Japanese and US musicians win in Korea
Junior Tchaikovsky Competition announces winners
String news
New concertmaster for Vancouver SO
Dale Barltrop to join from September 2009
Pole takes top prize in Markneukirchen
Tomasz Daroch wins cello competition
Honour for Eduard Melkus
Violinist receives Austrian decoration
OBE for cellist David Chew
Honour won for services to music in Brazil
Current Issue
July 2009
On Sale 26th June 2009
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Opinion: painting pretty pictures on instruments simply degrades them, argues Ariane Todes
Clay, stone metal, paper, canvas, glass, timber: just some of the media available on which to imprint your imagination if you’re a visual artist. So w...
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Auction results: the top five lots at recent sales around the world
Here are the top lots from recent stringed instrument auctions around the world. For a full analysis of the sales, see the new Market Watch in the ...
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Editor's blog: Fritz Kreisler's telling me not to practise
I'm knee deep in The Strad archive at the moment, looking for articles to include in a forthcoming supplement about violin heroes, and I just came acr...
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Editor's blog: Ariane Todes talks to violin makers about their craft
As part of the recent London International String Quartet Competition, I chaired a panel discussion with makers John Dilworth, Andreas Hudelmayer, Kai...
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Publisher's blog: Robin Shute takes his comfortable shoes to Frankfurt
Musikmesse in Frankfurt prides itself on being the world’s greatest music trade fair. The annual extravaganza, this year held from April 1–4, demands ...
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