All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 714
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NewsTen string quartets selected for 2026 Bad Tölz International String Quartet Competition
Ensembles from around the world will compete in the competition’s second edition, from 10 to 15 April 2026
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NewsObituary: Annette Morreau
The arts supremo, biographer and music critic, who herself studied cello with János Starker, has died aged 79
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BlogsThe Artemis Bass Initiative: championing equity for women and non-binary bassists
Nina DeCesare, Susan Cahill and Susan Hagen speak with The Strad about how the Artemis Bass Initiative is tackling gender disparities in the double bass world through mentorship, visibility, and professional development
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Focus‘Never will I part with it as long as I live’: Paganini’s quartet of Strads
Tully Potter takes a closer look at the four Stradivari instruments formerly owned by Paganini, and later played by the Paganini Quartet
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NewsFinnish violinist Paavo Pohjola has died, aged 91
Pohjola worked as a concertmaster in Finland, Germany and Sweden, and was a respected chamber musician, conductor and teacher
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NewsSingapore International Violin Competition 2026 preview: what to expect
30 violinists will compete for a prize pool totalling $110,000 at this year’s competition, taking place from 25 January to 7 February
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NewsEvergreen Symphony Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Under the direction of artist in residence Jaap van Zweden, Ting-shuo Chang will lead the Taiwanese orchestra in rotation with another concertmaster, yet to be appointed
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NewsJordi Savall wins 2026 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
The viola da gambist, conductor and scholar will receive €250,000 in recognition for his lifetime achievements in music
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NewsFinalists announced for 2026 Sphinx Competition
The Junior and Senior division finalists will now compete in concerts on 23 and 24 January for more than $100,000 in prizes and future performance engagements
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NewsObituary: cellist Maria Mircheva
The Bulgarian cellist, who was a former principal cellist of the Valencia Orchestra, was 82
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VideoThe violin technique that shouldn’t exist: MinutePhysics explains Roman Kim’s harmonics technique
Roman Kim reveals how a long‑forgotten idea led him to develop a harmonic technique once thought impossible, explored here with Daniel Kurganov and MinutePhysics
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NewsLuthier Amos Hargrave has died
The award-winning luthier, who was instrumental in the creation of the ISB Makers Competition, was 74 years old
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FocusMy experience: violist Rory Africa, Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival
’This festival showed me what a career in music is all about,’ says the South African violist
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BlogsRaising individuals, not imitators: Guy Johnston on the art of teaching
Cellist Guy Johnston, president of ESTA UK, has recently completed his studies on the ESTA Education PG Cert course in practical instrumental teaching. Eve Kennedy speaks to him to hear more about his teaching work and his experience of the course
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NewsViolin–violist Barry Shiffman to become dean of the Glenn Gould School
The Canadian violinist and violist will become dean designate effective immediately and take on the dean role in summer
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NewsObituary: Turkish violinist Deniz Özasker
The 48-year-old concertmaster of the Izmir State Symphony Orchestra died following a brain haemorrhage
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BlogsMindset beyond technique: why mental training matters for musicians
Why do performances sometimes fall short of what musicians can achieve in the practice room? Joanna Latała explores how mental training – long embraced in elite sport – offers practical methods for transforming preparation into reliable, expressive performance
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NewsViolinist and cellist to depart the Mithras Trio
Violinist Ionel Manciu and cellist Leo Popplewell have played in the trio since its founding in 2017
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NewsA second violinist, Pouya Faragardi, has been killed in the Iran protest
The Iranian violinist was 37
