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Featured Stories: Read opinion pieces and interviews from top players
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The universal language of music: sorrow, hope and a silent prayer
Mehmet Gökhan Bağcı interviews Turkish cellist Poyraz Baltacıgil on his recording of Bloch’s Prayer (From Jewish Life)
Pierre Fournier: In quest of higher truth
Born 120 years ago this June, Pierre Fournier emerged as one of the 20th century’s most influential cellists. Oskar Falta traces his life, artistry and complex legacy, and hears from two of his former pupils
Sentimental Work: Laura van der Heijden on Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet
Rehearsing Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet in F sharp minor with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective was a memorable experience for the cellist
A violinist’s experience of San Francisco’s disastrous 1906 fire - From the archive: June 1906
Violinist Henry Heyman gives a first-hand account of the catastrophic San Francisco fire of 1906, in a personal letter to The Strad editor Ian Lavender
From prison to performance: new film spotlights violinist Christian Howes’s artistic transformation
A trailer for Redemption Time highlights violinist Christian Howes’s path from prison to an artistic career, in a collaborative film blending music, poetry and personal narrative
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Rain, resonance and reimagination at the Bergen International Festival
Davina Shum attended the 2026 Bergen International Festival, which showcased a range of programmes combining contemporary interpretations, traditional instruments and major orchestral works across multiple venues
Istem: expanding the voice of the Hardanger tradition
Uniting violin, viola and cello variants of the Hardanger instrument, the Norwegian group Istem is carving out new repertoire for an ensemble rarely heard on concert stages. Davina Shum spoke to the members at the Bergen International Festival
How I won my job at the San Francisco Symphony, aged 18
Cellist Starla Breshears shares her experiences winning a job with an orchestra, from preparing excerpts to navigating the trial period
‘Chamber music is a microcosm of life’ - Paul Huang’s life lessons
The Taiwanese–American violinist on his formative influences and the importance of chamber music
Crafting a violin for Alican Süner: a maker’s story
Violin maker Nurgül Çomak explores craftsmanship, emotion and serendipity through the story of the instrument she built for Alican Süner
Those notorious liars: thirds and sixths!
Getting the intonation right on your thirds and sixths can be tricky and misleading. Cellist Michael Reynolds shares some strategies to make the process less painful and more in tune
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