All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 594
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VideoListen to the Bog Oak violin - the world’s oldest violin?
Violinist Michael Barker performs on Philip Taylor’s violin made from 5,000-year-old Bog Oak wood
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BlogsThe importance of body awareness in violin playing: Rachael Ridge
Developing good body awareness is key to preventing injury, playing with little to no pain, and producing a good tone on the violin
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FocusWords of wisdom from cellist Aldo Parisot
As Yale School of Music announced the official retirement of the cello guru in 2018, we looked back at some of the inspiring quotes from an interview for The Strad conducted by one of his most illustrious students, Ralph Kirshbaum
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VideoMarmen Quartet performs Salina Fisher’s ‘Heal’
The quartet performs this commissioned work influenced by the healing process following the global pandemic
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NewsNew string appointments at Manhattan School of Music
The school’s pre-conservatorium programme will welcome three violinists and a cellist to its faculty
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VideoOrchestra of the Swan performs Philip Glass
An arrangement of the final movement from String Quartet no.3 ‘Mishima’
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VideoFighting fiddlers! The Barokksolistene ‘Alehouse Sessions’ to feature in a new BBC film
The ‘bad boys of baroque’ present an exclusive clip of their performance of Wallom Green
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BlogsPeter Herresthal: ‘I love playing stratospherically high on the violin!’
The violinist speaks about his collaborations with composer Missy Mazzoli
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NewsPaddington Trio wins 2023 Parkhouse Award
The UK based piano trio will receive future concert opportunities over the next two years
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Blogs‘Being a single mum and juggling work as a musician is an enormous challenge’ - violinist Lizzie Ball
The solo mother and violinist examines the challenges faced by musicians balancing parenthood duties with a career, as well as how the music industry could find ways to improve parental support
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BlogsCellist Antonio Meneses on the unique qualities of his Luiz Amorim cello
The cellist shares his impressions of Luiz Amorim’s unique and expressive contemporary instruments
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BlogsAn intro to Bluegrass: violinist Jeremy Garrett from the Infamous Stringdusters
The Infamous Stringdusters’ fiddle player Jeremy Garrett shares his thoughts on Bluegrass music for those unfamiliar with the style
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BlogsKristina Reiko Cooper: How the heroic acts of Chiune Sugihara influenced a new work for cello
Kristina Reiko Cooper outlines how the acts of war hero Sugihara inspired Lera Auerbach’s Symphony no.6 ‘Vessels of Light’
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NewsBerlin Philharmonic announces patronage of Ukrainian orchestras
It is hoped the agreement will help organise performances by the Kyiv Symphony and Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
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VideoCarolin Widmann performs Britten’s Violin Concerto
The violinist, who discusses the piece in the April 2023 issue, performed it with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony on 10 February 2023
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BlogsDo adult beginners learn differently from kids?
Teachers need to consider an adult pupil’s past lived experiences in lessons, writes violinist Rachael Ridge
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NewsDetails of Gianandrea Noseda’s instrument loan scheme revealed
The conductor is loaning out instruments from his own collection to members of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, which he conducts
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NewsISB announces 2023 Jane Little Scholarship recipient
Maggie Carter receives the $10,000 grant, which is awarded to a female double bass major entering college
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NewsWinners announced at the Bad Tölz 1st International String Quartet Competition
The Chaos Quartet took the top prize, which includes €10,000 and future concert opportunities
