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The Strad Podcast Episode #16: Ayanna Witter-Johnson on playing and singing

2021-10-14T08:30:00Z

Cellist and vocalist Ayanna Witter-Johnson speaks about her unique combination of performance styles

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The Strad Podcast Episode #15: Jack Liebeck on Ysaÿe Sonatas

2021-10-07T08:00:00Z

‘It feels incredible to play this music… it fits the violinist’s hand like a glove’

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The Strad Podcast Episode #14: Nicolas Altstaedt on the Lutosławski Cello Concerto

2021-09-30T08:00:00Z

’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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The Strad Podcast #13: Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier on dealing with performance anxiety

2021-09-23T08:00:00Z

‘We go quickly from “this is out of tune” to “I’m the worst human being on the planet!”’

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The Strad Podcast Episode #12: Maxim Vengerov on Ravel

2021-09-16T08:19:00Z

’For every nuance that Ravel wrote, one must really be attentive to the score’

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The Strad Podcast Episode #11: Jesus Rodolfo’s 1696 ‘Spanish Court’ Stradivari viola copy

2021-09-09T08:20:00Z

Jesus Rodolfo speaks about his very special instrument made for him based on a decorated Stradivari

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The Strad Podcast Episode #10: Joshua Bell on Piazzolla

2021-09-02T08:00:00Z

The violinist speaks about playing Piazzolla’s music in the centenary of the composer’s birth

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The Strad Podcast Episode #9: Anne Akiko Meyers on new commissions

2021-08-26T08:00:00Z

The violinist speaks about working closely with composers on new works and cadenzas

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The Strad Podcast Episode #8: Christian Li’s life as a young violinist

2021-08-19T08:00:00Z

The Strad Podcast’s youngest guest (so far) speaks about his routines and rituals as a violinist

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The Strad Podcast Episode #7: Hannah Roberts on studies and etudes

2021-08-12T08:00:00Z

‘There is going to be a natural gesture which is completely connected to the music that you’re playing’

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The Strad Podcast Episode #6: Johannes Moser on the Elgar Cello Concerto

2021-08-05T07:30:00Z

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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The Strad Podcast Episode #5: Hsin-Yun Huang’s philosophies on playing and teaching

2021-07-29T08:00:00Z

’Ultimately technique is a way of communicating. But communicating of what? Of your whole being’

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The Strad Podcast Episode #4: Francesca Dego on playing ‘Il Cannone’

2021-07-22T08:00:00Z

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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The Strad Podcast Episode #3: Benjamin Baker on performing solo Bach

2021-07-15T08:00:00Z

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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The Strad Podcast Episode #2: Maja Bugge’s five tips for teaching improvisation

2021-07-08T10:45:00Z

Cellist Maja Bugge shares some helpful ways to incorporate and explore improvisation in lessons

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The Strad Podcast Episode #1: Lisa Batiashvili on the Sibelius Violin Concerto

2021-07-02T10:45:00Z

Lisa Batiashvili shares her insights on the piece, as well as advice to violinists learning the work