All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 566
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BlogsAaron Rosand on how to produce a beautiful tone
The American violinist examines the role of the bow in tone production. From 2013
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NewsInnovative jazz cellist dies, aged 75
Abdul Wadud pushed the boundaries of jazz and improvisatory cello playing from the 1970s to the 1990s
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NewsCellist and pedagogue Dong-Oo Lee has died
The cellist enjoyed an extensive career in both the US and Korea
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Focus5 ways to build fourth finger strength
Tips from The Strad’s archive on avoiding a weak, collapsing left-hand little finger
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NewsParticipants announced for 2022 Cooper International Violin Competition
After a two year hiatus, the competition kicks off this week with 17 international competitors
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Focus‘It’s always a reward to be on stage’ - Maxim Vengerov on 40 years of performance
Ahead of a celebration concert with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, the violinist reflects on his impressive career in the spotlight as a child, including the pressures, rewards and lessons learnt from a lifetime of performance
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FocusHow I warm up: violist Maxim Rysanov
The Russian-born viola player gives an insight into his detailed warm-up regimen
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VideoViolinist Ellinor D’Melon performs ‘Peace’ by Jessie Montgomery
The work was written by Montgomery during the pandemic
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NewsThe Juilliard School announces its 2022 resident graduate string quartet
The Ivalas Quartet will start its residency in September 2022
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NewsAustralian violinist wins $20,000 overseas study grant
The grant will allow Queensland violinist Harry Egerton to pursue further musical studies abroad
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FocusTechnique: How to achieve clean and effortless definition in the left hand, by Grigory Kalinovsky
Professor of violin at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, with some exercises to improve your left-hand articulation. From 2018
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Focus7 tips for playing fast passages for string players
Guidance from The Strad’s archive on increasing left-hand finger speed and minimising tension
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BlogsNewark School of Violin Making: The early days
The UK’s Newark School of Violin Making celebrates its 50th anniversary in September 2022. Luthier Adam Whone, one of its very first students, recalls the learning environment he discovered, aged 16, and the three years of tuition at the school
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NewsChamber Music and Community Building: Tianjin Juilliard Faculty and Students in Qingdao
Known for its beautiful beaches and historic German architecture, the city of Qingdao is also a hub for the arts in China. Last week, students and faculty from The Tianjin Juilliard School traveled there to perform at the Qingdao Concert Hall and the Qingdao Art Museum as well as to ...
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NewsLondon double-decker bus becomes a travelling music classroom
The bus will spend two weeks bringing music to children across London
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FocusViolinist Elena Urioste on why a thorough warm-up routine is a necessity for good practice
The US violinist explains why warming up is an essential part of a day's practice
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DebateSlow practice should be used only when needed as a learning tool
Are you wasting your time? As musicians we should be doing more to question the standard warm-up and practice regimes, writes violist Paul Neubauer
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Blogs‘The power of chamber music shaped my music life forever’: Violinist Arnaud Sussmann
The violinist shares how passion for chamber music at an early age has inspired him to bring the repertoire to new audiences as artistic director of the upcoming Boscobel Chamber Music Festival
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BlogsLearn from the world’s best violinists on tonebase
A new learning experience is now available worldwide to violinists thanks to the virtual platform tonebase
