All Regulars articles – Page 15
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the month: Ailbhe McDonagh on her new string quartet
Irish folklore comes to life in a new quartet, which will be premiere on 6 December
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Premium ❘ Focus‘No one needs a second Heifetz, we need you’ - Philippe Quint’s life lessons
The Russian-born US violinist on his complex musical upbringing and the power of self-reflection
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Using local materials for violin making
Dutch luthier Geerten Verberkmoes details the process of making a violin using local materials from his home town of Bergen op Zoom, between October 2022 and May 2023
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: How improvisation can help with perfectionism
Having discovered a love of improvisation during the pandemic, cellist Simone Seales believes that the practice can free classically trained musicians from a typically unhealthy fear of imperfection
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1909 violin by James W. Briggs
David Rattray looks at this early twentieth-century violin by the British maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Dvořák Cello Concerto first movement
Cellist Hannah Roberts looks to subtlety and nuance in the quest to communicate this titan of the repertoire with mastery
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Comfortable double bass playing
Finding effortless ways to play with bassist Yung-Chiao Wei
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Switzerland: Verbier Festival
Charlotte Gardner headed to the Swiss Alps for the Verbier Festival’s 30th-anniversary season where she was doubly dazzled by the combination of star players and the quality of the music-making
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis December 2023: Testing graded music exams in Italy
How much difference do graded music exams make to students’ performance in schools? A study in Italy has been attempting to find out
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade 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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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: December 2023
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ Article‘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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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts December 2023: Instrumagic cello endpin
A cello endpin bejewelled for a more powerful sound
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts December 2023: Jargar Evoke cello strings
A new cello set for the company’s existing Evoke range
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Premium ❘ Article‘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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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking 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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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: 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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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Lotta Wennäkoski on her new violin concerto
A new violin concerto follows the contours of speech
