All Performance articles
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #96: Christian Tetzlaff on Bartók Violin Concerto no.2
The violinist shares his personal experience and thoughts on the work
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #95: Historical instrument chat with violinist Rachel Podger
Rachel speaks about the tools of her trade in this episode of the ‘Podgecast’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #94: a theatrical Verklärte Nacht with cellist Matthew Barley
The cellist speaks about creating a theatrical experience with a multitude of access points for new and existing audiences to Schoenberg’s piece and other related works
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #93: creative storytelling with cellist Alexander Hersh
The star of ‘Absinthe’ shares how narrative and multiple access points can benefit classical music in reaching new audiences
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #92: remembering violinist Geoff Nuttall of the St. Lawrence String Quartet
The ensemble’s founding violist Lesley Robertson shares her memories of the violinist
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #91: ‘The Music Critic’ with violinist Aleksey Igudesman
‘The most horrible reviews of the most beautiful music ever written’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #90: on the road with the Aizuri Quartet
With a busy touring season, how do the players cope with learning lots of repertoire, rehearsing with limited time and being away from home? Violinist Emma Frucht shares the group’s strategies
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #87: Yoga and string playing with violinist Melissa White
‘Our bodies are our best teachers’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #85: the Dudok Quartet on ‘What Remains’ and eclecticism
Violinist Marleen Wester and cellist David Faber speak about drawing influences from a range of sources on the quartet’s new album
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #84: double bassist Luis Cabrera on performing Bach Cello Suites
The double bassist speaks about his historically informed video recording of the first suite
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #82: Violinist Tessa Lark on The Stradgrass Sessions
Tessa speaks about how social gatherings and collaborations are integral constituents of folk music
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #81: TwoSet Violin’s Brett Yang on the ‘Empress Caterina’ Stradivari
What did Brett learn from playing this fine instrument? Find out in our exclusive chat!
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #80: Malin Broman on multi-instrumentalism
Malin shares how her violin skills transfer to viola and cello, and vice versa
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #77: 2023 Sphinx Competition winner Njioma Grevious
The violinist shares her strategies for competition and performance preparation, as well as how she embodies the character of a piece on stage
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #75: Patricia Kopatchinskaja on Brahms, Bartók and Janáček
The violinist speaks about doing justice to the composers’ wishes, as well as keeping the repertoire fresh and spontaneous
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #73: Cellist Alisa Weilerstein on ‘Fragments’
Alisa speaks about the project which encompasses Bach, 27 commissions, and theatrical elements
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #72: Liam Byrne on the viola da gamba
Liam speaks about playing a wide range of repertoire with new technology
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #70: Gwendolyn Masin on three unknown violin pieces you should know
Discover neglected works by Vítězslava Kaprálová, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Lazare Saminsky
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #67: Curtis Stewart on Julia Perry’s Violin Concerto
On 2 December, the violinist will give the premiere performance of a 20th-century work that has fallen into obscurity
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #66: Cellist Anastasia Kobekina on choosing the right strings
The cellist recently provided input in the development of For-Tune Strings’ new Opal Gold cello strings