Strings Magazine
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Strings MagazineGearTipping Points—The Best Tip to Have on Your Bow May Be the One That Is Currently on It The tip plate is an often-overlooked structure that protects the most vulnerable area of the bow
Strings MagazineGearThe Joys of Singing While Playing Cello How to start your cello journey as a musical multitasker.
Strings MagazineGearRoad Warriors—Electric String Players’ Tour-Tested Tips for Traveling with Gear Life on the road is never easy, but for professional musicians who play electric stringed instruments, a whole array of ancillary additional gear often amounts to dozens of extra pounds of equipment.
Strings MagazineGearLeila Schayegh’s ‘Rosary Sonatas’ Are a Religious Experience On her first recording in three years, the Swiss-Iranian violinist takes on Biber’s ‘Rosenkranzsonaten.’
Strings MagazineGearSmall Victories—How Independent Classical Labels Remain Poised to Define the Future While the classical CD market has shrunk to a fraction of what it was, independent labels are flourishing.
Strings MagazineGearReaching for the Divine: Jessie Montgomery’s New Cello Concerto Connects with Her Ancestors Written in collaboration with South African cellist Abel Selaocoe and inspired by a trio of poems by Montgomery’s mother, ‘These Righteous Paths’ is a three-movement work for orchestra and cello.
Strings MagazineGearRocky Road: Top Players on How They Protect Their Instruments While in Transit From pressure changes to humidity swings to distracted handlers to the momentary lapse of attention, an instrument can be undone by a single bad flight.
Strings MagazineGearTurtle Island Quartet Presents a Diverse Offering on ‘Island Prayers’ Fatureing three original works by violinist, founding member, and music director David Balakrishnan, ‘Island Prayers’ is the Turtles’ first album with its current lineup.
Strings MagazineGear5 Minutes with Schwarzman Centre Architect Andrew Barnett Barnett, the project architect behind the world’s first Passivhaus concert hall, talks about thermal bridges, silent air, and what it feels like when a conductor says he can finally hear his second…
Strings MagazineGearHilary Hahn Dazzles with Mendelssohn in Opening Gala The San Francisco Symphony opener was a musically sparkling affair.
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