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How to tailor the Suzuki Method to different students with violinist Meghan Faw

September 19, 2024 · 17 min

Suzuki-trained violinist and teacher Meghan Faw speaks to online editor Davina about How to tailor the Suzuki Method to different students – after all, all pupils are different and not one single approach is going to fit them all! Meghan…
How to hold a masterclass with violinist Paul Huang

September 12, 2024 · 20 min

Violinist Paul Huang speaks to online editor Davina about How he holds a masterclass, fresh from attending the Music@Menlo Summer Festival in August 2024. What do masterclasses mean to Paul, and should we even call them masterclasses? Paul…
How to teach collaborative skills with violinist Annie Fullard of the Cavani Quartet

September 5, 2024 · 22 min

Violinist Annie Fullard speaks to online editor Davina Shum about how she teaches collaborative skills in her capacity as a chamber music teacher at various institutes and also as a member of the Cavani Quartet. She is the co-author of…
How to practise effectively with violinist Ray Chen

August 29, 2024 · 27 min

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, you’ll know that the violinist has his own community-based practice app, Tonic, which aims to make…
Episode 115: designing your own musical education as an adult learner with violinist Julia Reddy

April 11, 2024 · 21 min

Julia Reddy is the host of the Violin Class Podcast and teaches a studio comprising solely of adult learners. She and online editor Davina had a chat about how adult students can be proactive and design their own musical curriculum beyond…

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Episode 114: exploring resources and finding your teaching style with cellist Guy Johnston

March 28, 2024 · 19 min

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 legacy of tradition that has gone before us. But what else informs our teaching? How do we find our…
Episode 113: Uncovering Ysaÿe’s lost works with violinist Philippe Graffin

March 14, 2024 · 15 min

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 Philippe Graffin has recorded the work that had been undiscovered for more than a century – he joins…
Episode 112: making musical choices with violist and composer Jessica Meyer

March 7, 2024 · 18 min

How do you feel about improvising on a stringed instrument? While there are many musicians who specialise in this craft, you wouldn’t have to search far for string players where mention of the words ‘improv’ and ‘solo’ is enough to strike…
Episode 111: juggling orchestral and solo playing with double bassist Michael Rieber

February 29, 2024 · 16 min

Double bassist Michael Rieber is the first solo double bass player from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg. Not only does he hold a principal position in one of Europe’s top orchestras, he’s also released a recording of French…
Episode 110: Stravinsky's kaleidoscope of colours with violinist Alena Baeva

February 22, 2024 · 17 min

Violinist Alena Baeva spoke with online editor Davina recently about the music of Stravinsky – specifically the Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss, which was arranged by Samuel Dushkin for violin and piano. She spoke about how this music…
Episode 109: the importance of a positive mindset with cellist Maja Bogdanović

February 15, 2024 · 23 min

Maja Bogdanović is no stranger to a busy life – she enjoys an international solo and chamber career as well as collaborations with regular musical partners, including her husband the violinist Daniel Rowland. Maja’s shared her thoughts…
Episode 108: In search of authenticity: exploring Brahms's Violin Sonata no.2 with Daniel Kurganov

February 8, 2024 · 15 min

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 Brahms’s Violin Sonata no.2, op.100 with violinist Daniel Kurganov. The interview for the…

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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