The Strad is a UK-based monthly classical music magazine about string instruments – principally the violin, viola, cello, and double bass – for amateur and professional musicians.

[1] The magazine offers practical advice on technique, profiles of leading performers, and information on master classes and the craft of instrument makers such as luthiers.

[2] It also includes articles about orchestras and music schools.

[3] The magazine's name references the common abbreviation for the famous 17th–18th-century Stradivarius family of luthiers and their coveted and valuable instruments.

[4] It is now edited by Emma Baker and owned by Newsquest Specialist Media Limited, a Gannett company.