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Das Magazin
The Strad is a monthly classical music magazine for all strings enthusiasts including violinists, violists and cellists in english language. Offering practical advice on technique, profiles of leading performers, master classes by the great teachers and exploring the craft of the luthier - The Strad is for those who appreciate stringed instruments. Also including in-depth articles on violins, violas, cellos, viols, double basses, bows, orchestras and music schools, The Strad is the voice of strings. The Strad is published by the Orpheus portfolio at Newsquest Specialist Media Ltd., part of Newsquest Media Group - a Gannett company.
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Inhalt der aktuellen Ausgabe
Janine Jansen
Earlier this year, burnout forced Dutch violinist Janine Jansen to take a break from performing. Now she’s back and, as she tells Heather Kurzbauer, the enforced rest has left her stronger
The Belgian tradition
For a small country, Belgium punches above its weight in string performers and an influential style. But why are its string players not better known? Tully Potter lifts the lid on the country’s unsung heroes, and detects the first stirrings of a resurgence in Belgian string playing
Luxembourg string scene
This small landlocked country has traditionally been associated with choral music, brass bands and winning the Eurovision Song Contest. However, as Matthew Andrews discovers, there’s more string music in the Grand Duchy than you might think
Baroque Benelux
How did musicians in an area as small as the Low Countries spark a revolution in Baroque music whose effects were felt around the world? David Kettle talks to some key figures to find out
Other features include:
Violin connoisseurship
In the second half of a two-part guide to violin connoisseurship, Roger Hargrave explains why knowledge of classical Cremonese makers can unlock the secrets of so many European violins of that period and beyond
Singapore
As performing arts professionals from around the world gather for a trade show and conference in Singapore, Robert Markow finds out how this tiny country with no great tradition of classical music is producing a raft of high-level string players
Market Watch
Increased demand for mid-range lots in the London spring instrument auctions, as well as some world-record sales, may indicate that economic difficulties are finally being overcome
Plus The Strad regulars:
Norman Lebrecht
For anyone who thinks mobile phones should be banned from the concert hall, someone tweeting during a performance must be maddening. But what’s wrong with a bit of instant sharing with the world outside?
Double Acts
The Vertavo Quartet cellist Bjørg Lewis and her pianist husband Paul reveal how they juggle international performing careers and family life
Mischa Elman
Nathaniel Vallois celebrates the old-world charm and golden tone of the first great Russian–Jewish soloist
Trade Secrets
Neck and heel shaping using a mock neck mortise jig, by Raymond Schryer
Masterclass
Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet, by William Conway, cellist, conductor and artistic director of the Hebrides Ensemble
Teacher Talk
Your string teaching queries answered by the experts
The Bredon Mysteries
Lord Walmsley’s entreaties to Grayson of the Yard land him in trouble, while a 1698 Stradivari stirs acquisitive impulses in another part of town