Shostakovich
The cellist and singer perform the haunting song at ConcertLab in Utrecht
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BlogsPatrick Roberts and ’Del Gesù’: paying tribute to the legendary maker through timeless music
The violinist speaks to The Strad about playing a 1730 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin for his eponymous new album, plus reflects on his challenges travelling with priceless instruments in the last year
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BlogsHearing Her Voice: what women’s leadership at Tafelmusik made possible
Violinist Cristina Zacharias, the artistic co-director of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, reflects on the formative impact of pioneering female leadership at the ensemble and how that legacy continues through shared authority, equity and the rediscovery of women composers
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BlogsConcert review: Australian Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
US correspondent Thomas May hears the Australian Chamber Orchestra on tour at Carnegie Hall, performing Schubert and the world premiere of Horizon by John Luther Adams on 22 April 2026
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BlogsTwo violas, one story: Joanna Borrett’s new work, ‘Then’
The cellist and composer speaks to The Strad about her new work for two viola soloists and string orchestra, which she hopes will place the viola’s distinctive voice at the heart of the narrative
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BlogsNo place like home: exploring the spirit of Hausmusik
Violist Peter Mallinson explores the history of music making in intimate, domestic settings, providing the inspiration for the new album A Musical Soirée
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VideoWatch: a video performance from Timothy Ridout’s new album, Alto Appassionato
Ridout and pianist Jonathan Ware perform ’Les Berceaux’ from Three Songs, op.23: no.1, by Fauré
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis May 2026: The European Parliament tackles airlines’ instrument policies
Members of the European Parliament are now debating the thorny issue of musicians taking their instruments on flights. Could there finally be light at the end of this tunnel?
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Finding creativity in scales
Love them or hate them, scales are at the heart of string training. Violinist and teacher Mark Knight examines why, when approached correctly, they are the gateway to a world of expressive freedom
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: the Tippett Quartet on recording Glazunov’s string quartets
Harry White speaks to members of the Tippett Quartet about recording the complete string quartets of Glazunov – works that trace the composer’s journey from youthful confidence to late retrospection
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BlogsHugo Ticciati: Programmes for embodied listening
Hugo Ticciati, director of O/Modernt, reflects on imaginative programming, genre‑crossing pairings and how music can be experienced as a physical, lived encounter as much as an intellectual one
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Blogs‘Tell them about your dream’: the Kronos Quartet on listening, legacy and Mahalia Jackson
David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet speaks about the ensemble’s latest album honouring gospel legend and civil rights icon, Mahalia Jackson, as well as an upcoming multimedia world premiere exploring cultural histories, Three Bones
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BlogsThe sound of lamenting: strings in new sound worlds
American cellist Seth Malone discusses how string instruments are being used in his father’s premiere of a completely unique work: The Lamentations of Jeremiah
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BlogsWoven from Light: a listening guide to a world premiere work for violin and cello
Following the world premiere of Woven from Light by David Philip Hefti, cellist Gabriel Schwabe offers a listening guide to the new work, written for himself and violinist Hellen Weiss
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Blogs‘A string quartet is like a family’: catching up with the Katarina Quartet
The ensemble reflects on its meteoric rise since becoming Juilliard graduate quartet in residence and receiving numerous accolades, ahead of an upcoming performance that includes a New York premiere and a Mendelssohn Octet collaboration with the Ulysses Quartet
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BlogsConcert review: Del Sol Quartet and Nick Davies perform genre-bending work ‘Oh World, Goodnight’
Richard Linnett reports back from a performance by the Del Sol Quartet and Nick Davies at Chatter on 18 April, where fugal forms and Klezmer collided in a work by Derek David
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BlogsEarth Day with ecofeminism: exploring nature-inspired works by women composers
In this Earth Day reflection, Darrian Lee examines musical repertoire by three living women composers, whose works intertwine environmental advocacy, womanhood, and contemporary classical music
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BlogsComposers create amazing worlds for us to explore: the Jupiter Quartet on its new album, ‘Undreamed Shores’
Liz Freivogel, violist of the Jupiter Quartet, speaks about the power of collaboration between composers and performers, illustrated in the ensemble’s new album featuring works by Michi Wiancko, Stephen Andrew Taylor and Kati Agócs
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BlogsTwo instruments, one voice: Andy Leftwich on his violin and mandolin
Grammy‑winning musician Andy Leftwich reflects on the violin and mandolin that have defined his career, and how playing the two instruments inform each other
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BlogsBrouhaha: Shaped by Fire with violinist Maiani da Silva
Maiani da Silva shares insights on her new album featuring six commissions inspired by intriguing aspects of human nature, highlighting the violin’s versatility as a solo instrument
