Featured Stories – Page 22
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Violist Veronika Hagen
The violist of the Hagen Quartet shares some insights from her chamber career
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Blogs‘I keep discovering new tones and shades’ - composer Jacob Mühlrad on writing for strings
Ahead of the release of his album of music from the film ’Burn All My Letters’, the composer reflects on the unique sounds stringed instruments contribute to his work
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Blogs‘I have a crazy way of practising’: Timothy Chooi on Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy
The violinist shares his insights on the piece with The Strad, including approaches to tricky passages and his favourite moments
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Know the rules before you break them’ - Matt Haimovitz’s life lessons
The US cellist on how a disciplined early approach enabled him to embrace the possibilities of new experiences
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Blogs8 ways to make practice playful: Susanna Klein
The violinist’s second instalment in a three-part series examines ways to inject a sense of fun in practice sessions
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Double bassist Edgar Meyer
The Strad asked the genre-hopping double bassist and composer to share the most important lessons he has learnt in his musical career
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Premium ❘ Feature‘I am striving to sound like a voice’ - Session Report: Maria Ioudenitch
Rita Fernandes talks to violinist Maria Ioudenitch about her forthcoming album
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FocusAntoine Tamestit on the ‘Mahler’ Stradivari viola
In this extract from the July 2019 issue, the violist describes at first struggling to get on with this magnificent and unusual instrument
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Violinist Corina Belcea
The first violinist of the Belcea Quartet shared her musical insights in our November 2011 issue
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Blogs6 tips for empowered recording: Susanna Klein
In the first of a three-part guide to practice strategies, the violinist gives advice on how to reap the benefits of recording yourself in your practice sessions
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Premium ❘ FocusA birthday celebration: Postcard from Barcelona
Carlos María Solare visited the stylish Catalan capital for a slice of string quartet heaven
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BlogsHow I met Puccini: double bassist Valentina Ciardelli
Ciardelli discusses using the double bass and a combination of theatrical techniques to explore and bring the music of Giacomo Puccini to new audiences
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Premium ❘ FeatureRepetitive practice: Once more, with feeling
Pedro de Alcantara provides tips on bringing creativity and intentionality into your practice time
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BlogsBest of 2022: The Strad Playing Hub
Rediscover your favourite online articles from The Strad’s Playing Hub from the past year
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BlogsBest of 2022: The Strad’s Top 10 podcasts
Explore our podcast back catalogue with our ten most popular episodes from this year
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Premium ❘ FeatureBottesini’s 200th anniversary: The world at his feet
Stephen Street looks at the life and career of the remarkable artist Giovanni Bottesini and introduces us to his catalogue of works
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Focus‘I just try not to spoil it’ – Nathan Milstein on Bach
Nathaniel Vallois uses his time in lockdown to examine changes in the playing style of some of the best-known names
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BlogsToks Dada: Bridging the gap between audience and artist
What do audiences really want from a classical concert and how do we keep them coming back time and time again? Ruth Hallows talks to the head of classical music at Southbank Centre, Toks Dada
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BlogsCellist Dobrawa Czocher: 'Spirituality is a base for my artistic development'
Czocher explores the inspiration behind her upcoming album of compositions ‘Dreamscapes’
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas on the violoncello piccolo
Italian cellist Mario Brunello recalls the first time he performed Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas on the violoncello piccolo