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BlogsA Brief Survey of Summer Festivals Without All the Bother of Joining a String Quartet – Part Seven
American String Quartet violist Daniel Avshalomov visits Cremona, home of Stradivari, to meet current Cremonese luthiers, Eva and Hristo Marino
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BlogsCellist Jan Vogler on life before the fall of the Berlin Wall
The former principal cellist of Staatskapelle Dresden is interviewed for The Strad's March 2014 German issue
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BlogsViolinist Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos
The Turbulent Thirties gave rise to an unprecedented explosion of concertos for the violin from some of the 20th century's greatest composers. American violinist Gil Shaham shares his thoughts on a choice selection from this most pivotal of decades
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Blogs6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Vadim Repin
There are as many ways to advise violinists about performance careers as there are violinists, says Vadim Repin. Nevertheless, he tells Pauline Harding six of his secrets to success
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The art of distraction is more effective than repetitive practice
Repeating a difficult passage over and over again can lead to stress and tension. Instead distract your mind at the point of execution to feel relaxed as you play, writes cellist Thomas Demenga
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BlogsMaking a double bass
Constructing a double bass brings with it challenges of design and method, size and sound, cost and travel – as experienced German-based British luthier Roger Hargrave found when making his first bass
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Blogs10 habits of successful musicians
American cellist David Finckel embarks on a series of seminars – entitled Being a Musician – at Stony Brook University, New York on 3 February. Here, he identifies the important habits of those musicians who have built and maintained successful careers
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BlogsRecording the soundtrack to Gravity
William Schofield, cellist with the Emperor Quartet and Academy of St Martin in the Fields, describes recording the soundtrack to the Oscar and BAFTA-nominated film
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BlogsClaudio Abbado — an orchestral violinist's personal tribute
Berlin Philharmonic violinist and member of the board of directors, Stanley Dodds, remembers the great conductor, who died this week
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BlogsViolinist Augustin Hadelich on performing a concerto with the LA Phil at three days' notice
The soloist describes his recent experience filling in for Christian Tetzlaff at LA's Walt Disney Concert Hall
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BlogsJascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein – two titanic violinists who still divide opinion today
Tully Potter compares the recorded legacy of the two renowned performers
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BlogsDoes winning a violin competition at an early age place too much pressure on the artist?
An interview with violinist Nicola Benedetti this week highlights the potential risks of too much success for the very young, writes Charlotte Smith
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BlogsVioloncello da spalla – story of a rediscovery
Dmitry Badiarov, who crafted the violoncello da spalla that will make its London debut in the hands of Sigiswald Kuijken in March 2014, talks about the process of reconstructing this rare historical instrument
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BlogsJanine Jansen on the struggle and pain of Britten's Violin Concerto
Benjamin Britten, born 100 years ago today, produced only a small number of string works, but musicians rate them among the greatest – and most testing – of the 20th century. Violinist Janine Jansen describes the enduring lure of his Violin Concerto
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BlogsMy years performing with Benjamin Britten
The violinist Nona Liddell first met Britten at Sadler's Wells during rehearsals for the Aldeburgh Festival. She performed alongside him for many years, and remembers an extraordinary musician with very high standards
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BlogsCultural learnings from Russia's ‘window to the west'
When the Calder Quartet was invited to visit St Petersburg, its players leaped at the chance to learn more about the music they grew up playing. Violinist Andrew Bulbrook shares the struggles and rewards of visiting Russia
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BlogsLeonidas Kavakos on modern violin making: 'This is an art that I want to support'
The Greek violinist offers an enlightened view of modern instruments that might inspire other players, as Ariane Todes reports
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BlogsSteven Isserlis on his long-time collaborator, the late John Tavener
The British cellist talks to Chloe Cutts about the conception and premiere of The Protecting Veil
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BlogsImportant violin memorabilia at the Library of Congress
The editor Ariane Todes pays a flying but revelatory visit to the string archives of the largest library in the world
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BlogsTechnique aplenty, but musicality wins the day in Weimar
Young players are well represented at the Louis Spohr Competition, but a little more experience goes a very long way. Rebecca Schmid reports
