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György Pauk, distinguished Hungarian violinist and pedagogue, has died

2024-11-18T16:20:00+00:00

The Hungarian violinist was a much-loved and respected teacher as well as a soloist and chamber musician

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Hilary Hahn withdraws from all concerts through November

2024-11-15T09:56:00+00:00

Hilary Hahn has withdrawn from her US tour with the Berlin Philharmonic and all other engagements through the end of November

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Juilliard School dismisses violin faculty professor Li Lin

2024-11-13T10:27:00+00:00

The respected violin professor was dismissed on Friday 8 November following investigations into reported misconduct

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Stop falling into behaviour loops: the importance of teaching students how to practise

2024-11-11T10:34:00+00:00

Violinist Hector Scott shares how bad practice habits can create the illusion of progress, and offers solutions to break the cycle

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Kristin Lee: ‘Violin gave me an identity that wasn’t established through the colour of my skin’

2024-11-11T10:15:00+00:00

The violinist speaks about how her experiences as a foreign-born citizen of the US laid the groundwork for her new album American Sketches, which features diverse repertoire from the country she now calls home

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An unforgotten talent: 100 years of violinist Leonid Kogan

2024-11-08T09:56:00.083+00:00

The matchless Soviet violinist Leonid Kogan was born 100 years ago on 14 November 1924. To mark the centenary, Tully Potter examines the life of ‘the greatest violinist’ he’s ever heard in concert

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‘President Zelensky was only 20 feet away’: Exclusive photos and interviews with US military string players

2024-11-08T09:56:00+00:00

The Strad’s staff writer Rita Fernandes shares exclusive interviews from her trip to Washington DC to meet string players in the US military

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Sentimental Work: cellist Astrid Schween on Dvořák’s Waldesruhe

2024-11-08T09:55:53.123+00:00

For the American cellist, Dvořák’s Waldesruhe brings back fond memories of working with her early mentor, Jacqueline du Pré

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‘Joachim was a revelation’ - From the archive: November 1894

2024-11-08T09:55:43.813+00:00

Spanish violinist and conductor Enrique Fernández Arbós chats with Henry Saint-George about two of his most important tutors: Vieuxtemps and Joachim

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Merchants of Venice: Venetian lutherie

2024-11-15T09:46:00+00:00

In the 16th century, the Republic of Venice was a hotbed of innovation for stringed instrument makers – and the members of the Linarol family were at the heart of the trade. Stefano Pio explores the archives to reveal their fascinating and often colourful lives and careers

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Violinist Ning Feng: Truth and substance

2024-11-15T09:45:00+00:00

There is seemingly nothing the Chinese-born, Berlin‑based violinist Ning Feng can’t do, from dazzling Paganini interpretations to Bach to 20th‑century concertos. He talks to Michael White about his influences, his future plans and his desire to pass on his musical wisdom to the next generation

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Merchants of Venice: Venetian lutherie

2024-11-15T09:46:00+00:00

In the 16th century, the Republic of Venice was a hotbed of innovation for stringed instrument makers – and the members of the Linarol family were at the heart of the trade. Stefano Pio explores the archives to reveal their fascinating and often colourful lives and careers

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‘Comparing yourself to others is counter-productive’ - Alisa Weilerstein’s life lessons

2024-10-25T09:46:00+01:00

The US cellist on creating a balanced career and the influence of musical parents

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Postcard from Switzerland: Gstaad Menuhin Festival

2024-10-18T09:55:00+01:00

The Gstaad Menuhin Festival presented more than 60 concerts over six weeks in the Swiss Alps during the summer of 2024. Laurence Vittes sampled some of the best of its strings programming

Competitions

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Winners announced at the Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition

2024-11-19T14:21:00+00:00

The Dora Piano Trio won CHF5,000 (£4,500), several concert and masterclass opportunities and the commissioning of a new work

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Pablo Casals International Award for Young Cellists announces winners

2024-11-19T11:12:00+00:00

Joint first prize went to Yo Kitamura and Arne Zeller following the final audition round on 16 November 2024

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Prizes awarded at the Buchet International Cello Competition

2024-11-13T12:06:00+00:00

Hosted by the Belgium Cello Society, the competition awarded prizes to three cellists, which includes an appearance at the upcoming Brussels Cello Festival

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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: December 2024

2024-11-15T09:43:01.5+00:00

The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests

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Premiere of the Month: Mark Simpson’s new viola concerto for Timothy Ridout

2024-11-15T09:43:00+00:00

A viola concerto full of struggle yet fearlessness

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The Strad Podcast: How to tailor the Suzuki Method to different students with violinist Meghan Faw

2024-09-19T09:05:00+01:00

The violinist shares her personal experiences with the method as both a student and a teacher

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The Strad Podcast: How to hold a masterclass with violinist Paul Huang

2024-09-12T08:49:00+01:00

The violinist speaks about his teaching approaches in a unique learning experience, in the third part of our four-part education-themed podcast series

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The Strad Podcast: How to teach collaborative skills with violinist Annie Fullard of the Cavani Quartet

2024-09-05T09:47:00+01:00

‘We should live in a chamber music world’ - the violinist speaks about the importance of collaboration inside and outside of the practice room, in the second episode of our four-part education-themed podcast series

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The Strad Podcast: How to practise effectively with violinist Ray Chen

2024-08-29T10:06:00+01:00

The first in our new four-part education themed podcast series features our September 2024 cover star

Competitions

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Winners announced at the Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition

2024-11-19T14:21:00+00:00

The Dora Piano Trio won CHF5,000 (£4,500), several concert and masterclass opportunities and the commissioning of a new work

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Pablo Casals International Award for Young Cellists announces winners

2024-11-19T11:12:00+00:00

Joint first prize went to Yo Kitamura and Arne Zeller following the final audition round on 16 November 2024

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Prizes awarded at the Buchet International Cello Competition

2024-11-13T12:06:00+00:00

Hosted by the Belgium Cello Society, the competition awarded prizes to three cellists, which includes an appearance at the upcoming Brussels Cello Festival

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The Strad Calendar 2025: 1820 Giovanni Francesco Pressenda violin

2024-11-19T09:48:00+00:00By

Possibly the first instrument ever made by Pressenda, it boasts a two-piece back of slightly burled quarter-cut maple

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Violin Society of America’s 50th convention kicks off in Indianapolis

2024-11-19T02:47:00+00:00By

Exhibitions, lectures and demonstrations were all in evidence on the first day of proceedings

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Merchants of Venice: Venetian lutherie

2024-11-15T09:46:00+00:00

In the 16th century, the Republic of Venice was a hotbed of innovation for stringed instrument makers – and the members of the Linarol family were at the heart of the trade. Stefano Pio explores the archives to reveal their fascinating and often colourful lives and careers

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Scotland’s oldest surviving cello to be heard in public for the first time since the 18th century

2024-11-14T12:33:00+00:00

The 1756 cello by Robert Duncan, which once belonged to a fierce opponent of the slave trade, will take to the stage in a performance at the University of Aberdeen on 22 November

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The Strad Calendar 2025: c.1696 ‘Bonjour’ Antonio Stradivari cello

2024-11-12T10:13:00+00:00By

A beautiful instrument with plentiful red–brown varnish, it has been played by Robert Cohen, Martin Lovett and others

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The Strad Calendar 2025: 1747 ‘Palmason’ Gennaro Gagliano violin

2024-11-05T09:40:00+00:00By

Named for Canadian violinist Pearl Palmason, the violin has a back of one piece of maple with broad figure

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Festival review: Rosendal Festival

2024-11-15T09:43:57.523+00:00By

Harriet Smith finds that rain certainly didn’t stop play at Leif Ove Andsnes’s inspiring annual Norwegian gathering from 7–11 August 2024

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Concert review: Ava Bahari (violin) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Santtu-Matias Rouvali

2024-11-15T09:43:54.293+00:00By

Andrew Mellor attends the performance of at Malmö Live Concert Hall in Sweden on 13 September 2024

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Concert review: New York Philharmonic Ensembles

2024-11-15T09:43:47.233+00:00By

Leah Hollingsworth visits New York’s Merkin Concert Hall for the peformance of on 29 September 2024

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Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis: Mendelssohn

2024-11-01T09:44:52.67+00:00By

Darkness and drama aplenty from three master musicians

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Juilliard Quartet: Schoenberg

2024-11-01T09:44:48.867+00:00By

A fitting 150th-birthday tribute to a musical visionary

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James Ehnes: Sibelius

2024-11-01T09:44:45.37+00:00By

An evergreen concerto is compellingly reframed

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Book review: Luigi Boccherini: Musica Amorosa

2024-11-08T09:55:33.853+00:00By

Robin Stowell reviews Babette Kaiserkern’s treatise on the Baroque composer’s life and works, translated into English for the first time

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Book review: Expressive Violin Technique: How to Teach and Acquire It

2024-11-08T09:55:28.96+00:00By

Celia Cobb explores Bruce Douglas Berg’s method to help intermediate to advanced players and teachers ‘combine expression with technique’

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Book review: Thumb Position

2024-09-27T08:47:00+01:00By

Caroline Emery reviews double bass tutor Charlotte Mohrs’s introduction to playing in thumb position, published in English for the first time

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Opinion: Practising scales in sequential order

2024-11-01T09:42:00+00:00

While most string players agree that scales and arpeggios are the basic building blocks for good technique, cellist Robert Jesselson says that it’s essential to practise them sequentially to gain the maximum benefit

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Opinion: Avoid cheap instruments for beginners

2024-10-04T06:51:41.15+01:00

Cellist and teacher Naomi Yandell urges parents not to buy their children cheap stringed instruments online – it’s a false economy and only leads to disappointment and waste

Debate

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Opinion: Practising scales in sequential order

2024-11-01T09:42:00+00:00

While most string players agree that scales and arpeggios are the basic building blocks for good technique, cellist Robert Jesselson says that it’s essential to practise them sequentially to gain the maximum benefit

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Opinion: Avoid cheap instruments for beginners

2024-10-04T06:51:41.15+01:00

Cellist and teacher Naomi Yandell urges parents not to buy their children cheap stringed instruments online – it’s a false economy and only leads to disappointment and waste

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