All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 565
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News1896 Léon Fischesser violin stolen in Cape Town
The violin belongs to member of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Petrus De Beer
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FocusMy Experience: violinist Oliver Neubauer, Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival and Institute
Flexibility and adaptability are essential traits for a professional chamber musician, says violinist Oliver Neubauer on his time at the San Francisco Bay Area festival
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Blogs’After breaking the speed limit a few times, we eventually arrived hot, sweaty and stressed’ - more wedding gig disaster stories
At the time of year when many string players are spending their weekends performing at weddings, we share the best wedding gig disaster stories from The Strad’s readers and followers
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FocusHow can violinists create a personal sound?
Once upon a time, violinists just wanted to get as close to Heifetz's sound as they possibly could. But now that golden standard no longer applies, Jessica Duchen asks, how do the stars of today mark themselves out as special?
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Focus‘I can see good tone’ - Suzuki’s tonalisation exercises
With musical examples, Helen Brunner examines how Suzuki’s tonalisation exercises are used to create a beautiful sound on the violin. From the September 2021 issue
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Video13-year-old violinist performs Khachaturian, with Khachaturian
Performance footage from 1965 of Japanese prodigy Yoko Sato, who died last month
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FocusSinging during practice can help improve sound and characterisation
Cellist Laurence Lesser suggests that learning to listen to your voice constructively isn't easy, but it helps to set musical feeling directly into motion
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Blogs‘Art has the ability to make one look at the world from a different perspective’ - cellist Trey Lee
The cellist and artistic director of Musicus, a Hong-Kong based organisation which promotes cross-cultural collaboration through performances, speaks about musical outreach, exploring new repertoire, and overcoming the challenges of travelling with a cello
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FocusHow to produce a strong, uninhibited sound without pressure, by cellist Joel Krosnick
The former Juilliard Quartet cellist explained to Laurinel Owen how to effectively transmit energy from your body to the instrument in 2005
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Focus10 tips on maximising tone quality & projection
Advice on projecting your best sound from over 130 years of The Strad's archives
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NewsOne-handed violinist inspires students and teachers in Sarasota
Canadian violinist and disability advocate Adrian Anantawan gave a keynote address to show how teachers can enable all students to learn music
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NewsNew composers in residence at Bard College Conservatory of Music
Jessie Montgomery and Missy Mazzoli will join the faculty in autumn 2022
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BlogsViolinist Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott on sound projection
The soloists talk to Pauline Harding about orchestral accompaniment and soloistic sound
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VideoMaxim Vengerov plays Beethoven Violin Concerto
A throwback to 2006 with this performance under the baton of Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony
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BlogsNeesa Sunar: How I use the mutuality of Intentional Peer Support in my music teaching
To aid students who have hit a barrier in learning, violist and clinical telehealth therapist Neesa Sunar provides four teaching scenarios which benefit from the empathetic approach of Intentional Peer Support
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NewsCellist Sydney Lee wins $50,000 fellowship
The Korean-American cellist is the recipient of the inaugural Gurrena Fellowship from the Meadowmount School of Music
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Focus8 ways to develop musical expression and individuality
Views on cultivating personal style and engaging your audience from 130 years of The Strad
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VideoViolinist Davina Clarke performs Handel’s Sonata XII in F Major
The baroque violinist performs a single from her upcoming debut album Sweet Stillness
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BlogsMusic from Chopin’s Land: an international project by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne launches its third international campaign promoting Polish music, this time for the violin.
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Focus7 ways to improve your tone
The elusive and deeply personal subject of tone production is pondered in the following quotes taken from the pages of The Strad over the past 130 years
