All Regulars articles – Page 46
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FocusIn Focus: A vihuela de arco
Pablo Soriano explores this mysterious vihuela de arco found in Spain
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FocusSentimental Work: Philippe Graffin
For the Elgar Violin Concerto, the French violinist has taken advice from Yehudi Menuhin, Josef Gingold and Roger Norrington – as well as the composer’s original manuscript
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Premium ❘ Article‘We entered, just in time to see the bride and groom exit the church’: Letters to the Editor February 2022
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: February 2022 issue
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Premium ❘ ArticleFebruary 2022: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the February 2022 issue
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: February 2022
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts February 2022: Dolfinos Cello Grip-Foot
A new cello stop designed to offer freedom of movement and reliable stability
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts February 2022: Pirastro Perpetual double bass strings
Pirastro adds Stark G and D strings to their double bass Perpetual range
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts February 2022: D’Addario rosin guard
A new rosin guard to protect from falls
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Basic instinct
A violin concerto exploring society’s response to drastic events
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Bruch Romance for Viola and Orchestra op.85
Violist and composer Konstantin Boyarsky considers nerves, narrative and the influence of the opera in his discussion of this late Romantic piece
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: New perspectives on bow curves for double bass
How to improve fluidity, nuance and expression in every bow stroke
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Florent Boyer
The Parisian luthier has been based in his workshop for the past 17 years
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: The price is right
Could a skilled violinist born around 1700 have afforded a new Stradivari violin? Wenjie Cai and Hwan-Ching Tai examine the economics of Baroque music making, and find that the answer is yes
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: A tool to measure string tension
How luthiers can create a device to find the optimum tension of a string – and a few good reasons to use it
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FocusWilma Smith: Life Lessons
The Antipodean violinist on how chamber music and seizing opportunities made for a varied career in the New Zealand String Quartet and as concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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FeatureSentimental Work: Boris Kuschnir on Mozart Violin Concerto no.4
For the Austrian violinist, Mozart’s Violin Concerto no.4 in D major K218 brings back fond memories of David Oistrakh – and a less salubrious recollection of the Tibor Varga Competition. From the October 2019 issue
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FocusSentimental Work: Roger Tapping
Listening to Brahms’s String Sextet no.1 op.18 is one of the earliest memories of the Juilliard Quartet violist – and might even be the reason why he took up the viola
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FocusSentimental Work: Guy Johnston
The Walton Cello Concerto brings back fond memories for the British cellist, from one of his first concerts to a recent performance by early mentor Steven Isserlis
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FocusStepping up: Postcard from Munich
Held every three years, the Hindemith International Viola Competition moved beyond its local origins to become a truly world-class event in 2021 – and a fitting tribute to its namesake, as Carlos María Solare reports
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FocusOpinion: To speak plainly
Teaching a young student with Down’s syndrome has taught Jacqueline Vanasse the value of simple concepts and hands-on rewards
