All Regulars articles – Page 9
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Cellist Inbal Megiddo on removing tension in the left hand
The cellist shares tips on achieving a tension-free left-hand set-up
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Premium ❘ Focus‘It’s incredibly important in one’s career to do it your own way’ - violinist Tasmin Little’s life lessons
The British violinist considers how to differentiate yourself as a musician and person
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Premium ❘ Feature‘This violoncello is perhaps the most perfect specimen’- From the archive: August 1924
William Whitehouse, a professor at London’s Royal College of Music, recalls some stories about his friend and fellow cellist Carlo Alfredo Piatti (1822–1901)
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Schubert Fantasy for violin and piano – part two
In the second of a two-part article, violinist Alena Baeva continues the exploration of this epic piece, which she sees as a metaphor for life
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Bow tip replacement – part two
How to shape the new tip after having replaced the ebony and ivory
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Norway: Bergen International Festival
At the Bergen International Festival in Norway, Tim Homfray enjoyed some first-rate chamber performances as well as Hardanger fiddle music – and an unlikely heatwave
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Gabriela Lena Frank’s new Concerto Grosso
Indigenous Peruvian music inspires a new Concerto Grosso for the Takács Quartet
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis August 2024: String quartets and the ‘Bridgerton effect’
String quartets have seen a surge in business from weddings and events – all thanks to the success of one particular Netflix series. What can we learn from the so-called ‘Bridgerton effect’?
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts August 2024: NuBow bamboo violin bow
A new bamboo bow offers a sustainable, wooden alternative to pernambuco
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts August 2024: Thomastik Dynamo viola strings
Thomastik adds a viola set to their recently released range
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts August 2024: Gewa Luthier II violin case
The new case in the company’s Luthier range
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Premium ❘ Article‘Waves of cicadas terrorising open-air concerts’ - Letters to the editor: August 2024
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: August 2024 issue
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Premium ❘ ArticleAugust 2024: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the August 2024 issue
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Adrian Chandler on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Vivaldi’s op.8 set of violin concertos – including the Four Seasons – was an early inspiration for the British Baroque violinist and founder of the orchestra La Serenissima
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1969 viola by Gio Batta Morassi
Yuri Pochekin examines his own mentor’s viola
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Bow tip replacement – part one
Jenelle Steele explains a detailed method to remove an old tip and fit a new one, before shaping
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: applying the ground coat to a violin
Making and applying the ground coat is a crucial stage of the varnishing process. James Ropp reveals his own method for a preparation containing no oil
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Violist Clifton Harrison on bowing arm movement
Clifton Harrison examines continuity and intention in the right arm
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Mass discardment of cheap bows
Cellist Andrew Janss was shocked to discover the phenomenon of the cheap, single-use bow: one that costs more to rehair than replace. He calls for a change in manufacturers’ attitudes to such waste
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Daniela Gaidano’s Meltina workshop
The Italian luthier presents her forest-surrounded shop
