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BlogsUnveiling Marco Anzoletti’s Concerto for Violin and Viola: one soloist, two instruments
A concerto from 1915 that requires its soloist to switch between violin and viola is receiving its world premiere on 26 April 2024. Orchestrator Kenneth Martinson shares details about this long-lost work
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Blogs‘New works come to life in such different ways’ - Violinist Fenella Humphreys on working with living composers
Ahead of the release of her album Prism on the Rubicon Label, violinist Fenella Humphreys shares how varied the musical experience can be when working with different composers, and how rewarding the end result can be
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GalleryPhoto gallery: Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s ‘Everyday Non-sense’ at the Southbank Centre
The violinist and the Aurora Orchestra presented a performance of virtuosity, spontaneity and spectacle at the Purcell Room on 24 April
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Premium ❘ FeatureA musical smorgasbord: violinist Fabio Biondi on recording Roman’s ‘Assaggi’
Italian violinist Fabio Biondi speaks to Robin Stowell about recording Swedish Baroque composer Johan Helmich Roman’s assaggi – solo musical morsels to whet the appetite
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BlogsCreating an immersive musical experience as an adult learner: violinist Julia Reddy
Alongside regular lessons and practice, Julia Reddy shares four ways to inject more music into your daily life for adult students
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BlogsUncovering Arthur Foote’s Cello Concerto: Julian Schwarz
Following a recent performance with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the cellist speaks about his journey to reconstruct and shine a light on the forgotten work by US composer Arthur Foote, which was written in the same year as the widely performed concerto by Dvořák
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Premium ❘ Article‘The most original musician I’ve ever met’: remembering violinist Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin’s extraordinarily multifaceted life and career more than surpassed the traditional role of the solo concert violinist. Here friends, family and colleagues who knew him, studied with him and worked alongside him describe their association with and memories of the great man
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Detroit: Sphinx Competition and SphinxConnect convention
At the Sphinx Competition and SphinxConnect convention, Rita Fernandes experienced an array of inspiring events that went beyond simply addressing diversity in classical music
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking her mark: violinist María Dueñas
Although she’s only 21, the Spanish violinist María Dueñas is already a rapidly rising star in the musical world. Tom Stewart speaks to the young virtuoso about how she has created her own unique and distinctive voice on the instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the archive: Neville Marriner on his musical education
The violinist, chamber music player and conductor was born on this day in 1924. In this excerpt from a 1986 interview, Neville Marriner speaks to Dennis Rooney about his first encounters with violin playing and his early teachers
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Elena Urioste on Mel Bonis’s Violin Sonata
The Violin Sonata by French composer Mel Bonis was a revelation for the US-born violinist, revealing both a new sound world and innovative techniques in music writing
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Blogs‘Have faith in the work you do’ - Violinist Maria Ioudenitch tracks her path to a debut tour
Ahead of her debut tour with the Dresden Philharmonic, US violinist Maria Ioudenitch speaks to The Strad about her whirlwind journey from competition success to the start of a glittering performing career
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BlogsHow the Goldner Quartet realised Richard Goldner’s dream
Charmian Gadd shares the life story of violinist Richard Goldner, who changed the musical landscape of Australia and beyond, culminating in the formation the eponymous quartet
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FocusCellist Boris Pergamenschikow on his early days as a student
Boris Pergamenschikow prizes his teachers for their emphasis on gradual learning, in this interview from the September 2000 issue of The Strad
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Premium ❘ Feature‘She plays like a man’ - From the archive: April 1904
New York correspondent Thomas C. Dawson reports on a performance by Maud Powell and solves a mystery regarding the violins of virtuoso Ede Reményi (1828–98)
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BlogsThe Viola’s White Knight: Hermann Ritter and the quest for the perfect Alto instrument
Daniel Orsen delves into the history of the Viola Alta - an instrument championed by Hermann Ritter and Richard Wagner that aimed to optimise the acoustics and physicality of the viola
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe life and legacy of cellist Boris Pergamenschikow
Russian cellist Boris Pergamenschikow enjoyed an influential career both teaching and playing in Europe after leaving the Soviet Union, before his untimely death twenty years ago. Oskar Falta examines his legacy and hears from some of his former students
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: why don’t string players practice pizzicato?
Perfecting bowing is a lifelong quest for string players – but what about pizzicato? Cellist Davina Shum advocates setting aside some dedicated practice time to this neglected technique
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Blogs‘I dismantled it almost entirely’ - Writing improvisatory and jazz-infused Lutosławski arrangements
In conversation with The Strad, New York-based jazz bassist, improviser and composer Michael Bates outlines how he arranged seven Lutosławski works for jazz quintet and string quartet
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: the Carducci Quartet on recording Shostakovich
As the Carducci Quartet releases its third Shostakovich disc, Tom Stewart hears from the group’s violist and cellist about the extreme contrasts between the two featured pieces – the ninth and fifteenth string quartets
