Podcasts – Page 5
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #41: Ani Aznavoorian on Armenian music
’It’s our way of maintaining our culture and paying it forward to the next generation’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #40: Naomi Yandell on teaching beginner bow holds
A must-listen episode for anyone flummoxed by the tricky concept of teaching new string players how to hold a bow
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #39: Kronos Quartet’s David Harrington on musical activism
’I didn’t have a choice, I had to play that piece’ - Kronos Quartet’s founding violinist on using music to speak out against injustice, as well as giving a voice to the voiceless
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #38: Eldbjørg Hemsing on Norwegian music
The violinist outlines the history of classical and folk music in Norway and illustrates her sentimentality behind the sound of her home country
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #37: Paris Andrew from Women in Lutherie
’It feels good to have a space where women can be talking about issues. It can feel comforting, but at the same time, it’s infuriating how many of these stories we come across’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #36: Coco Tomita on forging a solo career during the pandemic
The young violinist shares her experiences of the last two years, as well as the time she was lucky enough to play on a Stradivari violin
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #35: Philippe Quint on new ways to programme music
’We’re going through an incredible renaissance of invention’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #34: Maria Ioudenitch on her competition success
The winner of both the Tibor Varga and Joseph Joachim International Violin Competitions in 2021 reflects on a successful year
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #33: Louise Lansdown and Njabulo Nxumalo on the Arco project
Founder Louise Lansdown speaks about the mission behind the project, while student double bassist Njabulo Nxumalo shares his first-hand experiences of learning music under the scheme
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #32: Rachel Barton Pine and Billy Childs on a new violin concerto
’If our violin concertos were only written by violinists, we’d get things that were very idiomatic, but perhaps never transcending that. It broadens our perspective’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #31: Nils Mönkemeyer on Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
The violist speaks about the spontaneity and openness of performing a work that is part solo and part chamber music, as well as what he really thinks about playing the viola part scordatura
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #30: Sean Lee on performing Paganini Caprices
’It’s sort of like going to the gym: you show up, you do your workout, you recover and you come back a bit stronger’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #29: Julia Fischer on Mozart Violin Concertos
‘I played the first movement of the G major concerto in the Philharmonie in Munich when I was eight’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #28: Alexandra Conunova on losing her Guadagnini violin
Conunova’s violin was seized by customs officials at Chișinău airport in October 2021. She shares what happened on that day, as well as how she finally managed to get the instrument back after two months
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #27: Kian Soltani on Shostakovich Cello Concerto no.1
’You’ve got to be in shape to play this piece. You have to have the courage to not give everything right away’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #26: Alun Thomas on Alexander Technique
’We need to find a way of getting out of our own way, to stop the things that we don’t need’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #25: Leia Zhu on performance and outreach
’It’s very exciting to be able to bring the live experience to the community. Hopefully they have a great time and fall in love with classical music!’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #24: Caroline Pether on the joy of playing in chamber orchestras
‘The clue is in the name, really - it’s big chamber music’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #23: Pablo Ferrández on Classical cello concertos
’When I’m playing these pieces, I imagine big gestures, a lot of gravity that brings you from one impulse to the next’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #22: Chad Hoopes on interdisciplinary teaching and learning
’Every student is different, every lesson is different. You have to teach according to the student’
