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FocusLife Lessons: Cellist Lynn Harrell
The American cellist looks back at the beginnings of his life as a musician in this article from 2019
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Premium ❘ Focus‘I had to be tamed’ - Johannes Pramsohler’s life lessons
The Italian violinist on his journey to becoming a Baroque specialist and the benefits of having a range of influences
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FocusBorn on this day: jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli
Today we’re shining a light on the influential ‘grandfather of the jazz violin,’ who was born on 26 January 1908
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FocusThe instruments and bows of Jacqueline du Pré
In this extract from February 1988, Charles Beare recounts the instruments and bows played by cellist Jacqueline du Pré, including the 1712 ‘Davidov’ Stradivari
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Premium ❘ FeatureGreat Cellists: Jacqueline du Pré
Although her professional career lasted just twelve years, the British musician became a legend in her own lifetime. Julian Haylock assesses her style and recorded legacy in this feature from June 2016
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BlogsA trio of firsts: the Malion Quartet’s debut album
Violist Lilya Tymchyshyn outlines the idea behind the quartet’s debut recording - an album comprising of first string quartets by Beethoven, Widmann and Brahms
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Premium ❘ FeatureViolist Timothy Ridout: ‘People want to hear something different’
Timothy Ridout is the latest in a line of brilliant British violists that stretches back to Lionel Tertis. He speaks to Toby Deller about the legacy of this influential musician, his own fight to expand the viola repertoire, and his latest recording – a Tertis celebration
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Premium ❘ Article‘Venture forth into unexplored worlds’ - Letters to the editor: February 2024
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: February 2024 issue
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FocusPractice Diary: violinist Yuri Zhislin
The Russian violinist works on left-hand articulation, smooth bowing and score analysis in pieces by Bach and Mendelssohn
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Ophélie Gaillard on Bloch’s Schelomo
Learning Bloch’s Schelomo was like a baptism of fire for the French cellist – but as well as the technical challenges, it gave an eye-opening perspective on how music can make you feel
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FocusPractice Diary: violinist Francesca Dego
The Italian violinist on practising under pressure and how Paganini is her constant companion. From October 2016
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BlogsWhy I switched careers from violinist to psychologist: an interview with Tanja Roos
How do the disciplines of music and psychology inform each other? Tanja Roos speaks to Emma Baird about her aims for creating healthier environments for musicians as well as better education on mental health and wellbeing
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FocusPractice Diary: violinist-violist Yura Lee
The South Korea-born violinist-violist describes a hectic week of summer practice and festival performances in our August 2016 issue
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Blogs‘The piece depicts the war in all its brutality’: cellist Gabriel Schwabe on Bridge Cello Concerto ‘Oration’
The cellist makes a case for why this work should enjoy more time in the spotlight, ahead of a performance in Belfast on 12 January 2024
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Everyone has something that makes them special’ - Carolin Widmann’s life lessons
The German violinist speaks about finding your own path and classical music’s way forward
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Premium ❘ Feature'Where’s your reindeer?’ - From the archive: January 1904
The Yorkshire poet Walter Hampson narrates a tale that, according to him, took place on Christmas Eve 1890
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Cellist Laura van der Heijden and Jâms Coleman on recording ‘Path to the Moon’
Cellist Laura van der Heijden and pianist Jâms Coleman speak to Tom Stewart about the imaginative programming behind their new album Path to the Moon – their second recording together as a duo – which features an eclectic selection of lunar-inspired repertoire
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaud Powell and Sibelius: how the violinist championed the composer's Violin Concerto
Violin virtuoso Maud Powell was the first American performer to recognise and champion the genius of Sibelius’s epic Violin Concerto in D minor, in spite of the initial scepticism of some US critics. Karen A. Shaffer reveals the mutual respect and friendship that made it possible
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BlogsHow I recorded Bach’s Cello Suites for violin: Tomás Cotik
The violinist shares his approaches ahead of the release of his violin recording of the six suites on 5 January 2024
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FocusMy violin heroine Maud Powell, by Rachel Barton Pine
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine examines why Powell's pioneering contribution to the art of violin recording so richly deserved the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014
