All Focus articles – Page 7
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FocusPractice Diary: violinist Francesca Dego
The Italian violinist on practising under pressure and how Paganini is her constant companion. From October 2016
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FocusPractice Diary: violinist-violist Yura Lee
The South Korea-born violinist-violist describes a hectic week of summer practice and festival performances in our August 2016 issue
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Focus‘The sound is very round and expansive’: Zlatomir Fung’s instrument and bow
Fung plays a 1717 cello by David Tecchler of Rome, and shares insights on the instrument and his bows in the excerpt from our January 2024 issue
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FocusMy violin heroine Maud Powell, by Rachel Barton Pine
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine examines why Powell's pioneering contribution to the art of violin recording so richly deserved the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014
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FocusSome Reflections on the Interpretation of Haydn’s Quartets
Edith Robinson, a string quartet pioneer and violin professor, gave her stylistic thoughts on performing Haydn string quartets in the April 1933 issue of The Strad
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FocusMy experience: cellist Sophie Kauer, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
There is much on offer besides instrumental lessons, shares the cellist
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FocusPractice Diary: violinist Philippe Quint
The Russian–American violinist recounts a week’s worth of practice in our February 2013 issue
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #105: active string teaching and learning with violinist Mahaliah Edwards
Mahaliah shares how she aims to get pupils to enjoy music making, as well as how she strives to be the teacher she would’ve liked to have had
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2024: 1742 ‘Lord Wilton’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
Best known as Yehudi Menuhin’s instrument for much of his career, the violin is still in an excellent state of preservation
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FocusMy experience: violist Elliot Kempton, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
Studying in London is a lifestyle that fosters improvement, says the violist
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #104: Brescia vs Cremona with luthier Linda Lespets
What was life like for instrument makers in Brescia? What was the making style like? Why hasn’t Brescia retained the same reputation as Cremona? Linda spotlights the home of Da Salò, Maggini and Rogeri
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2024: 1733 ‘Sassoon’ Antonio Stradivari violin
Made when the master luthier was 89 years old, it has plentiful, rich reddish-brown varnish
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FocusLife Lessons: Violinist Hilary Hahn
Adrenalin can be helpful, says the American violinist, but you should never forget the true reasons for performance
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FocusMy experience: violist Élise Hiron, Haute École de Musique de Lausanne, Sion campus
Studying in the beautiful Swiss city of Sion reaps plenty of performance opportunities, says the violist
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FocusDouble Acts: Andrew Fairfax and Anneleen Fairfax-van der Grinten
Husband-and-wife violin makers and restorers Andrew Fairfax and Anneleen Fairfax-van der Grinten talk about their different professional strengths and their shared love of books, wine and Italy
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FocusPractice Diary: cellist Hannah Roberts
The British cellist chooses her warm-up keys carefully before tackling the trickiest passages of Dvořák’s Concerto – leaving the best bits till last
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2024: 1737 ‘Panette’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
For years the main instrument used by Isaac Stern, it is now in the hands of Renaud Capuçon.
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FocusMy experience: violinist Edith Cnockaert, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
Studying at this conservatorium fulfils a lifelong dream and provides a warm, supportive atmosphere, shares the violinist
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FocusDouble Acts: Annette and Steven Isserlis
They may tease each other terribly, but siblings Annette and Steven Isserlis still get a kick out of being on stage together
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #103: adult learner mindset with violinist Rachael Ridge
Embracing gradual growth and progress, curiosity and a willingness to make mistakes is crucial for adults learning a musical instrument, says the violinist
