Featured Stories – Page 47
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Ambitious in the way we prepared, not about where we wanted to be’: 20 years of the Danish Quartet
Andrew Mellor talks to the Danish Quartet as they embark on their 20th-anniversary season
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Gallery‘It felt like a Ferrari - 0 to 100 in just a few seconds’: Yuriy Bekker on his Andrea Guarneri violin
The violinist shares his experience of recording Edward Hart’s Under an Indigo Sky on the 1688 ‘ex Degen’ Andrea Guarneri violin
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Cellist Frans Helmerson
The Swedish cellist shared his insights on playing and teaching in the May 2011 issue of The Strad
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BlogsFiddling with Ownership: The importance of owning your violin music rights
Donna Maurer offers some points to consider when recording music for commercial use
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Focus‘Nupen, you have found yourself a star’ - working with Jacqueline du Pré
Christopher Nupen remembers his time documenting Jacqueline du Pré at the height of her musical career, in this extract from the October 2021 issue
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BlogsBeyond the Metronome - Benjamin Zander on Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Ahead of a performance with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on 26 February, the conductor reflects on tempo choices and character in this monumental work
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Schubert’s Eighth and Ninth symphonies
Recording Schubert’s Eighth and Ninth symphonies after a lifetime of earlier works was an intriguing challenge for veteran Catalan–Spanish gambist and conductor Jordi Savall
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Blogs‘American Stories’ Chronicled: A Contemporary Recording for a Contemporary Time
Violinist of the Pacifica Quartet Austin Hartman writes about how shining a light on marginalised voices in American history provided inspiration for their latest album with clarinetist Anthony McGill
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Fiddler Dave Swarbrick
The influential English fiddler shared his musical insights in our April 2011 issue
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BlogsHow violinists can integrate composition into their practice: Helena Maria Falk
With the release of her debut single ‘To Grandpa’, the violinist hopes more instrumentalists will experiment with composition and improvisation in their playing
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FeatureStudying the violin with Carl Flesch: Yfrah Neaman
Lebanese violinist Yfrah Neaman, who died in 2003, shared memories of his teacher with Evelyn Chadwick in December 1994
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Blogs‘A huge versatility of sound’: Arabella Steinbacher on the 1744 ‘Sainton’ Guarneri ‘del Gesu’ violin
The violinist was recently loaned the 1744 ’Sainton’ Guarneri ‘del Gesu’ violin for her new recording of Bach and Pärt. She shares her thoughts on the instrument with The Strad
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Cellist Karine Georgian
The cellist shared her musical insights in our March 2011 issue
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Premium ❘ Focus‘The violin concerto lives again’ - Opinion
Are we witnessing a golden age for new violin concertos, or simply too much of a good thing?
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Blogs‘Music so sublime it reaches heaven’: Gary Hoffman on the Schumann Cello Concerto
The cellist is preparing for an upcoming performance of the concerto arranged for strings. Hoffman tells the The Strad how it differs from the original orchestration
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Premium ❘ FeatureLucien Capet: The French Connection
Tully Potter examines the life and legacy of French violinist Lucien Capet
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Blogs‘Translating the Arctic into music’: Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing
The Norwegian violinist’s upcoming album celebrates the vast beauty of the Arctic region, which is under threat due to climate change
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Premium ❘ Feature‘I’m always looking for something new’ - Midori: In love with music
Thomas May discovers how Midori’s remarkable range of commitments reflects her belief in art’s power to transform
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Double bassist Joseph Guastafeste
The former principal double bass of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra offered some musical insights in our February 2011
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Timothy Ridout on recording the Elgar Cello Concerto for viola
British violist Timothy Ridout speaks to Carlos María Solare about adapting and recording the Elgar Cello Concerto
