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FocusHow long should a music student practise a piece?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts
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BlogsStudying contemporary music can inform our understanding of earlier works
It’s important to remember that just as we learn about new music from older works, the opposite is also true, says violinist Michael Barenboim
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FocusWe do not believe in a Czech tradition of playing, says the Pavel Haas Quartet
Despite specialising in the music of their homeland, the quartet’s members believe there is more to understanding this repertoire than a shared language and culture
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ArticleCellophony performs the Prelude to Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
Cello octet Cellophony perform the Prelude from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, arranged by Richard Birchall, who has written a blog on travelling with cellos for The Strad. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back ...
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra performs Nimrod from Elgar's Enigma Variations
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performs 'Nimrod' from Elgar's Enigma Variations conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in February 2012. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back issues click here.
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ArticleValentino Worlitzsch performs Debussy's Cello Sonata
Cellist Valentino Worlitzsch, winner of the 2014 Pacem in Terris International Music Competition in Bayreuth, performs Debussy's Cello Sonata with pianist Maria Guignard at a concert in Hamburg in 2011. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. ...
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ArticleJan Vogler performs Bach's Cello Suite no.3
Jan Vogler, who has described his life as a musician in East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall for The Strad's March 2014 German special, performs the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite no.3. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as ...
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ArticleRennosuke Fukuda performs Beethoven and Handel-Halvorsen
2014 Menuhin Competition Junior Division winner Rennosuke Fukuda performs the Allegro con brio from Beethoven's Violin Sonata no.1 and Handel-Halvorsen's Passacaglia in G minor in the Junior Finals. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back ...
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ArticleKenneth Arthur Renshaw performs Ravel's Tzigane
Kenneth Arthur Renshaw, who won the Senior Prize at the 2012 Menuhin Competition in Beijing, performs Ravel's Tzigane in the Semi Finals. The 2014 Menuhin Competition is currently taking place in Austin, Texas. It has recently been announced that the 2016 Competition will take place in ...
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FocusPractice Diary: The Miró Quartet - part two
In the November issue, second violinist William Fedkenheuer explains how the four players prepare for a recording of Schubert's Quartettsatz. Here he goes into more detail regarding tempo and intonation
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FocusTeacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by the experts
How long should a student work on a piece?
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FocusPractice Diary: The Miró Quartet - part one
In the November issue, second violinist William Fedkenheuer explains how the four players prepare for a recording of Schubert's Quartettsatz. Here he goes into more detail regarding tempo and intonation
