All Focus articles – Page 15
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Focus‘Every day there is something new’: Pekka Kuusisto on the c.1709 ‘Scotta’ Stradivari violin
Recently loaned the instrument by a patron through Tarisio, the violinist shares his thoughts on playing this ’golden period’ Strad
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FocusHow to make scales enjoyable
Encouraging students to practise scales needn't be an uphill struggle, says Paul Harris - in fact, it can even be fun!
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Focus6 ways to improve shifting for string players
Advice on how to shift smoothly and cleanly from The Strad archives
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #54: Timothy Chooi on playing Strads
The violinist has been lucky enough to play two Stradivari violins since 2015: the 1717 ’Windsor-Weinstein’ and the 1709 ‘Engelman’
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Focus8 ways to teach cello students how to shift confidently
Top teachers speak to Laurinel Owen about their methods in The Strad’s September 2001 issue
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FocusThe art of the violin slide: Exploring shifts in different musical styles
Julie Lyonn Lieberman describes how different slides can enhance your string playing, from oozing your way in the true blues style to the Klezmer 'bend'
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FocusBach and me: Thomas Demenga on the Cello Suites
This article appeared in The Strad October 2012 issue For me, Bach is the greatest musical genius who has ever lived. His music is pure, sublime, and devoid of the melodrama of his own life’s experiences: it possesses something divine and each musician has a lifetime in which ...
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FocusSentimental work: David Finckel on Myaskovsky’s Cello Concerto
The Myaskovsky Cello Concerto remains a private pleasure for the US cellist, whose memories of Rostropovich remain an inspiration half a century later
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #53: David Finckel and Wu Han on creating inspiration
‘It’s not only making music together, but also contributing your life to the common good of society’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #52: Carolin Widmann on 1000 years of violin repertoire
Repertoire covering over a millennium by a diverse set of composers has more in common than at first glance, says violinist Carolin Widmann
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FocusFrom the Archive: Andrea Amati, 1564 ‘Charles IX’ violin from the Ashmolean Museum collection
In this extract from an article from the December 1991 issue of The Strad, Roger Hargrave discusses the ‘Charles IX’ Andrea Amati instruments with particular reference to this 1564 example from the Hill collection at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #51: John-Henry Crawford on Latin American music
The cellist speaks about the parallels between language and music, as well as exploring new sound worlds in his new album Corazón
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FocusIn focus: the ‘Sachs’ Stradivari violin of c.1666
John Dilworth takes a close look at one of the very earliest violins attributable to Stradivari
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FocusFrom the archive: Joseph Joachim, endurance violinist
In this extract from an article in the May 1894 issue of The Strad, our correspondent Robin H Legge does not try to hide his adulation for the most celebrated violinist of the time
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #50: Itamar Zorman on violin globetrotting
The Strad’s 50th podcast episode celebrates violin repertoire from around the world
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FocusMy Experience: double bassist Adalberto Ambotta, Conservatorio Giuseppe Tartini
Double bassist Adalberto Ambotta shares his experiences of studying at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Tartini in the historic city of Trieste, Italy.
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #49: Zina Schiff and Avlana Eisenberg on mother and daughter collaboration
The violin/conductor mother and daughter team speak about working together on their new album of works by William Grant Still
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Focus10 essential pieces for string orchestra
As Endellion Quartet violinist Andrew Watkinson prepares to lead the Guildhall String Ensemble, he tells us his favourite works for strings – and we put them in a convenient playlist. From 2019
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FocusThe harmonious string quartet - a balance of four personality types
No one said that living in a quartet was easy - but the most successful groups develop a unique identity that survives vitriolic relationships and even personnel changes, writes Paul Robertson. From 2005
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Focus‘Don’t take yourself too seriously, but take what you do seriously’: Johannes Moser answers your questions
Cellist Johannes Moser shares his expertise on performance, life as a busy musician, plus his favourite concert to date