All Artists articles – Page 7
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BlogsHow I play both baroque and modern violin: Anna Urpina
Focus, preparation and a willingness to adapt are keys to performing on two different instruments
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Article‘My whole person was struck by extraordinary tones’: G.B. Viotti on the ‘Ranz des Vaches’
In the March 2023 issue, violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved discusses his love for this short piece by Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755–1824).
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VideoPeter Sheppard Skærved gives an open-air performance of Viotti’s Ranz des Vaches
The British violinist chose the piece as his Sentimental Work for the March 2023 issue
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Violist Hsin-Yun Huang
The violist shared insights from her musical career in our July 2011 issue
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Double bassist Gary Karr
The double bassist offered advice from his playing and teaching career in our June 2011 issue
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VideoMaxim Vengerov performs Beethoven’s ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata for Violin and Piano
The violinist is joined by pianist Polina Osetinskaya for this mighty work
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Cellist Frans Helmerson
The Swedish cellist shared his insights on playing and teaching in the May 2011 issue of The Strad
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Blogs‘A huge versatility of sound’: Arabella Steinbacher on the 1744 ‘Sainton’ Guarneri ‘del Gesu’ violin
The violinist was recently loaned the 1744 ’Sainton’ Guarneri ‘del Gesu’ violin for her new recording of Bach and Pärt. She shares her thoughts on the instrument with The Strad
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #75: Patricia Kopatchinskaja on Brahms, Bartók and Janáček
The violinist speaks about doing justice to the composers’ wishes, as well as keeping the repertoire fresh and spontaneous
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Blogs‘Music so sublime it reaches heaven’: Gary Hoffman on the Schumann Cello Concerto
The cellist is preparing for an upcoming performance of the concerto arranged for strings. Hoffman tells the The Strad how it differs from the original orchestration
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Blogs‘Translating the Arctic into music’: Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing
The Norwegian violinist’s upcoming album celebrates the vast beauty of the Arctic region, which is under threat due to climate change
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Premium ❘ Feature‘I’m always looking for something new’ - Midori: In love with music
Thomas May discovers how Midori’s remarkable range of commitments reflects her belief in art’s power to transform
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Timothy Ridout on recording the Elgar Cello Concerto for viola
British violist Timothy Ridout speaks to Carlos María Solare about adapting and recording the Elgar Cello Concerto
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Cellist Bernard Gregor-Smith
The cellist of the Lindsay and Dante Quartets shares some observations from his chamber music career
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BlogsViolinist Veronika Eberle on performing new Beethoven Violin Concerto cadenzas
The violinist shares with The Strad her thoughts on new cadenzas by Jörg Widmann, whom she considers ’a Beethoven of our time’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #73: Cellist Alisa Weilerstein on ‘Fragments’
Alisa speaks about the project which encompasses Bach, 27 commissions, and theatrical elements
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FocusWords of Wisdom: Violist Veronika Hagen
The violist of the Hagen Quartet shares some insights from her chamber career
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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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FocusWords of Wisdom: Double bassist Edgar Meyer
The Strad asked the genre-hopping double bassist and composer to share the most important lessons he has learnt in his musical career
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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
