All solo articles
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FocusFrom the Archive: Why do so many musicians have long hair?
Whether as a mark of distinction or genius, the trend is embodied by Eugène Ysaÿe, according to The Strad's June 1897 issue
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Blogs5 pieces of advice for playing Bach by violinist Lisa Batiashvili
The artist shares her ideas about performing works of the great Baroque composer
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VideoJohnny Gandelsman - Allemande from sixth Cello Suite on 5-string violin
This video captures violinist Johnny Gandelsman in the studio during sessions for his recording of violin transcriptions of the complete Bach Cello Suites. The project is being funded through Kickstarter - click here for the project page
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Premium ❘ Feature6 ways to avoid an angry soloist
Growing numbers of musicians are speaking out against bad audience behaviour, finds Charlotte Smith
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Premium ❘ FeatureHow to be a successful busker
Summer provides the richest time for musicians to make money from impromptu outdoor performance. Experienced buskers tell David Kettle how they go about it, and why the rewards can be greater than you might expect
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Premium ❘ DebateShould music tuition revolve around passing exams?
Toby Deller argues that young players should be inspired by fulfilling experiences
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VideoTomás Cotik performs Bach Largo in 'massive media' work
As part of the Portland Winter Light Festival 2019, the facade of the PSU library becomes a canvas for the projected silhouette of violinist Tomás Cotik. Cotik explains: ‘Ombra’ Musici, (english translation: Musician’s Shadow), is an interdisciplinary work of “massive media.” “Massive media” takes a media form, such as film, ...
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FocusHilary Hahn on recording a second instalment of solo Bach – 20 years after the first
The violinist recorded her first disc of Bach when she was a teenager. Now, two decades on, she returns to complete the set. Pauline Harding talks to her about constancy and change, and new meanings given to music through experience and memory
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VideoHilary Hahn plays Bach – 1997 debut album promo
This video, recently posted by Hilary Hahn on her facebook page, was made in 1997 for her debut recording Hilary Hahn Plays Bach. Teleased by Sony Classical, the album included the Partita no.3 in E Major, Partita no.2 in D Minor, and Sonata No. 3 in C Major. Hahn will ...
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VideoAugustin Hadelich plays the Sarabande from Bach Partita no.2
Augustin Hadelich plays the Sarabande from Bach’s Partita no.2 in D minor as an encore following a performance of the Britten Violin Concerto with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (click here to view). The video was recorded at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit on 24 March 2018. ...
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BlogsThomas Bowes: a Bach Pilgrimage
On Tuesday 1 May I will set out again on a Bach Pilgrimage, taking round the solo violin music of J.S. Bach to communities up and down the country. My odyssey this year is a little more modest than the marathon of 2013 when I covered some four thousand miles ...
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ReviewBoris Begelman: Bach Sonatas and Partitas for violin
A heroic journey into the heights of the violin repertoire
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ArticleDidier Lockwood performs Over the Rainbow
French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood performs Over the Rainbow in the foyer of the Théâtre du Châtelet. Lockwood died on 18 February at the age of 62 following a heart attack.
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ReviewChristian Tetzlaff: Bach – Sonatas and Partitas
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: An alert and flexible live response to the beauties of solo BachMusicians: Christian Tetzlaff (violin)Works: Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin BWV1001–6 Catalogue Number: ONDINE ODE12992D (2 CDS) The process behind Christian Tetzlaff’s third recording of ...
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VideoMarc Sabbah plays Vieuxtemps' Capriccio 'Hommage à Paganini' for solo viola
From a live concert recording in Hoepertingen, Belgium, on 24 June. New Yorker Marc Sabbah, 29, is currently based in Brussels, where he performs with the National Orchestra of Belgium. He has taken first prizes at the Amsterdam National Viola Competition in 2013, the 2016 Rising Stars Grand Prix in ...
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ArticleDansa - Bach: Violin Partita no.2 in D minor BWV1004, Cruger: Befiehl du deine Wege, Henryson: Violin Sonata, Regnart: Wo soll lich fliehen hin, S.-D. Sandström: Dansa
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Zilliacus explores Bach and contemporary responses to his musicMusicians: Cecilia Zilliacus (violin), Lena Willemark (voice/violin)Composer: Bach, Cruger, Henryson, S.-D. SandströmCatalogue number: BIS 2159 (SACD) After her superlative recording of Nielsen’s Violin Concerto last year (reviewed in March 2016) Cecilia ...
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DebateToo few conductors understand their double bass section
Though the standard of double bass playing has risen exponentially during the past 50 years, conductors’ attitudes towards the instrument have barely changed
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BlogsRecording solo violin music is a daunting task
Tamsin Waley-Cohen's new album of solo works by Bartók, Penderecki, Benjamin, Carter and Kurtág pushed the violinist to the physical and emotional extremes
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Article14-year-old violinist Midori breaks E string twice
At the age of 14, violinist Midori performs the fifth movement of Bernstein's Serenade after Plato's Symposium, conducted by the composer. When she breaks her E string, she quickly swaps her own three-quarter-sized violin for the concertmaster's full-sized violin. When the E string snaps again, she swaps ...
