All Focus articles – Page 83
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FocusWhy you should send your students away
Holidays are a vital part of learning, according to an article from The Strad, August 1908
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FocusThe cure for sweaty hands
Suggestions in The Strad, 1892, for dealing with this moist problem include oatmeal, vinegar and vegetarianism
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FocusThe six classes of player
An article from The Strad, October 1918, provides a nuanced but provocative account of instrument tone
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FocusViolinist Isabelle Faust on finding a balance in Bach
The musician explains the challenges of interpreting the great master
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FocusRich pickings
Ariane Todes turns to Chris Thile for help transferring her violin skills to the mandolin
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FocusWhat happens when a stolen Strad is recovered?
Violin dealers and musicians are not alone in following the auction performance of rare musical instruments. The spectacular saleroom prices realised by the finest violins have also attracted thieves in search of fresh goods for the illicit art market. While post-theft claims for insured instruments are often quickly settled, the ...
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FocusSexism in the string world exposed – in 1891
Comments in our March 1891 issue provoked some emancipated responses
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Three of a Kind: Korngold Violin Concerto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEs3GMEAqYA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn0PKIqoats Znaider http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYsnGjRBk8c Ehnes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49cKqKmLiDg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0mN39wBDKo Kavakos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkT_eRCkK08 Mutter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HbQ7ZbovQ4 Gluzman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig-HoQ1NE4s Perlman
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FocusAn interview with Erling Blöndal Bengtsson
Danish cellist and teacher Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, who died on 5 June 2013, gave an interview to The Strad last year to mark his 80th birthday. He spoke to fellow cellist Jeffrey Solow who, like him, had studied under Gregor Piatigorsky at the Curtis institute of Music: ...
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FocusWhat Pupils Ought Not to Do, from The Strad, November 1890
Timeless advice for the string student from our archive
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FocusUS cellist and pedagogue Paul Olefsky talks to The Strad
Paul Olefsky, the American cellist and teacher, died on 1 June 2013. In his wide-ranging career he was a member of several American orchestras, and toured as a soloist in North America and Europe. He often performed and recorded with his wife, cellist Hai Zheng, and with ...
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FocusAn instrument with a tragic history
Ariane Todes meets the viola on which Cecil Aronowitz performed his final concert
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FocusDegrees: Donald Palma
Double bassist and Artistic Director of the NEC Chamber Orchestra, New England Conservatory, Massachusetts, US
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FocusDegrees: Elicia Silverstein
Violinist, Fifth-Year Undergraduate student at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, California, US
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FocusDegrees: Emma Sullivan
Double bassist, Graduate of the Australian National Academy of Music Professional Performance Programme, Melbourne, Australia
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FocusDegrees: Find your speciality
Looking for a specific focus to your music course? Use our selection of specialist programmes to help you choose
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FocusDegrees: Find your violin teacher
Sometimes the most rewarding way to pick a degree course is by the teacher you want to study with. Use our list of some well-known names in teaching and playing around the world to start your search
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FocusDegrees: Ingebjør Sørbøen
Violinist, Fourth-Year student at the Ole Bull Academy, Voss, Norway
