Teacher profiles

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Cellist Sihao He: My teaching methods

2023-03-03T11:57:00+00:00

Cellist Sihao He discusses the importance of tailoring one’s teaching to the specific needs of the student

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‘We learnt from her a love and respect for music’ - cellist Natalia Shakhovskaya

2023-03-02T09:02:00+00:00

Oskar Falta examines Natalia Shakhovskaya’s life and hears from some of her former pupils about her exacting teaching style

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Studying the violin with Carl Flesch: Yfrah Neaman

2023-02-13T09:49:00+00:00

Lebanese violinist Yfrah Neaman, who died in 2003, shared memories of his teacher with Evelyn Chadwick in December 1994

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Ivan Galamian: hand of steel

2023-01-23T14:09:00+00:00

Barbara L. Sand asked some of Galamian’s ex-pupils whether their former master really lived up to his reputation. Taken from the September 1997 issue of The Strad

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‘I had to disprove prejudices every day’: Leon Bosch’s Life Lessons

2022-09-26T08:00:00+01:00

The acclaimed solo and chamber bassist stresses the importance of self-reliance and self-discipline in building a meaningful career and life

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The Strad Podcast Episode #56: Richard Markson on teaching tone and sound

2022-09-01T08:30:00+01:00

‘You have to hear in your mind a sound that you want to make’

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Violist Cynthia Phelps on studying with William Primrose and Donald McInnes

2022-08-22T23:00:00+01:00

For some players, only the viola sound will do. But to bring out its full power, the New York Philharmonic violist sought help from a number of teachers, writes Ariane Todes

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‘Play to the exit sign!’ - Pinchas Zukerman: A matter of time

2022-08-16T22:28:00+01:00

Pauline Harding visits Dallas, Texas, to chat with violinist– violist Pinchas Zukerman about his illustrious past, a new masterclass series at Meadows School of the Arts, and his hopes for the future of technology in string teaching

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Should vibrato exercises be practised separately from the repertoire?

2022-08-04T23:00:00+01:00

Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts. From 2011

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‘Is it too late for me?’: Teaching adult students

2022-06-24T07:30:00+01:00

Cellist and teacher Ragnhild Sannes shares her experience teaching adult cellists and how the question of being too late to start needs reframing

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Teaching adult students: Find a teacher with passion and dedication

2022-06-22T07:30:00+01:00

Finding the right teacher can eliminate many of the insecurities associated with learning an instrument as an adult. Cellist and teacher Ariane Zandi shares her experience from a teacher’s perspective

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‘Don’t take yourself too seriously, but take what you do seriously’: Johannes Moser answers your questions

2022-06-10T10:43:00+01:00

Cellist Johannes Moser shares his expertise on performance, life as a busy musician, plus his favourite concert to date

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A little every day goes a long way: Teaching adult students

2022-05-26T10:08:00+01:00

The key to learning an instrument as an adult is to emphasise the love of music making and to work in small, manageable steps, shares violinist Laura Rickard

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The Strad Podcast Episode #46: Billy Tobenkin on starting the cello at 25

2022-05-19T08:30:00+01:00

’I encourage adults that I encounter to dream bigger than you would imagine’

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‘I try to teach the students to think for themselves’ – the singular teaching legacy of Dorothy DeLay

2022-03-31T07:20:00+01:00

Dorothy DeLay was born on this day in 1917. In this excerpt from September 2017, Laurie Niles speaks to former students about the legendary pedagogue’s teaching methods

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Born on this day: Otakar Ševčík

2022-03-22T10:01:00+00:00

Happy 170th birthday! Read about the legendary violinist and pedagogue that influenced string players worldwide

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Musical groundbreakers: Ševčík’s female pupils

2022-03-08T09:30:00+00:00

At the beginning of the 20th century, a small number of female violinists became internationally renowned. Linking the members of this intrepid group was the famous Czech string teacher Otakar Ševčík, as Rosalind Ventris discovers

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Leila Schayegh's top 5 tips on historically informed vibrato

2022-03-02T14:00:00+00:00

The Baroque violinist shares her wisdom on how to use vibrato authentically

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Violinist Lihay Bendayan: Fourth finger vibrato

2022-02-28T12:09:00+00:00

In this extract from the March 2022 issue, violinist Lihay Bendayan provides tips on how to improve a weak fourth finger vibrato

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‘Don’t expect perfection – seek improvement’: Anne Akiko Meyers answers your questions

2022-02-04T11:24:00+00:00

Anne Akiko Meyers shares her expertise on violin techniques, learning methods and music education, as well as insights from the unpredictable world of performance

Teacher profiles

SEI200204_097f credit Todd Rosenberg

Cellist Sihao He: My teaching methods

2023-03-03T11:57:00+00:00

Cellist Sihao He discusses the importance of tailoring one’s teaching to the specific needs of the student

02 Shakhovskaya, photo by Igor Grossmann

‘We learnt from her a love and respect for music’ - cellist Natalia Shakhovskaya

2023-03-02T09:02:00+00:00

Oskar Falta examines Natalia Shakhovskaya’s life and hears from some of her former pupils about her exacting teaching style

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Studying the violin with Carl Flesch: Yfrah Neaman

2023-02-13T09:49:00+00:00

Lebanese violinist Yfrah Neaman, who died in 2003, shared memories of his teacher with Evelyn Chadwick in December 1994

Galamain party

Ivan Galamian: hand of steel

2023-01-23T14:09:00+00:00

Barbara L. Sand asked some of Galamian’s ex-pupils whether their former master really lived up to his reputation. Taken from the September 1997 issue of The Strad

LeonBosch

‘I had to disprove prejudices every day’: Leon Bosch’s Life Lessons

2022-09-26T08:00:00+01:00

The acclaimed solo and chamber bassist stresses the importance of self-reliance and self-discipline in building a meaningful career and life

Teacher profiles

with cello

The Strad Podcast Episode #56: Richard Markson on teaching tone and sound

2022-09-01T08:30:00+01:00

‘You have to hear in your mind a sound that you want to make’

Cynthia Phelps

Violist Cynthia Phelps on studying with William Primrose and Donald McInnes

2022-08-22T23:00:00+01:00

For some players, only the viola sound will do. But to bring out its full power, the New York Philharmonic violist sought help from a number of teachers, writes Ariane Todes

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‘Play to the exit sign!’ - Pinchas Zukerman: A matter of time

2022-08-16T22:28:00+01:00

Pauline Harding visits Dallas, Texas, to chat with violinist– violist Pinchas Zukerman about his illustrious past, a new masterclass series at Meadows School of the Arts, and his hopes for the future of technology in string teaching

Vibrato exercises

Should vibrato exercises be practised separately from the repertoire?

2022-08-04T23:00:00+01:00

Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts. From 2011

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‘Is it too late for me?’: Teaching adult students

2022-06-24T07:30:00+01:00

Cellist and teacher Ragnhild Sannes shares her experience teaching adult cellists and how the question of being too late to start needs reframing