All Regulars articles – Page 7
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Premium ❘ Focus‘We must be aware of our choices’ - violinist Jennifer Koh’s life lessons
The US violinist on the importance of our decisions and promoting inclusivity
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Premium ❘ Feature‘He was taking a very large elephant to America’ - From the archive: June 1904
Violinist Archie Easton presents some ‘reminiscences of John Frederick Lott’ (1804–70), including his brief spell as an elephant trainer for a circus
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Practising 5ths
Violinist Nicholas Dupont outlines using simplification to achieve better technique
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Franck Violin Sonata on double bass, first movement
Taking inspiration from Jacqueline du Pré and singers, double bassist Michael Rieber shares tips on cultivating Franck’s delicate sound world, despite playing stratospherically high on the instrument
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Utrecht: Netherlands Violin Competition and Night of the Violin festival
Laurence Vittes found himself impressed by the talent at the Netherlands Violin Competition in Utrecht, as well as swept away by the diverse array of non-classical styles at its sister Night of the Violin festival
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Britta Byström’s new violin concerto for Janine Jansen
Day and night inspire a new violin concerto
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Premium ❘ ArticleJune 2024: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the June 2024 issue
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Premium ❘ Article‘She typed the name into Google and emitted a cry of astonishment’ - Letters to the editor: June 2024
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: June 2024 issue
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts June 2024: Forte3D carbon fibre cello
The world’s first 3D-printed carbon fibre cello
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts June 2024: ArcRest shoulder rest
The company has released new alternative species versions of their shoulder rest
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts June 2024: Arcofrog German bass frog bow replica
The company has added a German bass bow hold version
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Christian Poltéra on Ravel’s Sonata for violin and cello
The challenges of Ravel’s Sonata for violin and cello led to a memorable encounter between the Swiss cellist and his childhood hero, Mstislav Rostropovich
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Anthony Morton’s Greensboro workshop
Take a peek into the North Carolina atelier
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Premium ❘ Feature‘The lama was a clever performer’ - From the archive: May 1894
T. L. Phipson recounts an impromptu recital by a lama in a remote Mongolian village, on an instrument that, from its description, may have been a morin khuur
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Choosing the right repertoire for group instrumental lessons
With the growth in popularity of group instrumental lessons, it’s never been more important to match the music to the pupil says cellist, composer and teacher Thomas Gregory
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: c.1810–20 bow by Christian Wilhelm Knopf
Matthieu Besseling on a bow by the Knopf dynasty’s patriarch
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: An alternative rib construction method
Luthier Alan Beavitt shares an option that can guarantee an accurate overhang at the end of the process
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Dream big and give yourself time to try things out’ - violinist Tim Kliphuis’s life lessons
The Dutch violinist recalls his journey to discovering his own distinct style and sound
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Beethoven Violin Sonata no.8, first movement
Violinist Viktoria Mullova describes how knowledge of historical style, a sense of spontaneity and precise metronome work are crucial for pulling off this cheeky movement
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Creative fingering for double bassists
Belgian double bassist David Desimpelaere explores the ongoing quest for new and personal solutions
