Featured Stories – Page 72
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BlogsViolinist Hyung Joon Won on the healing power of Antibody Music
The musician writes about his journey with MIT professor Markus Buehler to create Covid-19 Antibody Music (Protein Antibody in E-minor) – a work derived from the vibrational frequencies of Covid spike proteins and antibodies that they hope will offer therapy against viral disease
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Focus‘A time of gathering clouds’ - Marius May’s early departure from the spotlight
In this extract from the July 2021 issue, Simon May tells the story of his brother Marius May’s withdrawal from performing life, following the cellist’s immense blossoming as a teenage musical talent
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FocusPlayfulness, humour and religion: character in Bach’s solo violin sonatas
In this extract from the July 2021 issue, Lewis Kaplan, senior member of the Juilliard School faculty, introduces his discussion of character and interpretation of Bach’s three sonatas for solo violin
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FocusYehudi Menuhin's marked-up copy of Bach's Solo Violin Sonata no.2
Have a small peek into the workings of Menuhin's interpretation. Taken from The Strad's May 2016 issue.
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Focus‘The way I like to work is not to spend three hours banging my head against a wall’
Violist Timothy Ridout reflects on his ideal working conditions surrounding his new recording of arrangements of Schumann and Prokofiev, as well as how he mimics word-settings on his instrument
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BlogsPatterns of impermanence in life and performance
Violinist Hugo Ticciati highlights the importance of living in the moment during times of uncertainty
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Article10 tips for improvising on a stringed instrument
Grammy-winning American jazz violinist Zach Brock gives advice for classical string players wanting to explore the world of improvisation
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Blogs‘We will be picking up the threads of an ongoing conversation’ - composer Edmund Finnis
Ahead of the premiere of his String Quartet no.2 with Manchester Collective, Edmund Finnis explains the importance of close collaboration between composers and performers to communicate musical intentions clearly and foster a deeper mutual understanding
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BlogsLearning to Speak Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565 through the lens of a solo violin transcription
Violinist Gregory Harrington shares his process of transcribing Bach’s iconic organ work for solo violin
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Focus‘I Got Rhythm’: using ‘rhythm changes’ to explore improvisation on the double bass
In this excerpt from the April 2011 issue, bassist John Goldsby writes about using the harmonic structure of Gershwin’s classic song as a basis for new jazz melodies and improvisations
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FocusVilla-Lobos and the cello: an early start
In this extract from the July 2021 issue, Felipe Avellar de Aquino writes about Heitor Villa-Lobos’s early leanings towards the cello which sparked his extensive output for the instrument
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Focus5 tips from Max Grosch for improving jazz rhythm
The jazz musician shares his wisdom on ways to improve our jazz rhythm and internal sense of pulse
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VideoSchubert String Quartet no.14 in D minor ‘Death and the Maiden’ for bass quartet
Watch the Bassinova Quartet perform the first movement of Schubert’s work, recorded remotely from four separate continents
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BlogsTop tips for putting the joy into practice
Violinist Maren Bosma offers seven helpful tips to make practice sessions fun, varied and productive
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Focus’I remember one festival promoter describing him to me as being “tough as old boots” – Julian Lloyd Webber on Marius May
Marius May, who died last year, led the generation of British cellists that emerged after Jacqueline du Pré. Here, cellist Julian Lloyd Webber remembers him
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BlogsI was living a left-hand dominated musical existence - Benjamin Baker
Violinist Benjamin Baker explains the importance of not becoming fixated on the left hand and how focusing on the bow arm replenished his creative juices
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #1: Lisa Batiashvili on the Sibelius Violin Concerto
Lisa Batiashvili shares her insights on the piece, as well as advice to violinists learning the work
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FeatureFrom the Archive: String players should concentrate equally on the right and left hands
Performers often concentrate their attention on the dexterity of the left hand to detriment of the right hand and bowing arm. Louis Kievman advocates a healthy balance. Taken from the January 1986 issue
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Premium ❘ DebateOpinion: Solo exploring
There is so much more to the unaccompanied violin repertoire than the works of Bach, Paganini and Ysaÿe, writes James Dickenson
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FocusTechnique: Crawl, walk, run
Bass player Danny Ziemann illustrates how to build an improvised solo line from a simple bass accompaniment
