Featured Stories – Page 25
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FocusStarker at 100: Emilio Colón remembers cellist János Starker
2024 marks the centenary of the legendary cellist János Starker. Former student and assistant Emilio Colón shares his memories of Starker, in this tribute from the April 2014 issue of The Strad
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FocusStarker at 100: Helga Winold remembers cellist János Starker
2024 marks the centenary of the legendary cellist János Starker. Helga Winold shares her memories of Starker, in this tribute from the April 2014 issue of The Strad
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FocusStarker at 100: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi remembers cellist János Starker
2024 marks the centenary of the legendary cellist János Starker. Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi shares his memories of the cellist in this tribute from the April 2014 issue of The Strad
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Premium ❘ FeatureViolinist Daniel Rowland reflects on his career
Dutch–British violinist Daniel Rowland has had multiple strands to his career – among them soloist, concertmaster, festival director and quartet leader. He speaks with David Kettle about trusting himself to make meaningful connections and go with the flow
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FocusStarker at 100: Alice Schoenfeld and Thomas Loewenheim remember János Starker
2024 marks the centenary of the legendary cellist János Starker. Violinist Alice Schoenfeld and cellist Thomas Loewenheim share memories of Starker, in this tribute from the April 2014 issue of The Strad
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FocusStarker at 100: Gary Hoffman remembers cellist János Starker
2024 marks the centenary of the legendary cellist János Starker. Gary Hoffman shares his memories of Starker, in this tribute from the April 2014 issue of The Strad
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FocusStarker at 100: Maria Martinez remembers cellist János Starker
2024 marks the centenary of the legendary cellist János Starker. Former student Maria Martinez shares her memories of Starker, in this tribute from the April 2014 issue of The Strad
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BlogsWhy you should listen to Tailleferre’s Piano Trio: Mithras Trio
Leo Popplewell, the cellist of the Mithras Trio, believes this hidden gem of 20th-century piano trio repertoire deserves more time in the limelight, ahead of a performance at Music at Paxton
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FocusStarker at 100: Hye-Ri Jang remembers cellist János Starker
2024 marks the centenary of the legendary cellist János Starker. Former student and assistant to Starker Hye-Ri Jang remembers her teacher, in this tribute from the April 2014 issue of The Strad
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Premium ❘ FeatureRemembering Ida Haendel: Grande dame of the violin
Following Ida Haendel’s death at the age of 96 in July 2020, Tully Potter surveys the career of an exceptional performer and a remarkable woman. From September 2020
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BlogsSpicy Odyssey - a poetic adventure for double bass and piano
Théotime Voisin shares the insight behind a bespoke new work for double bass and piano by composer and jazz pianist Jean-Marc Fouché, which aims to take listeners on an exciting musical journey
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: the Takács Quartet on re-recording Schubert
For the Takács Quartet, re-recording two of Schubert’s string quartets, albeit with a new line-up, has been an eye-opening experience, as first violinist Edward Dusinberre and violist Richard O’Neill tell Charlotte Gardner
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BlogsFrom ‘Serioso’ to ’Hoffmeister’: the Consone Quartet on two nicknamed string quartets
Violinist of the Consone Quartet, Magdalena Loth-Hill examines the history and challenges behind two monumental string quartet works: Beethoven’s op.95 ‘Serioso’ and Mozart’s ’Hoffmeister’, ahead of performances at Music at Paxton
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BlogsAn introduction to Julius Eastman’s ‘Gay Guerilla’
Ahead of a Classical Pride string septet performance at the Barbican on 7 July, violist Stephen Upshaw examines the work of US composer Julius Eastman, whose works initiate difficult, but much-needed conversations
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BlogsLittle lessons for teachers by teachers: violinist Chloé Kiffer
Adam Hockman speaks to violinist Chloé Kiffer about her teaching approaches, which include self-reflection, a solid teaching philosophy and providing consistency for students
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Premium ❘ Feature‘An old country man playing on a fiddle’ - From the archive: July 1894
In ‘Fiddlers on Canvas’, The Strad surveys paintings at the London art exhibitions of interest to string players. The young lady ‘lost in reverie’ grows up to be Agatha Christie
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Premium ❘ Article‘We musicians are so spoilt’ - Letters to the editor: July 2024
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: July 2024 issue
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BlogsHéloïse Werner: how I write for voice and stringed instruments
The soprano and composer outlines her compositional approaches to works for voice and stringed instruments on her upcoming album, close-ups
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FocusMy tech set-up: cellist Mike Block
In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the US multi-style cellist, singer and composer shares his go-to tech accessories
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Independence of the left-hand thumb
To free up left-hand technique, violinist and teacher Martin Goldman encourages players to think more carefully about their thumb as an independent entity, yet still in close partnership with the four fingers
