All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 516
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NewsRomance for violin and cello - Daniel Rowland and Maja Bogdanovic tie the knot
The two string players wed during the Stift International Music Festival in the Netherlands
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NewsMan plays violin during evacuation of California wildfires
Mel Smothers chose to use the time otherwise stuck in his car to entertain fellow wildfire evacuees
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FocusThe 3-points practicing routine: Description - Action - Result
In the first of a series of blog posts, violin teacher at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Junior department Ivo Stankov outlines his motivation for creating the Violin Tips Practice Guide
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #10: Joshua Bell on Piazzolla
The violinist speaks about playing Piazzolla’s music in the centenary of the composer’s birth
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NewsThomas Reif joins Mozarteum University teaching faculty
The violinist will start his professorship role from October 2021 alongside his concertmaster role at Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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NewsRoyal Academy of Music to host performances from top string players in 2021-22
The new academic year kicks off with a mixture of live and in-person performances and masterclasses, many of which will be free to watch and attend
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VideoDavid and Igor Oistrakh perform Prokofiev Sonata for two violins
A chance to watch the father and son team flex their Prokofiev muscles
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NewsInaugural Brandenburg Violin Making Workshop 2021
Watch exclusive footage of the week-long workshop in August, the first of its kind in Europe
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FocusWalter Reiter’s exercises to improve Baroque playing
The violinist offers tips on how narrate emotions through the bow when playing Baroque music
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NewsDelta: check in a $6 million Stradivari or get rebooked
In yet another instrument related flying incident, violinist Christina Bouey struggled to get her valuable violin onboard a recent flight
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NewsParalympian swimmer plays violin with prosthetic arm
Manami Ito’s abilities both on violin and in the pool have garnered her admiration and attention from around the world
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FocusVarious viola variables: weight, shape and sound
In the September 2021 issue, William Castle examines how weight, shape and sound is affected in violas of various sizes
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Blogs‘Keep it simple, stupid’ - recording Mozart Violin Concertos the historically informed way
Violinist Francesca Dego shares her experiences of collaborating with Sir Roger Norrington and how the six ‘S’s’ helped inform her new album of Mozart concertos
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VideoArtist Confidential with Esther Yoo: Episode 3
Violinist Esther Yoo chats to conductor Lina González-Granados
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BlogsGut strings feel honest and dirtier than the brilliance of metal strings - Consone Quartet
The period instrument quartet explains why all players should feel able to dip a toe into historically informed performance
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NewsEnsemble Molière announced as the first New Generation Baroque Ensemble
The decision has been announced by BBC Radio 3, the National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) and the Royal College of Music (RCM)
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NewsMaria Ioudenitch wins Tibor Varga International Violin Competition 2021
The US violinist won first prize after the final round on Saturday 4 September in Sion, Switzerland
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NewsCellist and editor Nona Pyron has died
Pyron was a leading researcher and publisher of early music for cello as well as a performer and educator
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Focus‘Inherently democratic’ - equity and the Suzuki Method
In this extract from the September 2021 issue, Samara Ginsberg examines common misunderstandings and myths in the Suzuki Method related to sightreading, parental involvement, racism and social issues
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NewsLuthier Gerald Botteley has died
The British violin teacher and luthier made 50 violins during his life, completing his final one while terminally ill.
