All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 625
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BlogsTeachers, luthiers and archetiers: how a bespoke solution helped a violist with an immovable right index finger
Violist Daniel Orsen is unable to bend his right index finger, due to a previous injury. Barbara Khristi describes the tailor-made team efforts behind her former student that helped him launch his career
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VideoA new composition from virtuoso violinist Roman Kim
Kim performs ’Cri de l’âme’ with pianist Jure Gorucan
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News‘We refuse to give up’: fury as Northern Ballet replaces live musicians with recordings
Musicians of the Northern Ballet Sinfonia and the Musicians’ Union continue to call for increased funding as the orchestra’s upcoming performances and income are wiped out by the recent decision
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Article’Poetry is a bridge to music’ - Jan Vogler on his collaboration with poet Amanda Gorman
The German cellist tells The Strad how the interdisciplinary project, which will put Bach alongside modern poetry, took form
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NewsLondon Sinfonietta receives £100,000 grant
The award from the Cockayne Grants for the Arts Programme will go towards the commissioning of eight new works for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons
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NewsCello musical chairs at the McDuffie Center for Strings and Tianjin Juilliard School
Sydney Lee and Brannon Cho will join the McDuffie Center for Strings as cello professors, while Sihao He departs for the Tianjin Juilliard School and the Shanghai Quartet
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BlogsLittle lessons: an interview with Toby Perlman
Adam Hockman interviews the Perlman Music Program founder Toby Perlman on creating an ideal and safe environment for string students to thrive
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #109: the importance of a positive mindset with cellist Maja Bogdanović
How do you avoid burnout and stress when you have a busy performing and family life? Maja shares her strategies
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BlogsSetting up the left hand: a guide for beginner violinists
Rachael Ridge gives some helpful pointers and a step-by-step guide delving into the nitty-gritty of left-hand set-up
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VideoBorn on this day: violinist Pierre Rode
For the 250th anniversary of the virtuoso French violinist and composer Pierre Rode’s birth on 16 February, violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved performs his Caprice no.16 on Rode’s own Stradivari and explains what Rode’s legacy means to him
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BlogsPreventing procrastination: how to never put off until tomorrow the music you can explore today
Hector Scott shares some fun games and strategies to help motivate young students in their practice sessions
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NewsViolinist and pedagogue Sally Thomas has died
The former assistant to Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School was 92
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NewsViolinist Himari Yoshimura signs with KD SCHMID
The 12-year-old Japanese violinist joins the roster for general management
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NewsBelgian cellist Edmond Baert has died, aged 90
Tributes flow for the great figure of the Belgian musical world, who influenced numerous cellists
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NewsNew associate principal cellist joins the New York Philharmonic
Canadian cellist Matthew Christakos assumed the role in January
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NewsViolinist Renaud Capuçon awarded Officer’s Medal by Macron
The award signifies a promotion to the second rank of the French National Order of Merit
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NewsViolinist Eldbjørg Hemsing signs with Epstein Fox Performances
The award-winning Norwegian violinist and entrepreneur joins EFP’s roster for North American representation
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Blogs‘Extreme richness on all levels’: Quatuor Agate on Brahms’s demanding and rewarding string quartets
Taking its name from Brahms’s second sextet, dedicated to his second love Agathe von Siebold, the group discusses the complexity of the composer’s string quartets, which feature on its debut album.
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Blogs‘It speaks to the heart’: Cellist Inbal Segev on Anna Clyne’s DANCE
Ahead of concerts with the Colorado Symphony 23 to 25 February, the cellist speaks about the concerto that was written for her, which she describes as a mixture of Britten and Shostakovich, with Jewish and Celtic influences
