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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Violin projection
Australian violinist Emily Sun outlines her strategies for projecting successfully on the violin
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1937 violin by Giuseppe Castagnino
Alberto Giordano examines a 20th-century violin by the Chiavari-based luthier
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Lesbos: Molyvos International Music Festival
On the Greek island of Lesbos, the Molyvos International Music Festival offers live chamber music to a diverse international audience, as Claire Jackson discovered
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Donghoon Shin’s new viola concerto for Amihai Grosz
D flat major forms the basis of a new viola concerto
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts January 2025: VoiceUp soundpost
A new carbon-fibre soundpost focused on adjustability
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts January 2025: Peter Infeld cello strings
The long-standing range now includes a cello set
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts January 2025: D’Addario Eclipse rechargeable cello and bass tuner
A new tuner in the company’s wide range
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Premium ❘ ArticleJanuary 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the January 2025 issue, which celebrates what would have been legendary cellist Jacqueline Du Pré’s 80th birthday
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Through how many hands an instrument has to pass’ - From the archive: December 1904
Felix Herrmann reports on the violin making methods of Markneukirchen, and how the work is divided up among the neighbouring villages
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Repairing a bow stick
François Louant presents a method for attaching new wood to the stick at the frog end, when the original material is unsalvageable
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Your role is to lead by example’ - Edwin Barker’s life lessons
The US principal bassist on his love for orchestral playing and approach to leading
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Savour every moment’ - violinist Sarah Chang’s life lessons
The US violinist reflects on the lessons learnt from her unique upbringing
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Education never stops’ - Joshua Bell’s life lessons
The American violinist discusses his varied experiences with teachers and the importance of learning from everyone
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Solving issues with your students’ parents over coffee
When issues arise that aren’t easily solved during lesson time, cellist and teacher Naomi Yandell finds that taking a pupil’s parent or guardian out for a coffee and a chat on neutral territory can be time well spent
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Cello bowing habits
Cellist Clara Minhye Kim on setting up sustainable and natural bowing habits
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1924 violin by János Spiegel
Zoltán Délczeg examines a 100-year-old instrument by Hungarian maker János Spiegel
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Mensur Avdić’s Tuzla workshop
The maker presents his workshop in Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Harriet Krijgh on Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata
Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata presents a cornucopia of emotions for the Dutch cellist, with the beautiful third movement a particular highlight
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Schubert ‘Death and the Maiden’ String Quartet, second movement
Violist of the Kuss Quartet William Coleman emphasises the importance of creating a narrative arc in this movement, which encompasses a journey of emotional ambivalence
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Speed of sound in bow wood
Why is it that a violin’s sound quality can change so radically with a different bow? Massimo Lucchi explains the principle behind the speed of sound in bow wood
