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Exclusive insights into the world of string playing, teaching and instrument making from The Strad magazine: Essential reading for the string music world since 1890
Suzuki-trained violinist and teacher Meghan Faw speaks to online editor Davina about How to tailor the Suzuki Method to different students –...
Violinist Paul Huang speaks to online editor Davina about How he holds a masterclass, fresh from attending the Music@Menlo Summer Festival i...
Violinist Annie Fullard speaks to online editor Davina Shum about how she teaches collaborative skills in her capacity as a chamber music te...
Our guest in this episode is none other than our September 2024 cover star , Ray Chen. If you’re one of his many followers on social media,...
Julia Reddy is the host of the Violin Class Podcast and teaches a studio comprising solely of adult learners. She and online editor Davina h...
Many of us as string players will find ourselves teaching in one way or another throughout our careers. We learn and pass on this great lega...
If you’ve read our February 2024 issue, you would’ve read our feature on the long-lost work by Ysaÿe, his Poème concertant . Violinist Phili...
How do you feel about improvising on a stringed instrument? While there are many musicians who specialise in this craft, you wouldn’t have t...
Double bassist Michael Rieber is the first solo double bass player from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg. Not only does he hold...
Violinist Alena Baeva spoke with online editor Davina recently about the music of Stravinsky – specifically the Divertimento from The Fairy’...
Maja Bogdanović is no stranger to a busy life – she enjoys an international solo and chamber career as well as collaborations with regular m...
If you’ve got a copy of our new February 2024 issue, (or seen it online) you would’ve seen our Masterclass feature on the first movement of...
In our quest for virtuosic brilliance and flair in our music making, as string players, sometimes we forget that coming back to basics is im...
Rachel Cooper is a violin teacher who was recently awarded the Emerging Artist Award given by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the 2023 Wome...
Violinist Mahaliah Edwards spoke to online editor Davina recently about her approaches to teaching students in a wide range of scenarios, wh...
The city of Cremona is revered as being the historical birthplace and home of the violin and violin making, with luthiers today still emulat...
The topic of adult beginners and adult learners is one that resonates with many readers of The Strad. Here to chat with online editor Davina...
This year, cellist Laurence Lesser celebrates his 85th birthday, as well as 50 years at the New England Conservatory , where he is president...
Hailing from a family of viola players are Dana and Mikhail Zemtsov. Ahead of the release of their album Fathers and Daughters, the Zemtsovs...
Recent visitors to thestrad.com may have noticed a video that premiered called Racing Horses , featuring a spirited performance from the cel...
Playing as a principal player in a string section of an orchestra certainly has its challenges – but how do you learn how to lead a section?...
Perhaps somewhat frustrated with the scarcity of double bass repertoire, Valentina Ciardelli is committed to finding and creating new repert...
Violinist Pavel Berman is in the rather unique and fortuitous position of having the opportunity to play on the 1702 'David Oistrakh' Stradi...
Ahead of an upcoming performance with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist Christian Tetzlaff spoke to Davina about performing Barto...
Violinist Rachel Podger is no stranger to the pages of The Strad magazine, having featured in several articles and reviews throughout her pr...
Cellist Matthew Barley spoke to Davina recently about Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht, or Transfigured Night – a piece which is so epically cha...
You may have seen a video premiere on thestrad.com last week of a film called Absinthe featuring cellist Alexander Hersh. Absinthe is more t...
The musical world was shaken in October 2022 when news broke out of Geoff Nuttall’s passing . Geoff was the founding first violinist of the...
Coming to US audiences in October is Aleksey Igudesman’s show The Music Critic, which, with a cast of musicians and the actor John Malkovich...
Gracing the headlines recently is the Aizuri Quartet, which has announced two new members of the ensemble in advance of its busy 2023/24 per...
Stephanie Baer is a violist who, in addition to serving as director of string studies and orchestras, plus professor of viola and chamber mu...
Happening from 6 to 12 August this year is the Silkroad Global Musician Workshop. Silkroad was founded by Yo-Yo Ma and aims to use arts to i...
The principles of yoga are so easily transferred to string playing and vice versa – concepts such as thinking about one’s breath, mindfulnes...
Can you imagine playing Kreisler’s violin? If you’re Francisco Fullana, you don’t have to imagine. He is lucky enough to get to play the 173...
When you hear the word ‘eclectic’, what do you think of? Random, perhaps? Eclectic does not mean random, as illustrated by the guests of thi...
Luis Cabrera the principal bass of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and a professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Lond...
Most string players will get to a point in their career where their faithful instrument has served them to the best of its ability, and the...
Tessa Lark’s long awaited Stradgrass Sessions album is out on 5 May, comprising a melting pot of styles, influences and collaborations in on...
TwoSet Violin celebrated a significant milestone late in 2022: upon reaching 4 million subscribers on YouTube, the violin comedy duo put on...
How many people does it take to perform the Mendelssohn Octet? In the case of Malin Broman, one. You might remember her pandemic-era video w...
Luthier and bow maker Iris Zhulla features in The Strad March issue Trade Secrets with a step-by-step guide on repairing a bow thumb groove...
The technique of playing double-stopped octaves can strike fear into the hearts of many a cellist – it certainly can be a daunting and overw...
Fresh from her Senior Division victory at this year’s Sphinx Competition is violinist Njioma Grevious, who speaks with online editor Davina...
How do you feel about scales? Many people would agree that they play a necessary part in our musical education as string players, though mos...
Patricia Kopatchinskaja speaks to online editor Davina Shum about her recent programme of Janáček, Bartók and Brahms – including how she has...
As well as being violinist of the Danish String Quartet, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen is also a member of the folk trio Dreamers’ Circus. In an a...
Alisa Weilerstein is embarking on a multi-year project called Fragments – comprising all 36 movements of Bach’s solo cello suites, interweav...
Liam Byrne’s website states that he ‘spends most of his time playing either very old or very new music on the viola da gamba’ – often involv...
Because of their rarity and exquisite craftmanship, the famed violins of Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ fetch a high price – including the 1741 ‘Vieuxt...
Violinist Gwendolyn Masin is an intrepid explorer of neglected violin works throughout history. In this episode, she shares with me three sh...