The Strad
Archived since
January 2014
Modern Archive
143 issues
The Strad is the trusted and influential monthly string music magazine read by players, teachers and makers since 1890. It is essential reading for anyone in the string music world.
Along with the latest news, reviews and leading opinions, each month the magazine includes:
- Exclusive Masterclasses with commentary and sheet music annotated by international concert artists.
- In-depth articles examining important and unusual instruments by the master makers.
- Interviews with star string players and retrospectives on great musicians of the past.
- Reports on the latest advances in instrument research and technology.
Latest Issue:
In an American-themed issue. we talk to legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman for his 80th birthday and celebrate the life and career of Paul Hindemith. There’s an interview with the Calidore Quartet and a look at the US bow makers of the 1920s. Plus a Brahms Masterclass and violinist Melissa White’s Life Lessons.
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