Our cover star Rachel Podger speaks about her playing, teaching and new paths in her career
RACHEL PODGER The Baroque and Classical violinist chats to Tom Stewart about her playing, teaching and taking up a new role as the principal guest director of Tafelmusik
A STRADIVARIAN BOW Marie-Ève Geeraert and Jean-Philippe Échard present their evidence that a bow found at the Musée de la Musique in Paris was made in Stradivari’s workshop
CELEBRATING CHRISTOPHER BUNTING Marking the centenary of the British cellist and pedagogue’s birth, his daughter Philippa Bunting looks back at his life and considers his legacy to string players
SESSION REPORT Composer Ailbhe McDonagh and violinist Lynda O’Connor tell Harry White about The Irish Four Seasons, a new work inspired by Vivaldi’s famed concertos
DOUBLE BASS FOCUS The Strad team speaks to members of the next generation of double bassists, to discover how they’re finding innovative ways to diversify their music making
POSITIONING THE F-HOLES Alvin Thomas King presents a geometrical method for modern-day luthiers, based on systems that might have been in use in 16th-century Cremona
In our regular sections:
IN FOCUS A 1796 viola by Sebastian Dalinger
TRADE SECRETS Part two of Jenelle Steele’s article on replacing a broken bow tip
MY SPACE Peter and Rory Boardman
MAKING MATTERS A look at the influential double bass bows of Vignerons père and fils
MASTERCLASS The second part of Alena Baeva’s look at Schubert’s Fantasy for violin and piano
TECHNIQUE Cellist Inbal Megiddo gives her thoughts on tension-free left-hand set-up
LIFE LESSONS The memories and opinions of British violinist Tasmin Little
OPINION There are many strategies to make learning less complex for beginner students
POSTCARD FROM BERGEN A report from the 2024 Bergen International Festival
FROM THE ARCHIVE Reminiscences of cellist Carlo Alfredo Piatti, from August 1924
SENTIMENTAL WORK Violinist Simone Lamsma on her love for the Britten Violin Concerto
Plus, in your August digital edition:
- Session Report: read all about Ailbhe McDonagh’s The Irish Four Seasons, while listening to clips of Lynda O’Connor performing Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Plus a gallery of photos from the recording sessions
- Postcard from Bergen: more photos showing the highlights from the Bergen International Festival, from the Maisky Trio to Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason
- Masterclass: hear more clips from Alena Baeva’s new recording of Schubert’s Fantasy, while reading her thoughts on performing the piece
- My Space: more views of the Northern Ireland workshop of father-and-son luthiers Peter and Rory Boardman
- View more photos from Manchester Collective’s most unusual performance venue yet: a local brewery where they brewed their own craft beer
- From the Archive: reminiscences of cellist Alfredo Piatti, along with a gallery of photos and paintings of him throughout his career
- And audio clips from this month’s ‘The Strad Recommends’ recordings
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