All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 505
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Focus5 tips from Max Grosch for improving jazz rhythm
The jazz musician shares his wisdom on ways to improve our jazz rhythm and internal sense of pulse
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FeatureFrom the archive: Interpreting ‘I Got Rhythm’
Practical steps towards improvising like the greats on one of jazz’s most frequently performed progressions. Taken from the April 2011 issue
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NewsOnline competition jury ‘watched 22 seconds of my video’, claims entrant
Arseniy Strokovskiy also alleged that some videos submitted by him and his duo partner were not watched at all
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FocusVilla-Lobos and the cello: an early start
In this extract from the July 2021 issue, Felipe Avellar de Aquino writes about Heitor Villa-Lobos’s early leanings towards the cello which sparked his extensive output for the instrument
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VideoCellist Johannes Moser performs Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, original version
The cellist performs with Orchestre National d’Île-de-France under the baton of Case Scaglione
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NewsViolinist Marlon Barrios Araya wins Junior Guildhall Lutine Prize 2021
The 18-year-old violinist performed a winning recital of Beethoven, Ysaÿe and Sarasate at Milton Court Concert Hall on 25 June
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VideoThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic play Villa-Lobos’s Bachianas Brasileiras no.1
In celebration of our feature on Heitor Villa-Lobos and the cello in the July 2021 issue, here is a performance with no shortage of cello
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Focus‘I Got Rhythm’: using ‘rhythm changes’ to explore improvisation on the double bass
In this excerpt from the April 2011 issue, bassist John Goldsby writes about using the harmonic structure of Gershwin’s classic song as a basis for new jazz melodies and improvisations
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BlogsLearning to Speak Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565 through the lens of a solo violin transcription
Violinist Gregory Harrington shares his process of transcribing Bach’s iconic organ work for solo violin
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NewsArabella Steinbacher to play on 1718 ‘Benno Walter’ Stradivari
The instrument was formerly played by Dezsö Szigeti, the uncle of Hungarian violinist Joseph Szigeti
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Blogs‘We will be picking up the threads of an ongoing conversation’ - composer Edmund Finnis
Ahead of the premiere of his String Quartet no.2 with Manchester Collective, Edmund Finnis explains the importance of close collaboration between composers and performers to communicate musical intentions clearly and foster a deeper mutual understanding
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NewsBenedetti Foundation begins new Baroque Virtual Sessions
The sessions will take place for three weeks from 5 – 25 July with a final concert on Sunday 1 August
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VideoHappy birthday to Leon Bosch
The internationally acclaimed double bassist celebrates his 60th birthday today
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Article10 tips for improvising on a stringed instrument
Grammy-winning American jazz violinist Zach Brock gives advice for classical string players wanting to explore the world of improvisation
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VideoAnastasia Kobekina and Nicolas Baldeyrou perform Popper's Dance of the Elves
The solo cello is accompanied by multiple clarinets, glockenspiel and triangle in this special arrangement.
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BlogsPatterns of impermanence in life and performance
Violinist Hugo Ticciati highlights the importance of living in the moment during times of uncertainty
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VideoThe Quest for Tonewood trailer
Watch the trailer for a documentary that follows luthier Gaspar Borchardt on his journey to find the perfect tonewood to build a violin for Janine Jansen
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VideoPablo Ferrández and Kian Soltani perform Paganini’s Caprice no.24
‘Kids, don’t try this at home’ - Pablo Ferrández
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #2: Maja Bugge’s five tips for teaching improvisation
Cellist Maja Bugge shares some helpful ways to incorporate and explore improvisation in lessons
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Focus‘The way I like to work is not to spend three hours banging my head against a wall’
Violist Timothy Ridout reflects on his ideal working conditions surrounding his new recording of arrangements of Schumann and Prokofiev, as well as how he mimics word-settings on his instrument
