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ArticleProducts May 2020: Durod cello endpin
South Korean maker Durod claim their carbon-fibre cello endpins improve the response time of the instrument and help players create a focused, rich and clear sound. They are available in lengths of 520mm and 600mm, with the option to include a hollow or solid brass core. Durod ...
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ArticleProducts May 2020: Meisel Jascha Heifetz violin strings
Described by the maker as an ‘exact copy’ of those used by Jascha Heifetz himself, these violin strings have been licensed by the Heifetz estate. The set comprises a Goldbrokat E string, uncovered gut A and D strings, and a gut G string wound in sterling silver. ...
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis: Desperate times, desperate measures
Now that concerts, festivals and physical music lessons have been cancelled for the foreseeable future, how are string players coping in a world without their normal revenue streams?
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Premium ❘ ArticleSoundpost: Letters to the Editor May 2020
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: May 2020 issue
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Premium ❘ ArticleMay 2020: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the May 2020 issue
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FocusBrahms among the Palms: Postcard from Boca Raton
Florida’s second triennial Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition brought a classical feast to a part of the world perhaps better known for its beaches and golf retreats, writes Laurence Vittes
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: April 1920
Towry Piper (1859–1925) recalls some of the more unusual habits of violinists, observed during his many years of writing for The Strad
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Training Musicality
Exercises and advice to help build musical awareness and understanding
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto first movement - part 2
The German–American violinist considers ensemble, character and line in the first movement of this great Classical work, in the second of two articles
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: A Major Sticking Point
Instead of discussing the right way to secure a crack with reinforcements, shouldn’t we try to achieve the strongest possible joint in the first place? Christian Schabbon presents the results of his investigation into different types of glue
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: An 1804 Viola by Joseph Fischer
Roland Baumgartner examines an instrument by the German maker
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DebateOpinion: Go your own way
Musicians today are encouraged to play it safe by a recording culture that encourages perfect homogeneity. But, writes violist Paul Neubauer, it is still possible for individuality to thrive
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ArticleNew Product: April 2020
UP, UP AND AWAY At just 65cm long – 15cm shorter than Musafia’s standard models – this violin case is among the smallest on the market and has been designed with air travel in mind. It features the maker’s standard 6-ply wood-laminate shell and waterproof Codura outer layer, and can ...
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Premium ❘ ArticleA Sforzando of Interest? Analysis April 2020
The number of professional orchestral players in Germany is finally on the rise again. But does this mean classical music is becoming more popular, or is this just a flash in the pan?
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Premium ❘ ArticleSoundpost: Letters to the Editor April 2020
TEAM PLAYERS As a retired violist who played with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra for more than 30 years, I completely agree with David Kim, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, that orchestral auditions demand of the player a completely different ‘language’ from other performance contexts (see video at bit.ly/2HYV3nq). Particularly ...
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Premium ❘ ArticleApril 2020: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the April 2020 issue
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ArticleLife Lessons: Timothy Ridout
There’s more to the instrument’s repertoire than meets the eye, says the young British viola player
