This site, like many others, uses small files called cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this website (Cookie Policy). However, if you would like to, you can change your cookie settings at any time.

  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to navigation
Insert Logo text
Core Test
Core Test
Mast navigation
  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • Shop
  • Sign In
Search The Strad
Menu
Close menu
  • Home
  • News
  • For Subscribers
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • For Subscribers
    • Lutherie
    • Playing
    • Teaching
  • Student Hub
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Student Hub
    • Search
    • Guides
    • Featured stories
    • Teacher Profiles
  • Playing Hub
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Playing Hub
    • Featured Stories
    • Masterclass
    • Podcasts
    • Technique
    • About the Playing Hub
    • The Strad Shop Playing Books
  • Directory
  • Lutherie
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Lutherie
    • Technical
    • Historical
    • The Strad Shop Books and Posters
  • Magazine
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Magazine
    • Latest Magazine
    • Magazine Archive
  • Jobs
  • Shop
  • Podcast
  • Contact us
  • Subscribe
  • School Subscription
  • Competitions
  • Reviews
  • Debate
  • Artists
  • Accessories
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Accessories
    • Stringtelligence
    • Editor's pick
  • Home
  • News
    • Chad-Hoopes_0
      Violinist Chad Hoopes joins Cleveland faculty
    • NEW
      New violin professors at the Conservatoire de Lausanne
    • 648392638_1296721752318561_8259686466842723086_n
      Recipients of the 2026 Sphinx Medal of Excellence announced
    • Press_Photo
      Violinist Timothy Chooi named Wiener Concert-Verein artistic partner
  • For Subscribers
      • Lutherie
      • Playing
      • Teaching
    • Edward Dusinberre-0617
      ‘The spirit of debate is extremely important in a quartet’ - Edward Dusinberre’s life lessons
    • IMG_6249
      Session Report: the Neave Trio on recording Chaminade, Pejačević, and Clara Schumann
    • Amit Even-Tov cr Marco Borggreve
      Masterclass: Beethoven String Quartet no.11 op.95 ‘Serioso’, first movement
  • Student Hub
      • Search
      • Guides
      • Featured stories
      • Teacher Profiles
    • Student Hub logo_black
  • Playing Hub
      • Featured Stories
      • Masterclass
      • Podcasts
      • Technique
      • About the Playing Hub
      • The Strad Shop Playing Books
    • DSC09462 brompton
      Charting women’s voices across the centuries: the Brompton Quartet releases ‘Constellations’
    • Daniel #3
      Violinist Daniel Lozakovich: lost to the world, led by the heart
    • Daniel Hope Headshot (c) Daniel Waldhecker_6
      ‘Chamber music at its finest is an act of generosity’: Daniel Hope on shaping Wolf Trap
  • Directory
  • Lutherie
      • Technical
      • Historical
      • The Strad Shop Books and Posters
    • 1
      Trade Secrets: Even split, even grain
    • b
      In Focus: A c.1880–90 viola by Enrico Marchetti
    • 3_botto_copyright
      ‘Struck by the instrument’s unique voice’: playing the Pressenda double bass
  • Magazine
      • Latest Magazine
      • Magazine Archive
      • Latest Magazine
      • February 2026 Cover
      • Magazine archive
      • Whether you're a player, maker, teacher or enthusiast, you'll find ideas and inspiration from leading artists, teachers and luthiers in our archive which features every issue published since January 2010 - available exclusively to subscribers. View the archive.
  • Jobs
  • Shop
  • Podcast
  • Contact us
  • Subscribe
  • School Subscription
  • Competitions
  • Reviews
  • Debate
    • NEW (4)
      Opinion: AI vs live performance?
    • GettyImages-954069476
      Opinion: Solving issues with your students’ parents over coffee
    • GettyImages-118984026
      Opinion: Practising scales in sequential order
    • GettyImages-1135385484
      Opinion: Avoid cheap instruments for beginners
  • Artists
  • Accessories
      • Stringtelligence
      • Editor's pick
    • Pirastro-KorfkerSpring_onViolin3
      Products March 2026: Pirastro KorfkerSpring chin rest
    • Violo Peg Set Sonowood Black
      Products March 2026: Swiss Wood Solutions Sonowood pegs
    • RG200_front_1
      Products March 2026: Thomastik-Infeld Rondo Gold viola strings
  • More from navigation items
Video

Related video

  • partridge

    The Partridge Quartet performs ‘Black Angels’

  • Screenshot 2023-04-04 103443

    Sting’s ‘Every Breath You Take’ for string quartet and guitar

  • Sahar

    New release: ‘Sahar’ from Iranian composer Aftab Darvishi’s debut album ‘A Thousand Butterflies’

  • Boutellis-Taft

    Violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft performs ‘Yumeji’s Theme’ from In the Mood for Love

  • Patina

    Cellist Peter Gregson performs Patina, an original composition

Kronos Quartet play John Coltrane, Terry Riley and new music from the US and Iran

2021-04-30T09:48:00+01:00

  • No comments

Part of Carnegie Hall’s Voices for Hope festival, the 45-minute concert draws on themes from defining moments of 20th-century history 

Read The Kronos Quartet: Out of this world  

Watch Steve Reich’s Triple Quartet 

Read BA back in the spotlight as Kronos Quartet pledges to boycott airline 

 

Available at The Strad Shop

An exclusive range of instrument making posters, books, calendars and information products published by and directly for sale from The Strad.

Posters

Posters

The Strad’s exclusive instrument posters, most with actual-size photos depicting every nuance of the instrument. Our posters are used by luthiers across the world as models for their own instruments, thanks to the detailed outlines and measurements on the back.

Books

Books

The number one source for a range of books covering making and stringed instruments with commentaries from today’s top instrument experts.

Calendars

Calendars

The Strad Calendar 2026 showcases twelve of the finest instruments in the collection of Canimex, one of Canada’s leading arts supporters. They include masterpieces by Stradivari, Guarneri ‘del Gesù’, Guadagnini and Gagliano.

Find more on The Strad Shop

Available at The Strad Shop

The number one source for playing and teaching books, guides, CDs, calendars and back issues of the magazine.

Playing

Best of Technique

In The Best of Technique you’ll discover the top playing tips of the world’s leading string players and teachers. It’s packed full of exercises for students, plus examples from the standard repertoire to show you how to integrate the technique into your playing.

Teaching

Masterclass

In the second volume of The Strad’s Masterclass series, soloists including James Ehnes, Jennifer Koh, Philippe Graffin, Daniel Hope and Arabella Steinbacher give their thoughts on some of the greatest works in the string repertoire. Each has annotated the sheet music with their own bowings, fingerings and comments.

Calendars

Calendars

The Strad Calendar 2026 showcases twelve of the finest instruments in the collection of Canimex, one of Canada’s leading arts supporters. They include masterpieces by Stradivari, Guarneri ‘del Gesù’, Guadagnini and Gagliano.

Find more on The Strad Shop

Topics

  • Kronos Quartet
  • Video
The Strad November 2021

The Strad August 2021

The Strad January 2025

The Strad May 2024

The Strad January 2018

The Strad Calendar 2026

Latest video

  • Screenshot 2026-01-21 170340
    Video

    Michael Stephen Brown gives the viola the spotlight in a new work

    2026-02-02T09:49:00Z

  • RK-Harmonics-Thumb2 copy
    Video

    The violin technique that shouldn’t exist: MinutePhysics explains Roman Kim’s harmonics technique

    2026-01-23T15:23:00Z

  • Screenshot 2026-01-15 102555
    Video

    Jupiter Quartet performs Ginastera’s String Quartet no.1

    2026-01-16T10:32:00Z

  • Screenshot 2026-01-13 122149
    Video

    Amy Beach’s Romance op.23 for double bass and piano

    2026-01-14T10:26:00Z

  • 1-1
    Video

    Roman Kim: virtuosity, artistic freedom and how to find your voice

    2026-01-07T14:32:00Z

  • Screenshot 2026-01-06 111301
    Video

    Bach in a new space: Francesca Dego performs the Chaconne

    2026-01-06T10:59:00Z

Related articles

  • online exclusive Kronos Quartet 02 - multi - credit Danica Taylor
    News

    Kronos Quartet signs to MKI Artists

    2025-07-07T11:48:00Z

    The San Francisco-based ensemble partners for representation in North America

  • takács-mah
    Blogs

    From Attic to album: Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin shine light on Florence Price’s Piano Quintet

    2025-04-08T10:02:00Z

    Takács Quartet violist Richard O’Neill talks about the ensemble’s latest release, a collaboration with Marc-André Hamelin that pairs piano quintets by Florence Price and Dvořák

  • Kronos-hardanger instruments
    Blogs

    Fiddles and folkore: Kronos Quartet transforms itself into a Hardanger band

    2025-03-26T10:54:00Z

    Kronos Quartet violinist Gabriela Díaz speaks with The Strad’s US correspondent Thomas May about Elja, the ensemble’s new Hardanger fiddle collaboration with Benedicte Maurseth and Kristine Tjøgersen, which premieres at Carnegie Hall this week.

No comments yet

You're not signed in.

Only registered users can comment on this article.

Sign in Register

More from Video

  • Screenshot 2026-01-21 170340
    Video

    Michael Stephen Brown gives the viola the spotlight in a new work

    2026-02-02T09:49:00Z

    Paul Neubauer takes centre stage in Brown’s work The Viola from his Pas de Trois

  • RK-Harmonics-Thumb2 copy
    Video

    The violin technique that shouldn’t exist: MinutePhysics explains Roman Kim’s harmonics technique

    2026-01-23T15:23:00Z

    Roman Kim reveals how a long‑forgotten idea led him to develop a harmonic technique once thought impossible, explored here with Daniel Kurganov and MinutePhysics

  • Screenshot 2026-01-15 102555
    Video

    Jupiter Quartet performs Ginastera’s String Quartet no.1

    2026-01-16T10:32:00Z

    The ensemble performs a furious and volatile Vivacissimo in its first video performance with new violinist, Mélanie Clapiès

  • Home
  • Artists
  • Galleries
  • Issues
  • News
  • Lutherie
  • Jobs
  • Get The Print Edition
  • Debate
  • Directory
  • Reviews
  • Subscribe
  • Playing
  • String Courses
  • Advertise
  • Teaching
  • Degrees
  • About
  • Contact us
  • Masterclass

Keep informed

newsletters
facebook
Instagram
X
LinkedIn
Podcast
  • Issues
  • Contact us
  • Contributors
  • © 2026 The Strad
  • Topics A-Z
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • FAQ
Published by Newsquest Media Group Limited,
registered in England & Wales with number 01676637
at The Echo Building, 18 Albert Road, Bournemouth,
England, BH1 1BZ - a Gannett company

Site powered by Webvision Cloud