All Regulars articles – Page 10
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In Focus: A 1947 violin by Frantisek Zivec
Matthieu Besseling on the Bohemian maker’s mid-century instrument
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Technique: Double bass sound production
Alexandra Scott on starting to free your sound on the double bass
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‘I imagine dialogues with Schumann and Bartók!’ - Rachel Barton Pine’s life lessons
The US violinist on her unique journey and the importance of keeping artistic integrity
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Masterclass: Dvořák Violin Concerto, first movement
In a work that had a complicated gestation Pavel Šporcl draws on its different influences to celebrate its parts and better understand it as a whole
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Postcard from Montreal: Montreal International Music Competition
Technical level was higher than ever before at the competition, but it was musicianship that really took centre stage, finds Rita Fernandes
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Analysis August 2023: Changing teaching approaches for adult beginners
With an increase in the number of adults taking their first steps in playing, how do teachers adapt their teaching methods to this different discipline?
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Premiere of the Month: Curtis Stewart on his new piano quintet
Gilded Cage will premiere on 22 July at The Breakers in Newport, US
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August 2023: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the August 2023 issue
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’A phone call from Frontier Airlines offering a formal apology’ - Letters to the editor: August 2023
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: August 2023 issue
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Products August 2023: CodaBow Marquise bass bow
The company’s highest-end bass bow yet
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Products August 2023: Larsen ‘Direct & Focused’ violin strings
A new version of an established range
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Products August 2023: Arcofrog Tadpoles frog replicas
A frog replica for easy bow hold training
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: August 2023
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Making Matters: Creating f-hole templates
Luthier Aubrey K. Alexander gives her method for creating f-hole templates using a CNC machine and Fusion 360 design software
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Opinion: Rethinking Beethoven’s String Quartet op.135
Norman Werbner argues an intriguing case for a different way of performing Beethoven’s String Quartet op.135
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‘It gets excellent sunlight’ - My Space: Svend Christensen
A luthier in Kensington, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Masterclass: Debussy Cello Sonata, second and third movements
Cellist Thomas Demenga reflects on the importance of restraint next to the extremes of expressive detail to be brought out in this masterpiece
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Postcard from Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition
The third edition of the the competition was a reminder of just how wondrous Nielsen’s string quartets are, says Andrew Mellor
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In Focus: A c.1840 violin by Georges Chanot I
Ric W. Heinl on the French maker’s mid-century instrument
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Trade Secrets: Making a fingerboard template with aluminium
An easy, effective and useful method to make your own version instead of using ready-made templates