Shutdown Skills Series: How to Prevent and Treat Fingertip Cracks and Splits
By Patrick SullivanIt had been an intense week of rehearsals in the middle of winter. But cellist Matthew Tifford felt ready for Hansel an... Read More...
SHUTDOWN SKILL SERIES
If you're planning on using more time alone at home to practice your instrument, master new techniques, or explore your own creativity, this series of how-to articles is for you.
ESSENTIAL HISTORICAL RECORDINGS
Essential Historical Recordings: Nathan Milstein
By Sasha MargolisIf ever a violinist was born to play the fiddle, it was Nathan Milstein. One of a seemingly endless line of spectacula... Read More...
Essential Historical Recordings: Szymon Goldberg
By Sasha MargolisSzymon Goldberg was one of the twentieth century’s great all-around violinists. Born in the same decade as famed soloi... Read More...
KEEP CONNECTED
Keep Connected chronicles the ways in which string players and organizations are supporting and keeping in touch with their audiences or students throughout the global coronavirus pandemic quarantine.
Keep Connected: Jennifer Koh Launches ‘Alone Together’ Commission Project to Support Freelance Composers
Violinist to premiere new short solo-violin works by 41 composers weekly on Instagram and FacebookBy Cristina SchreilViolinist Jenn... Read More...
LATEST STORIES
Review: ‘Mythologies,’ Anna Clyne (Jennifer Koh, violin; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, cond.)
Anna Clyne's "Mythologies" kicks off with the symphonic sweep of Masquerade, a sprawling orchestral fantasia commissioned in 2013 by the BBC to open the “Last Night” of the Proms.
Lean On Me: Finding Beauty and Expression in Appoggiaturas
Appoggiaturas are so powerful in terms of emotional content because they create an influence on harmony as well as melody.
Review: ‘Works for Solo Cello,’ Per Nørgård and Poul Ruders (Wilhelmina Smith, cello)
Wilhelmina Smith’s recital of virtually unrecorded solo cello music by veteran Danish composers Per Nørgård (b. 1932) and Poul Ruders (b. 1949) could go into any 21st-century cellist’s performance repertoire.
Creative Freedom: How Jazz and the 5-string Violin have Unlocked a World of Infinite Musical Possibility
Violinist Gianna Pedregon discusses her love for jazz and the versatility of violin in this 2021 feature on teen string players.
For the Better: Lockdown Has Helped Me Re-evaluate My Own Development as a Cellist and Teacher
Teaching online can feel impersonal in comparison, but 2020 has offered me the space to re-evaluate the way I approach my own musical and teaching life.
Keep Connected with Violinist and Concert Presenter Tom Stone
Strings caught up with violinist and educator Tom Stone, the New Eureka Chamber Music Series co-artistic director, about the challenge of returning live chamber music performances after a year of lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Learn the Difference Between Violin and Fiddle
It's said that violin is for classical and jazz while fiddle is for folk, country, and bluegrass. but is that really true?
Alasdair Fraser on How the Scottish Fiddle Is a ‘Vehicle for Different Types of Dialects’
Mastering the different styles of fiddling requires the same deep immersion as language fluency, according to Alasdair Fraser. It’s not about simply learning sheet music, but speaking in a regional dialect on your violin.
To Beethoven With Love: Midori Records the Maestro’s Violin Concerto and a Pair of Romances for Violin and Orchestra
The violinist Midori marked the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth by recording his Violin Concerto in March 2020, just before lockdown began. Upon the album’s release in 2021, we caught up with Midori in New York City, where she had been quarantining with family members.
Mr. Tourte, I Need a Bow! How the Tourte Design Became the Model for the Modern Bow
As modern players now recognize, Tourte’s bows, with a few small additions, have become the gold standard in bow design. But Tourte’s model is the culmination of a protracted search for a bow responsive to a variety of musical demands. The story of its development illustrates the interplay of influence among bows, instruments, and musical style.
Keep Connected with Fiddler and Educator Megan Lynch Chowning
As told to Greg CahillMegan Lynch Chowning is a seven-time national fiddle champion, touring musician, teacher, singer, and flat-footer... Read More...
Review: ‘Metamorphosen,’ Strauss Chamber Works (Oculi Ensemble)
By Miranda Wilson | From the March-April 2021 issue of Strings magazineMetamorphosen is the debut recording of the Oculi Ensemble, a gr... Read More...
Listen to the Past: 7 Tips on Learning Old-Time Fiddle
Learning Old-Time Fiddle Requires a Lot of Research With Your Ears Open to the PastBy David BraggerTraditional old-time fiddle and ... Read More...
Darol Anger Breaks Down Bluegrass from a Fiddler’s Perspective
By Patrick Sullivan
Exact numbers aren’t really Darol Anger’s thing. But over some four decades as a musician and educator, the incredibly v... Read More...
Review: ‘Live at Kohl Mansion,’ Violins of Hope (Daniel Hope, violin)
By Greg Cahill | From the March-April 2021 issue of Strings magazineFather-and-son Israeli luthiers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein founde... Read More...