All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 585
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FocusAntoine Tamestit on the ‘Mahler’ Stradivari viola
In this extract from the July 2019 issue, the violist describes at first struggling to get on with this magnificent and unusual instrument
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Blogs6 holistic warm-ups for violinists
Violinist Jane Gordon explores thoughts and ideas behind warm-ups using the Alexander Technique
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FocusMy experience: Geneva Lewis, Ravinia Steans Music Institute
The violinist shares how this five-week chamber music course helped her conquer her performance nerves in a thoughtful and welcoming environment
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NewsUkrainian soldier plays violin on recaptured ruins of Izyum
Violinist and soldier Moisei Bondarenko performs on land taken back by Ukraine in September 2022
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NewsContinuo Foundation invites applications for 2023 round of grants
£100,000 will be available to UK period-instrument ensembles for projects between April and September 2023
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NewsViolinist Charles Wetherbee dies aged 57
Wetherbee died on 9 January 2023, following a wide-reaching GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for his intensive cancer treatment
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NewsNew concertmaster for Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Swiss violinist David Nebel begins his new post in 2023
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Blogs8 ways to make practice playful: Susanna Klein
The violinist’s second instalment in a three-part series examines ways to inject a sense of fun in practice sessions
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #72: Liam Byrne on the viola da gamba
Liam speaks about playing a wide range of repertoire with new technology
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NewsYCAT invites applications for 2023
Successful applicants will receive a bespoke career package of performance opportunities, management and media support
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NewsNew concertmaster for Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
The orchestra has named 24-year-old Nathan Mierdl as its new first solo violinist
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Premium ❘ FocusAnalysing the 'Titian' Stradivari violin, 1715
In our February 2009 issue, Sam Zygmuntowicz examines one of Stradivari's finest golden period instruments, using both traditional and high-tech methods
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FocusMy Experience: Daniel Pukach, Dartington Music: Summer School and Festival
The violinist shares what it was like to work side-by-side with the Brodsky Quartet and the lasting impact this course has had on his career
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NewsNew free video tutorial series aims to boost performance skills in young musicians
Starting 16 January 2023, the Stringcredibles will release weekly videos to boost young musicians’ performance skills
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Blogs‘I have a crazy way of practising’: Timothy Chooi on Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy
The violinist shares his insights on the piece with The Strad, including approaches to tricky passages and his favourite moments
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Focus10 views on dynamics for bowed strings
Advice on how to produce effective dynamic contrasts from The Strad archives
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Blogs‘I keep discovering new tones and shades’ - composer Jacob Mühlrad on writing for strings
Ahead of the release of his album of music from the film ’Burn All My Letters’, the composer reflects on the unique sounds stringed instruments contribute to his work
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NewsWieniawski Competition winner Charles Treger has died
Treger was the first and remains the only American violinist to win the Wieniawski International Competition in 1962
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BlogsThe Anatomy of Deliberate Practice: Violinist Susanna Klein
Susanna Klein’s final article in her three-part series explores four traits of intentional practice sessions
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NewsViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter wins Ruhr Piano Festival prize
The prize will go to a non-pianist for the first time in its history
