All Issue articles – Page 6
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Premium ❘ FeatureAll for one: Nicola Benedetti
When violinist Nicola Benedetti launched her Benedetti Sessions at the beginning of this year she had no idea that the mass-participation workshops for string players and teachers would be stalled by Covid-19. Undeterred, she moved the programme online, which, as she tells Peter Somerford, was no bad thing
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Ida Haendel: Grande dame of the violin
Following Ida Haendel’s death at the age of 96 in July, Tully Potter surveys the career of an exceptional performer and a remarkable woman
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September 2020: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the September 2020 issue
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Bach Cello Suites on the Double Bass: A New Register
Although learning Bach’s Cello Suites at pitch on the double bass has only relatively recently become commonplace, they are now featured on music college syllabuses around the world. Virtuoso bassist and conservatoire professor Leon Bosch explains how he introduces the works to his students
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Giuseppe Ceruti: In the name of the father
The Cremonese luthier Giuseppe Ceruti is often overlooked in favour of his more famous son, Enrico. Duane Rosengard examines two matching double basses by Giuseppe to discover the secrets of his making style
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Session Report: Final Frontier
The Jerusalem Quartet’s second instalment of Bartók string quartets brings a new delicacy and clarity to these works, which are so often portrayed as brutal. Violinist Alexander Pavlovsky and violist Ori Kam discuss their approach with Tom Stewart
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Heart of the matter: Schumann’s Cello Concerto
Schumann’s Cello Concerto is often seen as dark and troubled, and its advocates have struggled to bring it the recognition it deserves. Now, Josephine Knight’s discoveries have led to a new edition and recording which shed a fresh light on this work, writes Peter Quantrill
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Pride of Norway: The Strad calendar 2021
The Strad’s 2021 Calendar celebrates 15 years since the start of the Dextra Musica foundation, whose instrument collection has swiftly become one of the finest in the world. Unlike many other valuable collections, these instruments are in daily use. John Dilworth highlights some of the treasures
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Concert review: Bang on a Can Marathon 2020
Bruce Hodges reviews the online extravaganza held at various locations on 14 June 2020
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Concert review: Wigmore Hall, 8-24 June 2020
Tim Homfray reviews performances held at the London venue for an online-only audience
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Book review: Piano Trios on Stage: Violin/Flute, Cello and Piano
Anne Inglis reviews a publication by David Brooker designed to interest young players in piano trios
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Book review: The Sound of Life’s Unspeakable Beauty
Julian Haylock reviews Martin Schleske’s book relating the art of violin making to a profound belief in God
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Book review: The German Bow: A study exhibit of German bow making
Bow maker Matt Wehling reviews the latest publication from the Violin Society of America
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Yo-Yo Ma et al: Not Our First Goat Rodeo
Cellist and folk-music friends in a delightful, genre-bending second album
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Lisa Batiashvili: City Lights
Lights, camera, action: a violinist’s evocative movie-musical travels
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Arabella Steinbacher: Four Seasons
A popular seasonal pairing full of requisite energy and drama
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Peter Sheppard Skærved: Schubert
A light but not lightweight approach imbues this with a sense of wonder
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Aviv Quartet, Amit Peled: Schubert
A light but not lightweight approach imbues this with a sense of wonder
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Camille Thomas: Voice of Hope
Expansive and expressive playing in a musical journey towards hope
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Hee-Young Lim: Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev
A sensitive and poetic approach to Russian cello sonatas
