The Strad Quiz: Childhood photo special

2018-03-23T12:44:00+00:00

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My violin heroine Maud Powell, by Rachel Barton Pine
2023-03-07T12:26:00Z
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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Studying the violin with Carl Flesch: Yfrah Neaman
2023-02-13T09:49:00Z
Lebanese violinist Yfrah Neaman, who died in 2003, shared memories of his teacher with Evelyn Chadwick in December 1994
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7 pointers for perfect pizzicato
2023-02-07T09:52:00Z
Advice on plucking and strumming from 120 years of The Strad

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What can musicians learn from working with dancers?
2021-05-31T11:00:00Z
Pauline Harding attends workshops, talks to early music specialists and pioneering modern players, and discovers a whole new approach to interpreting classical music
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Was Sherlock Holmes actually meant to be any good at playing the violin?
2019-03-07T12:00:00Z
'Melancholy wailings', 'exasperating solos', but 'a remarkable gift for improvisation' – we revisit Maggie Williams's article on our favourite fictional violinist
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United Strings of Europe performing new work by Arturo Corrales
2019-02-27T10:22:00Z
The United Strings of Europe, an ensemble made up of young professional musicians from across the continent, launch their New Horizons series tonight in London’s Conway Hall . The ensemble, which has just completed a tour of Lebanon, and is today leading a workshop with refugees and asylum seekers ...