All Podcast articles – Page 6
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #21: Leon Bosch on Bottesini
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Bottesini’s birth, Leon Bosch speaks about the complete musician who was described as ‘the Paganini of the double bass’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #20: Steven Isserlis on consulting musical editions and manuscripts
The cellist speaks about consulting the various surviving manuscripts of the Bach Cello Suites, as well as making bowing and fingering suggestions for the Dvořák Cello Concerto
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #19: Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason on sibling collaboration
The cello-piano sibling duo speak about working together ahead of their new album ‘Muse’, out on 5 November
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #18: Rakhi Singh on creativity
’Putting myself in a space where I had no expectations of myself… it was liberating, it freed me up to use my ears and my heart more’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #17: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider on competitions
The violinist and president of the Carl Nielsen International Competition speaks about making competitions a more inclusive environment, as well as tips for future contestants
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #16: Ayanna Witter-Johnson on playing and singing
Cellist and vocalist Ayanna Witter-Johnson speaks about her unique combination of performance styles
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #15: Jack Liebeck on Ysaÿe Sonatas
‘It feels incredible to play this music… it fits the violinist’s hand like a glove’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #14: Nicolas Altstaedt on the Lutosławski Cello Concerto
’I always tell my agents ”put Lutosławski on the top of the list”, it’s really maybe my number one favourite of all concertos!’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #13: Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier on dealing with performance anxiety
‘We go quickly from “this is out of tune” to “I’m the worst human being on the planet!”’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #12: Maxim Vengerov on Ravel
’For every nuance that Ravel wrote, one must really be attentive to the score’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #11: Jesus Rodolfo’s 1696 ‘Spanish Court’ Stradivari viola copy
Jesus Rodolfo speaks about his very special instrument made for him based on a decorated Stradivari
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #10: Joshua Bell on Piazzolla
The violinist speaks about playing Piazzolla’s music in the centenary of the composer’s birth
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #9: Anne Akiko Meyers on new commissions
The violinist speaks about working closely with composers on new works and cadenzas
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #8: Christian Li’s life as a young violinist
The Strad Podcast’s youngest guest (so far) speaks about his routines and rituals as a violinist
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #7: Hannah Roberts on studies and etudes
‘There is going to be a natural gesture which is completely connected to the music that you’re playing’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #6: Johannes Moser on the Elgar Cello Concerto
Johannes Moser shares his thoughts on living alongside this iconic work, as well as the practical elements of performing such a challenging piece
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #5: Hsin-Yun Huang’s philosophies on playing and teaching
’Ultimately technique is a way of communicating. But communicating of what? Of your whole being’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #4: Francesca Dego on playing ‘Il Cannone’
Violinist Francesca Dego speaks about her unique opportunity to play and record on Paganini’s violin: the Guarneri ’del Gesù’ ’Il Cannone’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #3: Benjamin Baker on performing solo Bach
Violinist Benjamin Baker speaks about performing all six sonatas and partitas by Bach, as well as how playing solo Bach can inform his playing of contemporary works, and vice versa.
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #2: Maja Bugge’s five tips for teaching improvisation
Cellist Maja Bugge shares some helpful ways to incorporate and explore improvisation in lessons
