Featured Stories – Page 57
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FocusHow to prepare for a competition: Sam Suggs, ISB Double Bass Performance Competition
The double bass player won the $2,500 first prize at the ISB Double Bass Performance Competition in Fort Collins, CO, US, in June 2015. Here, he recalls the lead up to his competition victory
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FocusHow to prepare for a competition: Andrea Burger, Tokyo International Viola Competition
The violist recalls the strategies that led to her victory in June 2015
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FocusHow to prepare for a competition: Van Kuijk Quartet, Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition
Former violist of the Van Kuijk Quartet, Grégoire Vecchioni outlines the ensemble’s strategies which led to its success at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in March 2015
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FocusHow to prepare for a competition: Queen Elisabeth winning violinist Ji Young Lim
The violinist won the competition in Brussels in May 2015, receiving €25,000, concert performances and the loan of the ‘Huggins’ Stradivarius for four years.
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BlogsHow can I help to conquer performance nerves by warming up my stiff, cold hands?
Brian Hodges and Diana Allan share their tips on coping with stage fright
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ArticleViolist Tabea Zimmermann on the pressure of competitions
The German musician speaks to Amanda Holloway about launching her own career with competition wins, and about her attitude to her students entering contests today
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BlogsMultiple voices: Nic Pendlebury on recording and multitracking for electric viola
From Thomas Tallis, to Steven Reich, to Terry Riley and more: violist Nic Pendlebury illustrates the process and challenges of recording a variety of works for electric viola
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Premium ❘ FocusThat festival feeling: Postcard from Odense
Davina Shum reports on the violin final of the Carl Nielsen International Competition in Denmark, an event that encourages a unique sense of collaboration and support between competitors
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Blogs‘It is relatively rare for violinists to appear completely alone’: Violinist Joo Yeon Sir
The violinist reflects on the state of solitude she experienced during the pandemic, and how this fuelled her creativity to compose and commission works for her new album
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BlogsThe show must go on: letting performance inform practice
In the final instalment of a four-part blog series, practice and performance consultant Adam Hockman reveals how assessing past performances is the key to objective practice
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FocusLearning the cello as an adult: Mavis Himes
Upon hearing about the retirement projects many of her friends were enjoying, psychoanalyst Mavis Himes decided to jump into the world of learning the cello. Here, she shares her experiences of picking up a new skill later in life
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Premium ❘ FocusVadim Gluzman: Life Lessons
The Israeli violinist talks about dealing with self-doubt and developing a strong work ethic
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FocusDaniel Kurganov: on starting the violin at age 16
In an age where starting the violin at age three is considered ‘normal’, violinist Daniel Kurganov shares his musical journey of first picking up the violin as a teenager
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FocusLearning a violin as an adult: How do you progress beyond practising for exams?
How can an adult amateur, beginning or relearning an instrument, progress beyond practising for exams? Three tutors examine the various options – as well as suggesting ways to combat shyness
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Premium ❘ FeatureAdult beginner cello: Never too late to learn
When Billy Tobenkin decided to learn the cello from scratch at 25, he ignited a lifelong passion. He shares what turned out to be a bumpy but ultimately deeply fulfilling journey
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Premium ❘ FeaturePavel Haas Quartet at 20: Coming home
The energetic and eloquent musicians of the Pavel Haas Quartet are celebrating 20 years of music making with a new recording of Brahms quintets joined by some old friends, as they tell Tom Stewart
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Premium ❘ Feature‘I’ve always been led by music’: cellist and gambist Christophe Coin
For Christophe Coin, the French cellist, gambist and musical time-traveller, historically informed performance practice involves a combination of forensic-level investigation and leap-of-faith creativity. In conversation with Helen Wallace, he describes the instruments and scholarship behind his work as an interpreter
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BlogsFrom page to performance, with the help of the composer
Cellist Thomas Carroll shares his experience of working with composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad on her new work for solo cello, Excelsus
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Premium ❘ Article‘Where else may there be thriving, yet-to-be-discovered hubs of violin making?’: Letters to the Editor June 2022
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: June 2022 issue
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Renaud Capuçon
Despite being a ‘non-violinistic’ piece, the Brahms Violin Sonata no.1 stands out for the French violinist as the work that helped him discover the wonders of chamber music
