All Focus articles – Page 32
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Focus‘I’m exhausted by the time I reach the Sibelius third movement,’ says violinist Leonidas Kavakos
25 years after his pioneering recording, the Greek musician speaks about his relationship with the concerto in The Strad’s January 2016 issue
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FocusThe importance of making Bach speak
Claudio Bohórquez discusses phrasing in the great composer's Cello Suites
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Focus10 ways for orchestral musicians to protect their ears
If you're an orchestral musician you could be at serious risk of long-term hearing damage. Janet Horvath looks at some simple and effective solutions
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FocusThe importance of 'after-processing' for practice
Musicans often find that a difficult passage has been magically solved upon returning to it the next day, writes Rok Klopčič
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FocusTeaching tips: students switching instruments
How do you spot when a young student has chosen the wrong instrument, and how do you find out which would suit them better? Pedagogue and author Mimi Butler takes a look at the issues involved
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FocusViolin jokes: who's laughing now?
For too long the good-hearted souls of the viola section have been the butt of their violin colleagues' humour - and sense of superiority. To turn the tables we've asked around to find some of the best violin jokes so that viola players can now have the last ...
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FocusAsk the Experts: how to prevent budding musicians from developing bad habits
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to our experts
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FocusFormer Berlin Phil concertmaster Thomas Brandis on working with Herbert von Karajan
'I had to learn to play a little late or I would have been playing solo,' says the violinist, who served as Berlin Philharmonic concertmaster from 1962 to 1983
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FocusHow to improve your playing with slow practice
Does slow and steady win the race when it comes to practice, or does a more up-tempo approach bring the best results, asks Rok Klopčič
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FocusDegrees: Ekaterina Frolova
Violinist, performance masters student at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (MDW), Austria
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FocusDegrees: Eric Smith
Cellist, masters student at the University of North Texas College of Music
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FocusDegrees: Louise Salmo
Violinist, artist diploma student at the Lyon Conservatoire of Music and Dance, France
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FocusDegrees: Sophie Radke
Cellist, alumnus of the bachelor of music (elite) with honours course at the University of Tasmania, Australia
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FocusDegrees: Chan Lee
Violinist, undergraduate student on the bachelor of music – major performance (orchestral instruments) programme at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University, in Montreal, Canada
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FocusDegrees: Alex Marshall
Cellist and pop vocals, alumnus of a ‘combined pathway’ bachelor of arts degree in classical cello and pop vocals at Leeds College of Music, UK
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FocusConductors are both a blessing and a curse - violinist Chaim Taub
The former Israel Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster shares his thoughts on working with good and bad conductors, and learning to listen to listen
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FocusHow often should you change your strings?
Violinist Augustin Hadelich tells Pauline Harding why he finds it essential to keep changing the strings on his instrument
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FocusViolinist Rachel Podger on the physical demands of scordatura
The Baroque musician speaks to Philip Clark about recording Biber's Rosary Sonatas
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FocusAsk the Experts: selecting the right tonewood
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to a panel of experts
