All Focus articles – Page 29
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FocusCellist Christian-Pierre La Marca signs with Avanti Arts
The French cellist has been added to the roster of Avanti Arts for worldwide management
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FocusMy audition journey: Victor Fournelle-Blain, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
The associate principal viola of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra shares an awkward story involving a Bach fugue in an audition, as well as other, slightly more successful experiences
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Focus‘I want to create a community where lifelong friendships are formed’ - Domingo Hindoyan
The violinist and new chief conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra shares his musical journey which began with the renowned music education programme El Sistema
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FocusSonoko Miriam Welde: How to make a work truly your own
The best way to create a unique interpretation of a commonly performed piece is to be yourself, shares violinist Sonoko Miriam Welde
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FocusMy audition journey: Monique Irik, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The violinist of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra illustrates her determination to win the job - even if it means trying several times
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Focus’A musician must be broadly based, not just an instrumentalist’ - auditioning for music colleges
In this extract from September 2000, faculty members at some of the world’s top music colleges share what they’re looking for in an ideal conservatoire candidate
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #21: Leon Bosch on Bottesini
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Bottesini’s birth, Leon Bosch speaks about the complete musician who was described as ‘the Paganini of the double bass’
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FocusMy audition journey: Hugh Klüger, London Philharmonic Orchestra
’The player with a solid grasp of the basics usually has more chance of getting a trial’ - insights and advice on auditions from the LPO double bassist
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2022: Gennaro Gagliano cello 1734
The Gagliano scroll is a perfect example of the Neapolitan style
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Focus‘The first maker of what is unambiguously a double bass’
In this extract from the December 2021 issue, Thomas Martin, George Martin and Martin Lawrence examine the beginnings of bass making in Venice
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FocusThe Performance Project: Honing Performance Skills in a Post-Pandemic World
Following a series of interviews with over 20 world-renowned cellists, William Tan shares insights on optimising the art of performance
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FocusMy audition journey: Guðný Jónasdóttir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
The cellist in the Iceland Symphony Orchestra shares her audition experience and how she finds solace in the mantra ‘You win some, you lose some’
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FocusMy audition journey: Milan Milisavljević, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
The principal violist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra shares his audition experience and tips for those looking to land an orchestral job
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FocusOpinion: Dare to be different
When selecting repertoire for that crucial audition it’s an advantage to avoid predictable choices, writes Julian Lloyd Webber, who suggests alternatives for cellists
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Focus‘The bride entered the room, her eyes flashing daggers at the groom’ - The Strad’s top wedding disaster stories
The Strad’s editorial staff and writers share their memorable stories of wedding gigs that didn’t quite go to plan
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #20: Steven Isserlis on consulting musical editions and manuscripts
The cellist speaks about consulting the various surviving manuscripts of the Bach Cello Suites, as well as making bowing and fingering suggestions for the Dvořák Cello Concerto
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FocusSentimental Work: Jeffrey Solow
Brahms’s First Symphony was the piece that inspired the American cellist to dedicate his career to music, and prompts a reminiscence of his teacher Piatigorsky
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2022: Giuseppe Antonio Rocca violin 1844
The Rocca is clearly modelled after the most famous Stradivari violin, the ‘Messiah’
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Focus‘The objective was Bach, not Biondi’
The Italian violinist explains why the focus in playing Bach’s Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas should be shifted from adhering to rules of historically informed performance to exploring the composer’s language and taking risks
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FocusPierre Aloysius Josephs: the first bow maker of the San Francisco Bay Area
In this extract from the November 2021 issue, Raphael Gold profiles the bow making work of Pierre Aloysius Josephs and his family
