All Regulars articles – Page 19
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Analysis November 2022: ‘The gigging system is not set up for fuel to be this expensive’
With the cost of petrol, heating and food skyrocketing in recent months, the outlook for freelance musicians this winter is less than healthy
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‘I find political demonstrations strangely comical’ - Premiere of the Month: Scotland Unite
An all-Scottish team joins together for a light-hearted quintet
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‘Paganini’s body was buried and re-buried no less than nine times’ - From the archive: November 1932
Violinist and Paganini expert Julius Siber gives some biographical notes on the ‘demon violinist’ to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth
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November 2022: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the November 2022 issue
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Products November 2022: Astrea synthetic violin strings
New synthetic-core strings for violin
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Products November 2022: Musafia Alisea case
A lighter option for four already-existing cases
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‘I know – I was there’: Letters to the editor November 2022
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: November 2022 issue
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Products November 2022: Coloured bow frogs
An affordable range of uniquely colourful bow frogs
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: November 2022
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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‘I shall be obliged to drop the fiddle’ - From the archive: October 1892
Under the heading ‘Hot Hands’, readers attempt to help a novice player with that affliction in The Strad’s ‘Correspondence’ section
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Opinion: Does an orchestra’s home hall define its sound?
Edwin Barker, principal double bass of the Boston Symphony, argues that an orchestra’s ‘home’ concert hall shapes the unique character of the ensemble
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Masterclass: Debussy Cello Sonata
Abel Selaocoe delves deep into the first movement of Debussy’s only sonata for cello
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‘This might be the smallest workshop ever featured in The Strad’ - My Space: Ilja Grawert
A look at the luthier’s travelling workshop near the Australian Whitsunday Islands
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‘I was reminded of why short festivals appeal so much’ - Postcard from the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival
Harriet Smith takes a boat into Norway’s west-coast waterways to experience a Beethoven-inspired festival
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Trade Secrets: Using Baker-style mechanics on a double bass
How to fit these brass pegs, gears and tuners, as used by English bass makers in times gone by
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Technique: Developing powerful base knuckles
Stephen Upshaw on developing powerful base knuckles in both hands for tension-free playing
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In Focus: A c.1815 double bass by Thomas Dodd
Stefan Krattenmacher details an instrument by the English maker
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Trade Secrets: A ‘plug and plate’ repair for a double bass neck
A detailed alternative method for a difficult neck and pegbox repair
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‘As a violist, you’re in the thick of it’ - Hank Dutt’s life lessons
The American Kronos Quartet violist on his enduring love for chamber music
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‘I had to disprove prejudices every day’: Leon Bosch’s Life Lessons
The acclaimed solo and chamber bassist stresses the importance of self-reliance and self-discipline in building a meaningful career and life