All Focus articles – Page 8
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Crazy money? - Teacher’s notes with Philippa Bunting
Philippa Bunting looks at the scary economics of learning and teaching a stringed instrument
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The Strad Podcast #91: ‘The Music Critic’ with violinist Aleksey Igudesman
‘The most horrible reviews of the most beautiful music ever written’
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Violinist Randall Goosby on getting to know a Strad
Our September 2023 cover star speaks about the 1708 ‘Strauss’ Stradivari violin, on loan from the Samsung Foundation of Culture, Korea
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To plan or not to plan? - Teacher’s notes with Philippa Bunting
Private string teachers have the luxury of not being compelled to plan their lessons. But, argues Philippa Bunting, thinking ahead can only bring advantages for both teacher and student
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The Strad Podcast #90: on the road with the Aizuri Quartet
With a busy touring season, how do the players cope with learning lots of repertoire, rehearsing with limited time and being away from home? Violinist Emma Frucht shares the group’s strategies
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Top tips for dealing with parents of string pupils
It’s important to lay out boundaries and expectations of both the child and parent with clear communication. From 2010
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The Strad Podcast #89: playing in Broadway shows with violist Stephanie Baer
Playing in musical theatre and commercial productions cultivates skills that will feed your classical playing, says the violist
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What’s a ‘bad’ student? - Teacher’s notes with Philippa Bunting
Classing young players as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ pupils betrays some worrying attitudes in string teaching
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Words of Wisdom: cellist Stefan Metz
The former cellist of the Orlando Quartet gave his advice for musical versatility in our August 2014 issue
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Music teacher vs instrumental tutor: is there a difference?
In the first part of a series from 2011, pedagogue Philippa Bunting discusses teaching qualifications
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The Strad Podcast #88: Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop with cellist Mike Block
Mike shares his thoughts on cross-cultural artistic collaboration ahead of this year’s programme
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The Phoenix Symphony announces new concertmaster
Canadian violinist Boson Mo will begin the role at the beginning of the 2023/24 season
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Words of Wisdom: violist Kim Kashkashian
The violist shared her nuggets of musical wisdom in our July 2014 issue
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Double Acts: actor Russell Crowe and violinist Richard Tognetti
Gladiator star Crowe found learning the violin over a three-month period for the film Master and Commander tiring until Tognetti taught him how to relax
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The Strad Podcast #87: Yoga and string playing with violinist Melissa White
‘Our bodies are our best teachers’
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‘You can’t criticise someone too much if you want a relationship - or a quartet - to last’- Double Acts: Emma and Matthew Denton
The Carducci Quartet’s cellist and first violinist share an inside view on their relationship
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The Strad Podcast #86: violinist Francisco Fullana on the 1735 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ ’Mary Portman, ex-Kreisler’ violin
Steeped in history, this violin has enabled Francisco Fullana to unleash his musical creativity
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‘There’s a lot of teasing. Even his kids tease me’ - Double Acts: Colin Carr and Thomas Sauer
Cellist Colin Carr and pianist Thomas Sauer talk about their shared passions and friendship
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The Strad Podcast #85: the Dudok Quartet on ‘What Remains’ and eclecticism
Violinist Marleen Wester and cellist David Faber speak about drawing influences from a range of sources on the quartet’s new album
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In Focus: The ‘Wieniawski’ Stradivari violin of 1719
In this article from the May 2009 issue, Florian Leonhard takes a close look at a violin which ’encapsulates everything that made Antonio Stradivari such a legendary figure’. Photographs by Richard Valencia