All Focus articles – Page 16
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Focus‘I just try not to spoil it’ – Nathan Milstein on Bach
Nathaniel Vallois uses his time in lockdown to examine changes in the playing style of some of the best-known names
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FocusDaniel Pioro on his Götting 1709 ‘Viotti’ Stradivari copy
Our January 2023 cover star talks about commissioning his modern instrument
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #70: Gwendolyn Masin on three unknown violin pieces you should know
Discover neglected works by Vítězslava Kaprálová, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Lazare Saminsky
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: c.1709 ‘Scotta’ Stradivari violin
This violin has a handsome one-piece back with the flame ascending from left to right
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #69: Heather Noonan on the future of pernambuco
Heather explains the recent decision made to keep pernambuco wood under CITES Appendix II with modified wording, and what it means for musicians and bow makers
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: 1760 Nicolò Gagliano violin
‘It is incredible for me to draw out the richness in the lower strings, and the higher registers soar with remarkable clarity’ - Emily Sun
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FocusRobert Max on playing the 1726 ‘Saveuse’ Stradivari cello
British cellist Robert Max, who has performed on the ‘Saveuse’ for more than 20 years, gives his thoughts on the instrument’s sound and quality
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #68: Aubrey K Alexander on bridge carving
In an unexpected twist, we uncover the parallels between bridges and puppies
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: 1720 Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ violin
’I fell in love with the typical warm Guarneri sound, and after some restoration it also acquired a shine in the treble register’ - Dene Olding
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #67: Curtis Stewart on Julia Perry’s Violin Concerto
On 2 December, the violinist will give the premiere performance of a 20th-century work that has fallen into obscurity
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FocusMy experience: Bryan Cheng, Verbier Festival Academy
The cellist shares details of his unforgettable three weeks exploring musical artistry and attending world-class concerts among the Alpine surroundings of Verbier
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: c.1610 Maggini viola
This large and beautiful-sounding viola features a one-piece spruce front with unusually wide grain
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FocusRaphael Wallfisch on playing the ‘Sheremetev’ Vuillaume cello
‘It’s a very versatile instrument as well as a beautiful thing to look at,’ said the cellist in our June 2013 issue
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FocusMy Experience: Connie Pharoah, Yellow Barn Festival
A range of chamber repertoire, inspirational tutors and overcoming performance anxiety were just some of the highlights for the violist at this festival
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: 1859 Vuillaume violin
The violin is a very close copy of a ‘golden period’ Stradivari, possibly the 1715 ‘Alard’,
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FocusAnne Akiko Meyers on playing the ‘Vieuxtemps’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
The US violinist, who has been loaned in perpetuity what is currently the world’s most expensive instrument, discusses its tone quality and projection
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #66: Cellist Anastasia Kobekina on choosing the right strings
The cellist recently provided input in the development of For-Tune Strings’ new Opal Gold cello strings
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: 1743 ‘Ngeringa’ Guadagnini cello
The instrument is one of only 39 cellos known to have been made by Guadagnini
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #65: Trio Con Brio Copenhagen on fine Italian instruments
How do you keep two 17th century stringed instruments happy in a climate very different from northern Italy?
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: 1784 Guadagnini violin
One of the last instruments made by the luthier, who died in 1786, the violin has a miraculously intact varnish and an excellent soprano sound with great projection
