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FocusGreat violinists: Yehudi Menuhin
Julian Haylock examines the player whose openness and sincerity gave even lighter music a profound emotional resonance
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Gateshead: Tertis and Aronowitz International Viola Competitions
Tully Potter attended the 2025 editions of the Tertis and Aronowitz International Viola Competitions – held for the first time under one roof in the north-east of England – and he couldn’t fault the results
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Premium ❘ FeaturePhilippe Quint: a time of change
US violinist Philippe Quint speaks to Rita Fernandes about his deeply personal new album Milestones, which represents a turning point in his career
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BlogsHow taking a break can make you a better musician
Cellist and researcher Joanna Latała examines how time away from practice and your instrument will help your performance in the long run
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Frank Peter Zimmermann on Schumann’s Violin Concerto
Although the German violinist came late to Schumann, the Violin Concerto remains one of his repertoire staples – and provides an insight into the composer’s fraught mental state
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Premium ❘ FeatureAdvice from peers: sharing the wisdom
Charlotte Gardner speaks to leading string players who have learnt valuable lessons from their colleagues and contemporaries, demonstrating that such insights are not only passed from teacher to pupil
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BlogsFrom Attic to album: Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin shine light on Florence Price’s Piano Quintet
Takács Quartet violist Richard O’Neill talks about the ensemble’s latest release, a collaboration with Marc-André Hamelin that pairs piano quintets by Florence Price and Dvořák
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BlogsExploring the didactic works for two violins by Bartók and Berio
Violinists Maria Milstein and Mathieu van Bellen speak to The Strad about their new album, and how works commonly encountered by children can provide new challenges for adults
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: the London Handel Players on recording Telemann’s ‘Paris’ Quartets
As part of its 25th-anniversary celebrations, the London Handel Players has recorded six of Telemann’s ‘Paris’ Quartets. Robin Stowell speaks to two of the ensemble’s members about bringing the dance elements in the music to life
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Always be truthful and loyal to yourself’ - Maximilian Hornung’s life lessons
The German cellist on his varying influences and what it takes to be a musician
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BlogsUntil Between: a musical exploration of home, identity and language
Violinist Marie Schreer introduces a multi-disciplinary programme that examines themes of belonging, identity and mother tongue
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Blogs‘The jury members should answer to their own convictions’ - Tabea Zimmermann on presiding over the 2025 Concours de Genève viola jury
The German violist spoke to The Strad about her approach to presiding over a jury, what she looks for in contestants, and her views on competitions
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BlogsThe instrument of kings: the cello’s timeless dialogue with power and grace
Vahur Luhtsalu examines how the cello has aligned itself with royalty throughout history to the present day
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis April 2025: Changes for German freelance tutors
As music schools in Germany react to a government decision on freelance tutors, what are the ramifications for budgets, students and teaching bodies?
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: The importance of repetition in teaching
In the practice of teaching, the value and beauty of repetition must always be encouraged, says violinist and pioneering Suzuki pedagogue Helen Brunner
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom screen to strings: concert works by screen composers
Rita Fernandes presents a curated list of string works by ten composers best known for their screen work, as well as interviews with composers and players
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BlogsFiddles and folkore: Kronos Quartet transforms itself into a Hardanger band
Kronos Quartet violinist Gabriela Díaz speaks with The Strad’s US correspondent Thomas May about Elja, the ensemble’s new Hardanger fiddle collaboration with Benedicte Maurseth and Kristine Tjøgersen, which premieres at Carnegie Hall this week.
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BlogsAndrea Casarrubios on her Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, ‘MIRAGE’
The Spanish-American musician speaks about the upcoming premiere of her cello concerto, MIRAGE, a work that encapsulates her duality as cellist and composer, along with her cultural identity
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Premium ❘ FeatureViolinist Arabella Steinbacher: angels and demons
Pauline Harding hears from the German violinist about her cathartic journey into the darkest depths and brightest heights of Lentz’s Violin Concerto, its pairing with Beethoven on her latest recording and the impact of motherhood on music making
