All Regulars articles – Page 13
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Masterclass: Torleif Thedéen on the Lalo Cello Concerto
Cellist Torleif Thedéen discusses how to give a rhythmic, characterful performance of the first movement of this often-neglected work
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Trade Secrets: Preparing a two-piece violin top
An accurate method for sawing and preparing tonewood before the main process of carving the plate
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: December 2023
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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‘Our viola group was special’ - Letters to the editor: December 2023
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: December 2023 issue
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Products December 2023: Instrumagic cello endpin
A cello endpin bejewelled for a more powerful sound
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Products December 2023: Jargar Evoke cello strings
A new cello set for the company’s existing Evoke range
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‘Vast quantities of music flung at them’ - From the Archive: November 1923
Composer A.M. Gifford presents a compelling argument for musicians to be more adventurous in their programming
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Making Matters: Finding the best-fitting viola
While the violin form is pretty much standardised, violas exist in all kinds of sizes and patterns. Chris Sandvoss offers some pointers to find the instrument most suited to the player
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Opinion: The benefits of rest for students
Cellist and teacher Naomi Yandell is often pleasantly surprised at how much progress can be made by students during a break from lessons
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Premiere of the Month: Lotta Wennäkoski on her new violin concerto
A new violin concerto follows the contours of speech
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Sentimental Work: Violinist Aleksey Igudesman on Schumann’s Piano Quartet
The Andante cantabile third movement of Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E flat major op.47 holds stirring memories for the innovative violinist and composer
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Premiere of the Month: Elena Kats-Chernin on her new double concerto
The Sarenka Concerto is in memory of an extraordinary woman
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My Space: Michael Darnton’s Chicago workshop
Take a peek into the luthier’s compact workshop
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Trade Secrets: Establishing a consistent double bass neck heel
A personal method that can be utilised during the design of the neck and scroll
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Postcard from Boulder: Colorado Music Festival
A chance to hear the world premiere of a brand new violin concerto commissioned and played by Joshua Bell was the highlight of a trip to the Colorado Music Festival for Emma Baker
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In Focus: An 1889 violin by Charles Francis Albert
Bruce Braun Babbitt examines the late-19th-century violin by the American maker
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Masterclass: Brahms Scherzo for violin and piano
In this single-movement sonata, Johannes Fleischmann explores the expressive and mature writing of a young composer who had already been hailed as the future of music
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Technique: Cello sound production
Cellist Alexander Baillie guides those starting to explore sound options with the bow
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‘I had this nagging feeling that I belonged at the Berlin Philharmonic’ - Matthew McDonald’s life lessons
The Australian double bassist on his influences and journey to becoming the Berlin Philharmonic’s section principal