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String news

Japanese and US musicians win in Korea

Junior Tchaikovsky Competition announces winners

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
The Strad July 2009

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...

Updated at 11:36

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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 ...

Updated at 11:07

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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...

Updated at 16:41

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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...

Updated at 11:40

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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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