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Premium ❘ ArticleMay 2024: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the May 2024 issue
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts May 2024: Schilbach UV tanning lamp
A lamp for luthiers to tan violins and cure varnish
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts May 2024: Dörfler bow winding machine
A new product from the German bow making workshop
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts May 2024: Thomastik Rondo Gold violin strings
A new set in the Rondo range
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Premium ❘ Article‘I object to the way the old clichés are put out there!’- Letters to the editor: May 2024
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: May 2024 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Elina Kaljunen’s Helsinki workshop
The maker takes us on a tour of her Finnish workshop
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Elena Urioste on Mel Bonis’s Violin Sonata
The Violin Sonata by French composer Mel Bonis was a revelation for the US-born violinist, revealing both a new sound world and innovative techniques in music writing
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1759 violin by Joseph Marquès
Jordi Pinto examines the Spanish maker’s mid-century instrument
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Premium ❘ Feature‘She plays like a man’ - From the archive: April 1904
New York correspondent Thomas C. Dawson reports on a performance by Maud Powell and solves a mystery regarding the violins of virtuoso Ede Reményi (1828–98)
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: the connections between cello and voice
Cellist and operatic baritone Matthew Sharp shares tips on how to embody and inhabit your sound
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: How to identify an expert bow maker
The ability to identify the maker of a bow is a rare talent that requires a keen eye and a wealth of knowledge. Jacques Poullot gives some pointers as to how to acquire such expertise
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: why don’t string players practice pizzicato?
Perfecting bowing is a lifelong quest for string players – but what about pizzicato? Cellist Davina Shum advocates setting aside some dedicated practice time to this neglected technique
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making a decorative fleur-de-lys
Luthier Evan Davenport illustrates a method to add a striking decoration to the back of a Baroque instrument
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Daniel Perttu on his new cello concerto
Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is the inspiration behind a new piece in the genre
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Beethoven Cello Sonata no.5, second and third movements
Cellist Gary Hoffman considers the importance of context to understand and appreciate this work, written in 1815 during a period of isolation and difficulty for the composer
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Beijing: Global Music Education League competition
The first violin edition of the Global Music Education League competition took place in Beijing following a four-year delay due to the pandemic. Emma Baker travelled to China to hear the finals
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis April 2024: Discrimination towards LGBTQ+ musicians
A new report highlights the experience of LGBTQ+ musicians in the UK’s orchestral landscape, revealing that discrimination is still all too common in such environments
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Premium ❘ Focus‘So don’t sit around and think – go and find your audience!’ - Tai Murray’s life lessons
The US violinist on finding your voice and the transition from student to professional
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Premium ❘ ArticleApril 2024: Editor’s welcome
Editor of The Strad Emma Baker introduces the delights contained in the April 2024 issue
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Premium ❘ Article‘How many repairers encountered smashed cello necks?’ - Letters to the editor April 2024
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: April 2024 issue
