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  • Ernest bloch in 1917 at a table
    Focus

    Cello journey: the best recordings of Ernest Bloch's Schelomo

    2018-02-01T16:33:00Z

    Intended to be played as a seamless integrated whole, with an equality between the cellist and the orchestra, rather than as a concertante piece, Bloch’s Hebraic rhapsody Schelomo has been recorded by many cellists in numerous ways – and it seems that there is something special about almost all ...

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    News

    Cellist Taeguk Mun wins $25,000 János Starker Foundation Award

    2016-12-12T00:00:00Z

    The prize is granted to cellists under the age of 30 'who have already begun a significant career in music'

  • Janos_Starker_Interpretation1
    Article

    Cellist János Starker on interpretation

    2015-10-21T00:00:00Z

    I try to represent the composer as best I can - but I am a 20th century artist, and I view Bach and Beethoven from a 20th century perspective' Cellist János Starker talks with Paul Katz about interpreting the works of great composers from the perspective of his ...

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    Article

    Cellist János Starker on vibrato

    2015-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Vibrato is tension and release. I had an argument with Paul Rolland, who claimed I was rolling above the note and back, but I don't think so. I am in the middle of the note and then releasing' Cellist János Starker speaks about vibrato in an interview with Paul ...

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    Debate

    No sex please - we're classical musicians

    2015-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Does ‘sexing up’ classical music increase accessibility or is it merely crass exhibitionism? Two well-known string players debate one of the hot topics of the industry in The Strad's March 2006 issue

  • Janos_Starker_Swan
    Article

    János Starker performs The Swan by Saint-Saëns

    2014-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Cellist János Starker, who appears on the cover of The Strad's April 2014 issue , performs The Swan by Saint-Saëns and Popper's Tarantella in a 1976 television broadcast. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase ...

  • Starker_Humility
    Article

    János Starker speaks about humility

    2014-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Cellist János Starker, who appears on the cover of The Strad's April 2014 issue , speaks in 2010 at the Indiana University Summer String Academy about the importance of humility for a successful music career. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part ...

  • Starker_Bach
    Article

    János Starker performs Bach's Cello Suite No 3

    2014-04-01T00:00:00Z

    János Starker, who appears on the cover of The Strad's April 2014 issue , performs the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite no.3 in Tokyo in 1988. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back issues ...

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    Article

    János Starker performs Kodály's Solo Cello Sonata

    2014-03-31T00:00:00Z

    János Starker, who appears on the cover of The Strad's April 2014 issue , performs the First Movement of Kodály's Solo Cello Sonata in Tokyo in 1988. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back ...

  • Strad_0414_Apr
    Article

    The Strad April 2014 issue is on sale now

    2014-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Tributes to János Starker, 40 years of the Arditti Quartet and a beautifully decorated bow are among this month's features