Featured Stories – Page 13
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Premium ❘ Focus’Quality should always be the priority’ - Johannes Moser’s life lessons
The German–Canadian cellist on his teachers’ guidance and keeping physically and mentally healthy
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Premium ❘ FeatureFiddler Mark O’Connor: An American music story
Fiddle player Mark O’Connor, one of the most influential musicians in the American tradition, talks about his extraordinary life
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Focus‘He got a cellist friend to call me and tell me how bad the pay was’ - Double Acts: Christopher Humphrys and John Humphrys
The famously forthright BBC journalist and his cellist son discuss career concerns
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Edicson Ruiz on Bach’s Cello Suites for double bass
Learning Bach’s Cello Suites was a huge challenge for the Venezuelan double bassist, for which the advice of tutor Anner Bylsma was an invaluable help
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FeatureSentimental Work: Anne-Sophie Mutter on Penderecki’s Metamorphosen
Interviewed for The Strad August 2018, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter discusses Penderecki’s Second Violin Concerto, a work that harbours undiscovered secrets
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Blogs‘One of the loveliest collaborations and friendships imaginable’: violinist Fenella Humphreys and Adrian Sutton
Fenella Humphreys introduces Adrian Sutton’s new violin concerto, to be premiered on Wednesday 28 June 2023 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
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BlogsViolinist Sara Övinge: ‘I got the bug and now I’ve commissioned two more pieces’
The Swedish violinist answers our questions about a newly commissioned concerto, plus exploring electro-acoustic soundscapes
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Orlando: ASTA 2023 national conference
The 2023 ASTA national conference in Orlando was defined by boundless enthusiasm and passion, as Rita Fernandes found out
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis July 2023: Artificial intelligence in music education
Since the start of 2023, artificial intelligence has been generating headlines in all sorts of fields. How could it affect the future of music education?
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FocusFrom the mists of time: forgotten string players of the past
Some of the 20th century’s greatest string players were critically lauded in their day, but are now almost forgotten
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Focus‘We share an irrational love of Christmas carols’ - Double Acts: Elena Urioste and Melissa White
Two American violinist friends discuss pumpkin-hurling, high-temperature yoga and playing The Star-Spangled Banner for boxers
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Blogs‘I’m most inspired when I’m exploring new things’: fiddler Breanna Wilson
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022 finalist Breanna Wilson shares her influences ahead of a performance at Music at Paxton
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Blogs‘What don’t you want?’: violinist Brett Yang on avoiding burnout and stress
In addition to attaining goals, it’s important for musicians to think about ‘non goals’ to avoid burnout and stress, as outlined by the violinist
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Gary Karr on bass-ic misunderstandings
Double bass soloist Gary Karr calls for greater understanding of his instrument from conductors, in this article from July 2014
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BlogsPopper studies: celebrating the small victories
The enjoyability and longevity of Popper studies lie in the small gains that gradually accumulate to a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, writes cellist and online editor Davina Shum
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FocusGreat string players of the past: violinist Ivry Gitlis on George Enescu
Ivry Gitlis’s lessons with George Enescu focused purely on the music. From October 2013
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FeatureSentimental Work: Julia Fischer on Bach Double Violin Concerto
Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins BWV1043 has been one of the German violinist’s constant companions – and is still a rich learning experience with each performance
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BlogsHow Scottish folk music and Haydn have more in common than you think: Maxwell Quartet
Cellist of the Maxwell Quartet Duncan Strachan outlines the importance of the group’s mantra ’You cannot understand classical string quartets without first understanding what it is like to play folk music’
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: violinist Kerson Leong on Britten and Bruch
Canadian violinist Kerson Leong speaks to Tom Stewart about recording an unusual pairing of two very different concertos
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Focus‘Mihaela’s tiramisu is the best I’ve eaten!’ - Double Acts: Frans Helmerson and Mihaela Martin
The husband-and-wife cellist and violinist discuss their different temperaments, their shared interest in world cuisine, and getting locked in a concert hall