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Premium ❘ FocusMusic by the sea: Postcard from Cornwall
The annual series of masterclasses held in the spectacular setting of Cornwall’s Prussia Cove celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Rita Fernandes explores its welcoming and nurturing atmosphere
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Set the records straight
Acoustic testing can generate a huge amount of data on a single instrument. Rainer Beilharz shows how to record it in a meaningful way for visually oriented people
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Playing by numbers
In theory, it is possible for a student to gain their ABRSM Grade 8 having only learnt 24 pieces in their life. Davina Shum argues that such a quantified approach to learning is no way to become a rounded musician
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Designing and making a ferrule
This small part of a bow frog can have a huge effect on the bow’s final overall style
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Far from home
A Greek folk song is the inspiration for a meditative viola concerto
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Premium ❘ Article‘I recall lessons with teachers texting on the phone while I was playing’: Letters to the editor July 2022
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: July 2022 issue
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: July 2022
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ ArticleJuly 2022: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the July 2022 issue
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Dvorak was a brilliant specimen of a bad conductor’: From the archive: July 1932
The great cellist and pedagogue Carl Fuchs (1865–1951) recalls some of the great players and composers seen during his time in Manchester – including the original Brodsky Quartet
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Change and decay?
Matthieu Besseling argues we are currently seeing a ‘second transition period’ in instrument and bow making, analogous to the changes at the end of the 18th century – but are they all to the good?
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: A matter of life and death
Giving birth to new life forms the basis of this British composer’s work
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: The power of imagination
To enhance a pupil’s learning, it is useful to build a list of words and catchphrases that conjure images relating to different techniques. Jeffrey Howard introduces his own ‘violin vocabulary’
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Joshua Bell
Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto no.2 brings back fond memories for the American violinist, from studies at Meadowmount to reminiscences of his mentor Josef Gingold
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1904 violin by Erminio Montefiori
Alberto Giordano looks at the self-taught Italian luthier’s 20th-century instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Phrasing musically under pressure
Double bassist Edwin Barker shares exercises in repetition and variation to ensure maximum musical security on stage
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Premium ❘ FocusThat festival feeling: Postcard from Odense
Davina Shum reports on the violin final of the Carl Nielsen International Competition in Denmark, an event that encourages a unique sense of collaboration and support between competitors
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Premium ❘ FocusVadim Gluzman: Life Lessons
The Israeli violinist talks about dealing with self-doubt and developing a strong work ethic
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis June 2022: The high cost of conflict
With the war in Ukraine now in its third month, many musicians are still trapped in the country. Two string players who left in the nick of time reflect on their experiences – and how we can help
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Premium ❘ Feature‘And the thieves got clean away’: From the archive: June 1892
An anonymous article entitled ‘Fiddle Dealers, Beware!’ reveals how two of London’s best-known violin dealers were swindled by a pair of European con artists