All Focus articles – Page 7
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Small wonders: The tailgut
How gut, steel, nylon and now parachute cord have brought change to the luthier’s craft
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The Strad Podcast #83: making the transition from student to fine instruments with Peter Herresthal
The violinist gives his advice and tips to players wanting to upgrade their instrument
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Words of Wisdom: Violinist Michael Guttman
Violinist Michael Guttman shares his words of wisdom in this article from January 2013
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Great string players of the past: Gary Karr on Sergey Koussevitzky
Gary Karr shares a spooky connection with double bassist Sergey Koussevitzky, in this article from October 2013
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Small wonders: The linseed
For John Dilworth, the humble grain’s oil can enrobe a violin’s bare wood and flaunt its rippling curves
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Words of Wisdom: Violist Lawrence Dutton
The Emerson Quartet violist shared his musical insights in our September 2012 issue
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The Strad Podcast #82: Violinist Tessa Lark on The Stradgrass Sessions
Tessa speaks about how social gatherings and collaborations are integral constituents of folk music
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Small Wonders: The top-block
For John Dilworth, a simple piece of willow or spruce can become a sanctum for covert messages
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Opinion: Jedi Wisdom for string playing
In the second of his articles, mining the wisdom of the Star Wars universe, cellist Brian Hodges explains how the teachings of the Jedi can be applied to string playing
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Words of Wisdom: Violinist Maggie Faultless
The baroque violinist shared her musical insights in our May 2012 issue
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Great string players of the past: Joshua Bell on Eugène Ysaÿe
Joshua Bell tells Steven Isserlis how he was directly influenced by Eugène Ysaÿe through his teacher, Josef Gingold
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Small Wonders: In praise of purfling
John Dilworth has a soft spot for the slender ribbons that give the violin a vital part of its personality
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Words of Wisdom: Violinist Sylvia Rosenberg
The pedagogue and former student of Ivan Galamian and Szymon Goldberg gives her teaching insights
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Great violinists: Yehudi Menuhin
Julian Haylock examines the player whose openness and sincerity gave even lighter music a profound emotional resonance
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Great string players of the past: Violinist Bronislaw Huberman
Actor Simon Callow draws inspiration from the imaginative engagement of Bronislaw Huberman before he goes on stage
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The Strad Podcast #81: TwoSet Violin’s Brett Yang on the ‘Empress Caterina’ Stradivari
What did Brett learn from playing this fine instrument? Find out in our exclusive chat!
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Small Wonders: The joy of pegs
Fitting a peg is not just a satisfying task, it can also be a sensuous pleasure
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Words of Wisdom: Alice Schoenfeld
An interview with the late violinist and pedagogue Alice Schoenfeld
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Great string players of the past: Cellist Pablo Casals
Pianist András Schiff tells Steven Isserlis why Pablo Casals is his favourite performer, in this article from October 2013
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Small wonders: A hymn to glue
John Dilworth sings the praises of natural adhesive in violin making in this article from February 2013