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A Cellist’s Guide to Playing Arabic Music
In adapting the instrument for Arabic music, cellists have developed a complex set of techniques and approaches over the last century.
Mark Wilson and Paul Wood’s ‘Stringtastic Book 1: Violin’ is Ideal for the Classroom
The Stringtastic series now includes separate books for violin, viola, cello, and double bass, and can be used separately or teamed together in any combination.
An Ode to London’s Barbican Centre, Celebrating 40 Years of Culture and Controversy
The Barbican Centre truly deserves its status as London’s leading destination for culture. As it celebrated its 40th year in 2022, the Centre has been having a bit of a moment.
How Kristin Zoernig Came to Possess a 375-Year-Old Bass Likely Played at Lincoln’s Inauguration
Kristin Zoernig's 1648 upright bass has an incredible history, but she says the uniqueness of the tone quality this bass possesses is its greatest gift.
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Jazz Cellist Tomeka Reid on Developing Her Own Language of Improvisation
Forging a unique jazz sound that draws from a range of musical traditions, Tomeka Reid is a jazz cellist, composer, and improviser who was awarded one of 25 MacArthur Fellowships for 2022.
Coming Back to the Violin After Retirement Has Offered a Life Full of Rich Musical Experiences
Playing the fiddle and making music with my friends after retirement has added an element of passion and joy that I never expected at this stage of life.
Essential Historical Recordings: Pablo Casals Brought Bach’s Cello Suites to Light
Pablo Casals was a towering figure in the history of cello playing—at once artist, exponent, exemplar, and liberator.
Painting a Musical Landscape: The Benefits of Concept-First Learning
When learning new repertoire, music students usually dive in from the first measure and build bar to bar; this sometimes may go counter to the intent of the composer and the piece.
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Essential Historical Recordings: Violinist Ginette Neveu’s Tragically Short but Musically Rich Life
The French violinist Ginette Neveu was 30 when her plane crashed in the Azores. Conductor Eugene Ormandy called her "one of the greatest interpreters on the violin of our time.”
Product News: Cloudvocal’s ISOLO VF-10 Violin/Fiddle Wireless System
Cloudvocal's ISOLO VF-10 Violin/Fiddle Wireless System offers both KNA VV-3 piezo pickup and cadioid miking possibilities along with eight built-in effects.
Orchestras and Competitions Rethink the Printed Program
As we enter 2023, many orchestral organizations are beginning to rethink printed programs in favor of digital versions.
Essential Historical Recordings: When Fritz Kreisler Changed How We Hear and Play Violin
Fritz Kreisler, who forever changed the way we listen to and play the violin, was a disarmingly charming revolutionary
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Anne Akiko Meyers’ Thoughts on the 1741 “ex-Vieuxtemps” Guarneri del Gesù
By Anne Akiko Meyers | From the November-December 2022 issue of Strings magazine We asked violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, “Do the spirits of the people who have handled your violin, the 1741 ‘ex-Vieuxtemps’ Guarneri del Gesù, resonate in your performances…
Listen with Your Eyes: Artists Are Increasingly Using a Visual Medium to Promote Their Music
These days it’s not always enough to write, perform, and record a killer tune. If you really want people to hear your music, you’ve frequently got to find a way to get them to see it first.
Essential Historical Recordings: The Iconic Jascha Heifetz
His repertoire was enormous, comprising practically every major piece written for the instrument, but certain Heifetz recordings are especially iconic.
Ask the Expert: How to Stop Your Pegs from Slipping
Properly functioning tuning pegs are crucial to a healthy instrument. Here's how to keep them from slipping on your violin, cello, viola and bass.
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Kazuto Fukuda Made an Early, If Brief, Foray Into the American Bow-Making Market
Kazuto Fukuda was the first Japanese bow maker to contract with a leading American dealer when he signed a deal with Wurlitzer in 1969.
Violist Wenting Kang’s ‘Mosaic’ is an Impressive Debut
Wenting Kang was the winner of the 2012 First Prize of the Tokyo International Viola Competition and from the first notes of her debut album, Mosaic, you know she’s special.
The Pacifica Quartet’s ‘American Stories’ with Clarinetist Anthony McGill Explores Scenes from the American Experience
American Stories simultaneously stretches the Pacifica Quartet as performers while inviting listeners to adjust their own expectations of what music is and can do.