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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Flexibility in orchestral playing
Violinist Alexandra Gorski argues that an orchestra’s greatest asset is not power or accuracy; rather the ability to adapt seamlessly to every style of music and manner of conductor
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Premium ❘ Feature‘His violin still sings in my ears’ - From the Archive: October 1893
The Strad selects some highlights from the memoirs of violinist Charles Dancla (1817–1907), recently published in Paris
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Learning to trust yourself is a never-ending process’ - Nils Mönkemeyer’s life lessons
The German violist on finding his confidence and the journey of becoming a soloist
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Johan Dalene on recording Neoclassical 20th-century works
The young Swedish violinist Johan Dalene speaks to Tom Stewart about recording his fourth album, a recital of luminous, Neoclassical 20th-century music for violin and piano
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Germany: Kissinger Sommer festival
A stay in northern Bavaria’s spa town of Bad Kissingen for the Kissinger Sommer festival proved to be a balm for the soul for Laurence Vittes
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Premium ❘ Feature‘We want to learn everything’ - Leonkoro Quartet
Formed in 2019, the Leonkoro Quartet burst on to the scene with a string of competition wins and now a debut album. The foursome speak to Peter Somerford about what it takes to succeed as a young string quartet today
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Premium ❘ Feature‘A stroke of fortune’ - From the Archive: September 1903
In his early life, Franz Joseph Haydn supported himself as a violinist. T. Lamb Phipson gives an account of the composer’s formative years
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Eldbjørg Hemsing on Bruch’s Violin Concerto
The Norwegian violinist has fond memories of hearing Bruch’s First Violin Concerto for the first time – and advice for anyone looking to play it themselves in the future
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Hilary Hahn on Ysaÿe’s Solo Violin Sonatas
When Hilary Hahn decided to record Ysaÿe’s Six Solo Violin Sonatas for their centenary year, all the stars seemed to align in terms of both timing and fresh musical insights, as she tells Charlotte Gardner
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Bangkok: International Viola Congress
Carlos María Solare reports from the 48th International Viola Congress, which took place in the tropical surroundings of Salaya, at the western borders of Thailand’s capital city
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Your ideas are never as far apart as they seem’ - Ronald Copes’s life lessons
The Juilliard Quartet second violinist on the joy and value of collaboration in chamber music
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Early focus on musicality helps adults thrive’ - Billy Tobenkin on adult learning
Billy Tobenkin on why he believes it is beneficial for adult learners to dive straight into ‘grown-up’ repertoire – offering tips on how to proceed
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Japan: Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
The tenth Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa featured a sense of mutual support between the competitors, reports Robert Markow
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Premium ❘ Feature‘All it takes is one’ - Violinist Randall Goosby
American violin virtuoso Randall Goosby is deeply committed to passing on his passion for music to the younger generation, as he tells Amanda Holloway
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: The importance (and difficulty) of playing softly
As string players, we are often encouraged to make a big sound, but cellist Davina Shum believes that the art of playing quietly is an underrated one
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Premium ❘ Feature‘I can say with conviction that she can play Bach’ - From the archive: August 1923
Violinist Arthur Broadley, a long-standing contributor, profiles cellist Beatrice Eveline, said to have given the BBC’s first classical music broadcast in 1922
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: EFT for performance anxiety
Violinist Jenny Clift struggled with performance anxiety until she discovered an unusual therapeutic technique
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Julian Rachlin on Shostakovich’s String Quartet no.8
For the Lithuanian violinist, the haunting musical language of Shostakovich’s String Quartet no.8 brings back treasured memories of working with Mstislav Rostropovich
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Premium ❘ FeatureGrace, charm and effortless elegance: remembering violinist Jacques Thibaud
To mark the 70th anniversary of the death of French violinist Jacques Thibaud, Tully Potter looks back at the life of one of the 20th century’s most influential musicians
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Escher Quartet on Janáček and Haas
Escher Quartet cellist Brook Speltz talks to David Kettle about the foursome’s original interpretations of Janáček and Haas quartets