All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 532
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Premium ❘ FeatureDouble bassist Thomas Martin: Man for all seasons
Thomas Martin has tried practically every hat, from orchestra principal to soloist, teacher and instrument maker. Katinka Welz meets the eclectic bass personality in this article taken from the Winter 2000 issue of our now-discontinued sister publication, Double Bassist
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Premium ❘ FeatureDouble Bassist magazine: The Master’s Voice - Bottesini's bass
Made in 1716 by Carlo Antonio Testore, this stylish double bass was once the companion of Giovanni Bottesini. Stefan Krattenmacher examines the instrument and its history, in this Summer 2000 article from our now-discontinued sister publication, Double Bassist
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NewsPrizes awarded at Princess Astrid International Violin Competition
Japanese violinist Yukari Ohno took first prize of NOK 160,000 (€15,000), future solo engagements and professional career guidance
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NewsBassist Teppo Hauta-aho has died
The versatile double bass player and composer passed away at the age of 80 on 26 November
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NewsFree online panel to honour violin pedagogue Dorothy DeLay
Violinist Kristin Lee will host a panel commemorating the life of the legendary violin teacher on 1 December 7.30pm ET
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Focus10 points to help you handle performance anxiety
Violinist and performance consultant Berenice Beverley Zammit shares some helpful reminders for those dealing with stage fright, including why you should regard yourself as a superhero
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VideoBassist Dominik Wagner performs Hauta-aho’s Kadenza
A chance to hear the work for solo double bass composed by Teppo Hauta-aho, who passed away on 26 November
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FocusAprès un Rêve played on Octobass
Fauré’s classic piece performed on an absolute behemoth of a bass - you may need to listen to this wearing headphones…
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Focus‘You have to follow what it is you really want to do’ - Abel Selaocoe
South African cellist-singer-composer Abel Selaocoe speaks to Tom Stewart about his unique style of music making
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NewsDavid Cohen appointed principal cello of LSO
Cohen will begin his new role from September 2022, alongside principal cellist Rebecca Gilliver
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FocusDouble bass technique: Back muscles, weight, and flexibility in the right hand
How to get the most out of your body when playing the double bass, by Dan Styffe, principal bassist for the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music
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Focus‘Make it sing’ - Thomas Martin on playing Bottesini
Bass player Thomas Martin shares his thoughts on the music of Bottesini, in this extract from the Winter 2000 issue of the now discontinued magazine, Double Bassist
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #23: Pablo Ferrández on Classical cello concertos
’When I’m playing these pieces, I imagine big gestures, a lot of gravity that brings you from one impulse to the next’
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NewsViolinist Elias David Moncado wins Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition
21-year-old Moncado claims victory at his second competition in two weeks
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NewsPrizes awarded at Mirecourt International Violin Competition
A student at Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media, 20-year-old Chinese violinist Qingzhu Weng claimed first prize at the final held on 28 November
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FocusA moving tale: Travelling with a double bass
Fitting a double bass on an aeroplane or in the back of a van can present serious difficulties. Gary Karr’s agent Jane Davis shares her the tricks of the trade, in this interview from November 1999
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GalleryPhoto gallery: The decorated instruments of ‘Violino d’Autore’
Italian luthier Ezia Di Labio has crafted numerous instruments that have been decorated by various artists
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Premium ❘ FeatureDouble Bassist magazine: Nights in the gardens of Spain
Without the arrival of the Neapolitan double bass players at the beginning of the 18th century, the history of the bass in Spain may have been quite different. Xosé Crisanto Gandara examines the evidence, in this article taken from the Spring 2001 issue of our now-discontinued sister publication, Double Bassist
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Premium ❘ FeatureDouble Bassist magazine: Matteo Gofriller c.1708 bass
Barrie Kolstein marvels at a magnificent 18th-century instrument by Matteo Gofriller, in this feature from the Autumn 2001 issue of our now-discontinued sister publication, Double Bassist
