Featured Stories – Page 25
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis November 2022: ‘The gigging system is not set up for fuel to be this expensive’
With the cost of petrol, heating and food skyrocketing in recent months, the outlook for freelance musicians this winter is less than healthy
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Go where there is no path and leave a trail’ - Emerson Quartet: We journey together
As the Emerson Quartet embarks on its final tour, the members talk to Bruce Hodges about their instruments, their future and their past as one of the great string quartets
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Paganini’s body was buried and re-buried no less than nine times’ - From the archive: November 1932
Violinist and Paganini expert Julius Siber gives some biographical notes on the ‘demon violinist’ to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth
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Premium ❘ FeatureFinding your own sound: Standing out from the crowd
In a world that seems to value homogeneous perfection, how do you develop an individual voice on your instrument?
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Premium ❘ Feature‘I shall be obliged to drop the fiddle’ - From the archive: October 1892
Under the heading ‘Hot Hands’, readers attempt to help a novice player with that affliction in The Strad’s ‘Correspondence’ section
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FocusRachel Barton Pine and her daughter share two pieces from ‘Music by Black Composers’
A throwback performance of the duo from 2020
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Does an orchestra’s home hall define its sound?
Edwin Barker, principal double bass of the Boston Symphony, argues that an orchestra’s ‘home’ concert hall shapes the unique character of the ensemble
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Blogs‘We have a King who is a true lover of music and art’ - Tamsin Waley-Cohen
The violinist reflects on performing for the King, the significance of the British Monarchy and its effect on the UK’s export of arts
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Blogs’When I perform, I make a subtle, yet poignant protest without a word’: Violinist Aisha Syed Castro
Aisha Syed Castro examines diverse pieces of repertoire throughout history with central messages of peace and equality
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BlogsThe Girls in the Magnesium Dress: Expanding repertoire for double bass and harp duo
Synesthetic artist, composer and double bassist Valentina Ciardelli explains why it’s important to explore new ensemble and instrumental combinations
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Recording Florence Price’s Second Violin Concerto
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine and conductor Jonathon Heyward speak to Harry White about recording Florence Price’s lost-and-found late work, the Second Violin Concerto
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BlogsThe challenges of recording Pierre Jalbert’s music: Escher Quartet
Pierre Lapointe, violist of the Escher Quartet, examines some tricky corners encountered during the ensemble’s recent recording of works by Pierre Jalbert
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BlogsDiscovering music by Black composers: Rachel Barton Pine
The violinist recalls her journey exploring works by overlooked composers and how embracing diverse voices promises enriching experiences
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Blogs‘The violin has been the conduit that has expanded my thinking about music’: Michael Torke
The composer writes about new creations, thanks to collaborations with classical and bluegrass violinist Tessa Lark
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Premium ❘ Focus‘I was reminded of why short festivals appeal so much’ - Postcard from the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival
Harriet Smith takes a boat into Norway’s west-coast waterways to experience a Beethoven-inspired festival
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Focus‘Strength of sound in a grumble of cellos’: Kronberg Festival 2022
Simon Mundy reports back from this year’s edition, which included the opening of the Casals Forum
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Blogs‘Inspired by the displacement and migration caused by global warming’: Inbal Segev
Ahead of a world premiere with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the cellist recalls working with composer Vijay Iyer on his work ‘Human Archipelago’
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FocusOnes to watch: Five up-and-coming bass players
Our October 2022 issue spotlights some young double bassists committed to bringing forward new music for the instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureScottish fiddle dance music: Invitation to the dance
The influence of fiddle dance music that emerged in 18th century Scotland still echoes through the reels and strathspeys of today.
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Premium ❘ Focus‘As a violist, you’re in the thick of it’ - Hank Dutt’s life lessons
The American Kronos Quartet violist on his enduring love for chamber music