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Premium ❘ ArticleDecember 2024: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the December 2024 issue, which celebrates the dawn of Venetian instrument making in the 16th century
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Joachim was a revelation’ - From the archive: November 1894
Spanish violinist and conductor Enrique Fernández Arbós chats with Henry Saint-George about two of his most important tutors: Vieuxtemps and Joachim
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: cellist Astrid Schween on Dvořák’s Waldesruhe
For the American cellist, Dvořák’s Waldesruhe brings back fond memories of working with her early mentor, Jacqueline du Pré
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making a wooden peg shaper
A method for creating a model with an interchangeable blade
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Yam Uri Raz’s Hawai’i workshop
The maker shows us around his shop in the city of Hilo
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Practising scales in sequential order
While most string players agree that scales and arpeggios are the basic building blocks for good technique, cellist Robert Jesselson says that it’s essential to practise them sequentially to gain the maximum benefit
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Finding flexibility in the left hand
Violist Jordan Bak presents an open-handed approach to left-hand technique
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Kebra-Seyoun Charles’s new bass concerto
A New York-inspired bass concerto brings together varying dance forms
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Comparing yourself to others is counter-productive’ - Alisa Weilerstein’s life lessons
The US cellist on creating a balanced career and the influence of musical parents
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: A violin made by ten luthiers
Over the course of a year, ten luthiers in nine countries made a violin together, sending each other the parts by mail. Christian Lloyd reports on the unique project ‘Violinabox’
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Saint-Saëns Havanaise op.83
Violinist Max Baillie gives smart and efficient practice tips to showcase a piece for violin and orchestra that juxtaposes lyricism with virtuosic passagework
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A c.1740 viola by Johann Christian Hoffmann
Alex Krieger examines a viola by one of the best-known German luthiers
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Switzerland: Gstaad Menuhin Festival
The Gstaad Menuhin Festival presented more than 60 concerts over six weeks in the Swiss Alps during the summer of 2024. Laurence Vittes sampled some of the best of its strings programming
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis November 2024: Supporting musicians with Long Covid
Although the Covid pandemic is regarded as over, musicians around the world are still suffering its effects. What support is there for victims of Long Covid?
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Tim Garland’s new violin concerto
A violin concerto with improvisation throughout
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: November 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts November 2024: Leatherwood Concerto rosin
A new rosin tailored to solo playing
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts November 2024: Gewa Space Bag colours
New colours are now available for the company’s backpack range
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts November 2024: Pirastro Luna KorfkerRest for viola
Violists can now enjoy Pirastro’s newest shoulder rest model
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Premium ❘ ArticleNovember 2024: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the US-themed November 2024 issue, which features US violinist Rachel Barton Pine, string players in the US military, luthier Nicola Giorgis and his daughter Francesca Maria and the centenary of Leonid Kogan
