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Premium ❘ FeatureLigeti Centenary: how the composer influenced string quartet writing in the 20th century
Long-time fan Peter Quantrill talks to leading interpreters of György Ligeti’s remarkable string quartets, and their plans for centenary tributes
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Premium ❘ Feature‘The voice of a generation’ - Young Ukrainian musicians: Fighting for the future
Rita Fernandes looks at some of the programmes that have been helping to ensure a bright future for the Ukrainian music scene when the conflict ends
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis June 2023: Concerts for neurodiverse audiences
Ensembles and venues are increasingly programming concerts designed for neurodiverse audiences – and concertgoers young and old are responding positively
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Premium ❘ Focus‘He helped ignite my ambition’ - Antje Weithaas’s life lessons
The German violinist on the art of teaching and the importance of authenticity
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Premium ❘ Feature‘The cello is wild and can do all these different things’ - Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Cellist, composer and singer-songwriter Ayanna Witter-Johnson speaks to Toby Deller about her musical path and future plans
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Antoine Tamestit on Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante
The French violist has performed Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante with a host of violinist, but the second movement still packs an emotional punch
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: A case for depping
The art of deputising may be one of the scariest things a musician can do, but it’s a skill that can benefit all players, says cellist Davina Shum
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 1
ln the first of two articles, Leila Josefowicz explores ideas of feverishness, hallucination, death and resurrection in the second movement of a great 20th-century concerto
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Rachel Podger on recording C.P.E Bach
Rachel Podger talks to Toby Deller about recording C.P.E Bach with Kristian Bezuidenhout
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe blind string player: Stepping out of the shadows
Myra Ross writes about her experience as a blind string player
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Premium ❘ FeatureShostakovich Cello Sonata: A twentieth century classic
Cellist and Shostakovich scholar Elizabeth Wilson examines the puzzle of the different editions
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Don’t exclude any area of music’ - Catherine Hewgill’s life lessons
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s principal cellist discusses her time in the US and the life of a section leader
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Premium ❘ FeatureAn interview with Sarasate - From the archive: May 1893
Spanish virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate gives an exclusive interview to The Strad in his eye-wateringly bright yellow salon in Paris
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis May 2023: Support for young string quartets
A European initiative aims to give young talented string quartets the professional start they deserve
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Premium ❘ Feature‘I want to live every note of the music’ - Alina Ibragimova
Alina Ibragimova speaks to Jessica Duchen about her influences and plans for the future
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Tanja Tetzlaff on Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto
Despite being a challenging piece, the Lutosławski Cello Concerto brings back memories for the German cellist, from her tutor Heinrich Schiff to her own teaching experience
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: The Tippett Quartet on recording Korngold’s string quartets
Members of the Tippett Quartet talk to Jessica Duchen about recording Korngold’s string quartets
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: French or German bass bow hold?
Rodrigo Moro Martín, the London Symphony Orchestra’s new principal double bass, argues that the two tribes who favour French and German bow holds should coexist in perfect harmony
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic: Better by the dozen
Katinka Welz speaks to members of the ensemble about its history and popularity
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Her physical strength is great’ - From the archive: April 1923
A review from the archive of Portuguese cellist Guilhermina Suggia