Featured Stories – Page 53
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: The Villiers Quartet on recording works by Smyth and Delius
Harry White speaks to Carmen Flores and Katie Stillman of the Villiers Quartet about recording rare repertoire by a pair of British maverick geniuses – Ethel Smyth and Frederick Delius
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FocusFrom The Strad Archive: string players at the Coronation on 2 June 1953
The Strad spotlights the string players who performed at HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation 70 years ago
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FocusWhich string players received titles of honour from Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II?
The Strad chronicles which British string players received titles of honour throughout Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign
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News‘Her smile was totally magnetic and lit up her face completely’: violinist Tasmin Little remembers HM Queen Elizabeth II
The British violinist performed twice for Her Majesty, and received her OBE from the Queen in 2012
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FocusQueen Elizabeth II: a life alongside string players
We take a look at a few iconic moments in string history during the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II
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BlogsRemembering the Holocaust: Noah Max on ’A Child In Striped Pyjamas’
Composer Noah Max writes about exploring Jewish liturgical music through string composition in his new opera A Child In Striped Pyjamas
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FocusConquering performance nerves: how do I banish sweaty hands and nausea?
Brian Hodges and Diana Allan answer student questions on coping with stage fright
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Premium ❘ Focus‘I believe in contributing to a team of players, rather than just blending in’ - Carmine Lauri’s life lessons
The co-leader of the London Symphony Orchestra on growing up in a musical family in Malta and the importance of keeping one’s individuality
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BlogsRelease the Fear Monster: how to conquer performance anxiety and perform at your best
Brian Hodges and Diana Allan discuss the origins of stage fright and offer guidance on how to combat fear during performance
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Blogs'I often have to battle negative thoughts on stage,' says violinist Joshua Bell
The star performer talks about channelling nervous energy and thinking oneself confident
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: How learning a language can inform musical practice
Naomi Yandell’s efforts to learn a language using Duolingo have inspired her to rethink the way she teaches her own students, particularly with regard to repetitive practice
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Blogs‘The cello brings in darker qualities than the violin’: Daniel Müller-Schott
The cellist speaks about the joys and challenges of transcribing Edvard Grieg’s third Violin Sonata and folk songs for cello
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FeatureLeonard Rose: All about the bow
Oskar Falta explores some of Rose’s bowing theories and speaks to former students about his teaching techniques
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Blogs‘Her Strad sounded like a husky voice with a rich timbre’: composer Solveig Sørbø
Solveig Sørbø reflects on collaborating with string players for her composition ‘Love Theme’, including violinist and dear friend Catharina Chen
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Blogs‘No one knows how a viola should sound!’: how Mathis Rochat transcribed Rachmaninoff for viola
The violist speaks about his journey of discovery and exploration in transcribing cello and piano works for viola, in his new album Rachmaninoff Stories
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Maybe the things we worry about are not the ones that matter to the music’ - Pekka Kuusisto: The Master Storyteller
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto is characterised by his unique powers of communication as well as his sense of fun.
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FeatureShould soloists always perform music from memory?
Pointless and terrifying, or essential for musical communication? Playing without the music arouses some strong opinions, finds Laurinel Owen
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VideoZara Nelsova and Leonard Bernstein perform Bloch’s Schelomo
In this film from 1962, Leonard Bernstein conducts cellist Zara Nelsova and the New York Philharmonic in a performance of Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo. Nelsova had a close relationship with the composer, who dedicated his three unaccompanied Cello Suites to her.
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Premium ❘ FeatureString education in regional Western Australia: Sitting on a gold mine
In exploring the past and present of string teaching in regional Western Australia, Rita Fernandes finds examples of both progress and regression, all pointing to the fact that where there is opportunity, there is demand and potential
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Premium ❘ Focus‘The atmosphere was exceptionally energetic and full of excitement’ - Postcard from the Sibelius Violin Competition
Kare Eskola reports from Helsinki on 2022’s emotionally charged International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, the first to take place for seven years
