All Magazine articles – Page 80
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ReviewLeon Bosch: The South African Double Bass
New works commissioned by and for virtuoso double bassist
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ReviewThéotime Langlois de Swarte: The Mad Lover
Violin and lute duo explore music of delicious melancholy
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ReviewUnited Strings of Europe, Amalia Hall: In Motion
Unfamiliar repertoire arranged for small string ensemble is well worth exploring
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ReviewGautier Capuçon: Emotions
A collection of popular encores that strikes exactly the right note
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ReviewChristian-Pierre La Marca: Cello 360
Imaginative and varied recital that takes in the gamut of solo cello repertoire
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ReviewKanneh-Mason Family: Carnival
An enchanting tour de force from a stunningly gifted musical family
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ReviewFrank Peter Zimmermann: Martinů, Bartók
Masterful performances of Martinů from a violinist on splendid form
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ReviewTrio Sōra: Beethoven
Fluent and dramatic performances to complete Beethoven’s anniversary year
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ReviewJerusalem Quartet: Bartók
Quartet completes its Bartók cycle strongly with polished performances
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ReviewJennifer Koh: Bach & Beyond – Part 3
Eloquent, artful, yet unadorned playing in the third of Koh’s series
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Premium ❘ ArticleJanuary 2021: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the January 2021 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureJean-Guihen Queyras: A journey through time
Recording Beethoven’s ‘Triple’ Concerto last June allowed French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras to step back into near normality, among colleagues and friends. He tells Pauline Harding about recording at a social distance, the importance of musical ‘family’, and why working with living composers has helped him to find contemporary relevance in ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureGeorge Neikrug: Memories of a legend
Cellist George Neikrug, who died in 2019 at the age of 100, was a celebrated performer and orchestral principal. However, his skills as a pedagogue were second to none, writes University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor Benjamin Whitcomb, who has gathered personal recollections
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Premium ❘ FeatureBasic Maintenance: Avoiding instrument carnage
Luthiers often see the same basic problems when repairing instruments – and most of them could be solved by some simple care and attention from the players themselves. Korinthia Klein presents a simple guide to violin maintenance, without encroaching on the experts’ territory
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Premium ❘ FeatureTwo-fingered Tchaikovsky: Beating the odds
Despite losing the function of the third and fourth fingers of his left hand through focal dystonia and a shoulder injury, violinist Clayton Haslop was determined to continue playing. Here he shares his story
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Right place, right time
For Renaud Capuçon, recording Elgar’s Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra and Simon Rattle was a dream come true – and one that he couldn’t allow to be derailed by Covid-19’s lockdown restrictions, as he tells Charlotte Gardner
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ReviewBook review: Nineteenth Century Musical Autographs: the Niçois Album of the Count of Cessole
Julian Haylock examines a unique collection of musical autographs, including such string players as Paganini, Alard and Franchomme
