All Regulars articles – Page 25
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Trade Secrets: Fitting a bridge to a violin belly
A detailed account of a process that revisits a fundamental skill for luthiers
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‘There is no course on how to lead an orchestra!’ - Vesko Eschkenazy’s life lessons
The Bulgarian leader of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra talks about discipline and the role of the concertmaster
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Masterclass: Hummel Potpourri for viola and piano
Violist Timothy Ridout considers the endless invention and simple elegance of a work written for popular appeal
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In Focus: A 1756 baroque cello by Robert Duncan
David Rattray on the Scottish maker’s mid-18th-century baroque cello
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‘Keeping the accompanist on his toes’ - Postcard from Santander
Tim Homfray travels to the northern coast of Spain to experience a unique gathering of young chamber players and master musicians
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‘I do pretty much everything in this one room’ - My Space: Steve Burnett
Take a trip into Steve Burnett’s Edinburgh workshop
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‘Its brilliance overwhelmed me with emotion’ - Philippe Quint on Franck’s Violin Sonata
The Russian-born American violinist shares how César Franck’s masterpiece opened his eyes to the vast possibilities of Romantic repertoire
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Analysis December 2022: A safe space for musicians?
As the UK government holds an inquiry into misogyny in music, the Musicians’ Union calls for further action to safeguard female players.
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‘The orchestra is a constantly changing echo chamber’ - Premiere of the Month: Electric echoes
A Baroque-inspired piece for electric violin and acoustic ensemble
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‘Portions of the book will hardly appear satisfactory’: From the archive: December 1902
The Hills’ book Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work is now seen as a seminal landmark in Stradivari scholarship. The Strad ’s reviewer didn’t view it quite that way.
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December 2022: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the December 2022 issue
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‘I speak on behalf of those glorious old tunes’: Letters to the editor December 2022
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: December 2022 issue
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Products December 2022: The Blocketto bridge stabiliser
A device built to prevent bridge movement and damage
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Products December 2022: Madder lake pigments
Four new madder lake pigments from Kremer Pigmente
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‘Fairies and magic to folk music and spooky sounds’ - Premiere of the month: In uncertain terms
A string ensemble work that’s difficult to pin down
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: December 2022
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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‘Only give it as much as you need’ - Thomas Demenga’s life lessons
The Swiss cellist on the importance of memorisation and the influence of different systems
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Masterclass: Schumann sonata no.1 op.105 for violin and piano
Alexandra Wood explores the passionate and highly effective work of a composer tormented by his own ideals
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Technique: Sound travel and projection with cellist Herre-Jan Stegenga
Cellist Herre-Jan Stegenga on filling the hall and ideas and exercises for teaching projection