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Blogs‘One of my most loyal musical companions’: violinist Irène Duval on celebrating the music of Fauré
Ahead of the centenary anniversary of Gabriel Fauré’s death and the release of her new album Fauré and Friends, Irène Duval writes on what the great composer’s music means to her and dives into his lesser known second violin sonata in E minor Op.108
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Premium ❘ Feature‘He has brushed aside all the absurd habits’- From the archive: September 1934
Violinist and conductor Henri Temianka gives some thoughts on the teaching style of his former tutor Carl Flesch, on the occasion of the latter’s 60th birthday
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Raphaël Merlin on Charles Mingus’s Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
The Charles Mingus jazz standard Goodbye Pork Pie Hat has become the cellist’s own farewell to the Ébène Quartet after more than two decades performing together
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BlogsWhat can string players learn from tennis players?
Strength of mentality, discipline, adaptability and an understanding of the basics are all skills that cross between the fields of tennis and string playing, writes cellist and tennis enthusiast Davina Shum
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BlogsHow to adapt the Suzuki Method for adult learners - violinist Meghan Faw
Using the method while teaching adults requires a different approach from teaching children, writes the Suzuki-trained violin teacher
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BlogsHow I found my violin (or rather, how my violin found me) - Lois de Cruz
Lois de Cruz shares how buying a £150 violin led to a musical journey that has helped her through a time of need and grief
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BlogsChromatica: the birth of a new orchestra
Violinist Maren Bosma, concertmaster and associate artistic director of the brand new orchestra Chromatica, writes about the journey of setting up an ensemble from scratch
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BlogsJoshua Bell and Steven Isserlis on their passion for Mendelssohn
US correspondent Thomas May interviews violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis on their new album of Mendelssohn’s piano trios, which they recorded together with their longtime colleague, pianist Jeremy Denk, for Sony Classical
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BlogsThrough the Stargate: a deep dive into Bach’s B minor Partita
Max Baillie shares the inspiration behind a programme centred on Bach’s lesser known and performed Partita, exploring the work’s multi-layered celestial writing via a team of improvisers and collaborators
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Get to the core of why you want to share music’ - Daniel Müller-Schott’s life lessons
The German cellist reminisces on his soloistic journey and finding purpose
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: What makes a good stand partner?
It takes much more than turning up on time and playing the right notes to be a reliable stand partner, says violinist Alexandra Gorski. There are many essential rules to be followed
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Blogs‘Teaching, touring and technology’: the Curtis Institute's Dover Quartet on the future of string playing
Thomas May visited the US’s pre-eminent conservatoire of music, the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, as part of the school’s 100th anniversary celebrations. While there, he spoke to the Dover Quartet’s cellist, Camden Shaw, about what being part of Curtis’s faculty means to him and to his colleagues, and to the ...
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BlogsUncovering her own interpretations: the latest from violinist Coco Tomita
The young violinist updates The Strad on her career since the pandemic, as the release of her latest album Echoes approaches
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FocusSentimental work: Jennifer Stumm on Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata
For the American violist, this 1919 work brings back memories of early successes and the inspirational teacher who introduced it to her
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Blogs‘I think of strings with a vocal quality’: Anna Clyne on SHORTHAND
The composer shares her insights on writing for strings on her new album, which features a star-studded line up including Yo-Yo Ma, The Knights, Colin Jacobsen and Pekka Kuusisto
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Premium ❘ FeatureMother tongues: Global Suzuki Method
How can the Suzuki Method be relevant in places where children might never have heard of Twinkle? Peter Somerford speaks to teachers who have adapted their approach to cultures with their own strong musical traditions, or with differing expectations of parental involvement
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Emily Sun on recording the Korngold and Kats-Chernin violin concertos
Australian violinist Emily Sun speaks to Jessica Duchen about channelling the golden-age tenor Caruso in her recording of Korngold’s filmic Violin Concerto, which she has paired with Elena Kats-Chernin’s own movie-inspired new work
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Blogs‘They won’t take art from us. Art goes on’ – cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras on his experiences in Kyiv
The French cellist gives The Strad his thoughts on performing in the Ukrainian capital on 19 August
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BlogsNine lessons on juggling parenthood and being a musician: Aileen Reid
The fiddler offers some of the strands of wisdom she’s picked up as a mother while navigating life and working as a musician with the Kinnaris Quintet
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FocusGreat string players of the past: violinist Ivry Gitlis on George Enescu
Ivry Gitlis’s lessons with George Enescu focused purely on the music. From October 2013