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Featured Stories: Read opinion pieces and interviews from top players
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‘A great sense of melody and freshness’: Sol Gabetta on her new recording of Saint-Saëns and Lalo
The cellist speaks about the contrasting cello concertos by Saint-Saëns and Lalo, as well as recording the works with period instrument ensemble, Les Siecles
Six composers, one instrument, incredible variety: ‘for cello, by cellists’
Ben Michaels examines the scores behind three newly commissioned works that appear on his new album for cello, by cellists, uncovering how distinctive musical voices can transform a single cello into an astonishing range of sound worlds
118 years since Pablo de Sarasate’s death: exploring the great violinist’s true impact
The legendary violinist died on 20 September 1908. Dr. Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue examines Sarasate’s performing life, including the wide range of repertoire he presented to audiences throughout his career
New video: ensemble132 performs Clara Schumann
The musicians present the first of Schumann’s Three Romances, which will be included in the collective’s upcoming album
The intersection of two rivers: the violin in China
How did a European instrument become part of China’s musical identity? Violinist Xin Jin charts more than three centuries of the violin’s development in Chinese culture, from its arrival with Western missionaries to the flourishing repertoire of today
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Session Report: Violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley on recording his Fidl-Fantazye klezmer concerto
Noah Bendix-Balgley, first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, speaks to Harry White about recording his self-penned klezmer concerto Fidl-Fantazye live on the Philharmonie stage
Analysis October 2026: Orchestral concerts in record summer heat
The numerous heatwaves that took place across Europe this summer affected all kinds of cultural events – with orchestras suffering just as much, if not more, from the scorching weather
Opinion: Playing with accompanists early on
Piano accompaniment is too often treated as an afterthought in teaching. Violinist Sendi Vartanovi argues that string students learn more effectively when collaboration begins from day one
Explorations of identity: what does the music of Mendelssohn and Grieg mean to Opus13?
The Strad catches up with Opus13 following two years of competition success and accolades, as the ensemble prepares to release its debut album of works reflective of its collective identity
Schumann’s Violin Concerto and the violinists who decided its fate
Violinist and music historian Stacy Jarvis considers the case of Schumann’s neglected Violin Concerto, and what happens when the people protecting a composer’s legacy make subjective decisions about the value of a particular work
‘A new chapter unfolding’: Poiesis Quartet on its evolving identity
On the eve of their Lucerne Festival debut, Sarah Ying Ma and Drew Dansby of the Banff-winning American Poiesis Quartet talk about a changing line-up, an expanding repertoire and the ideas shaping the ensemble’s next chapter.
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