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Letter from Bergen: a surfeit of riches

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Ariane Todes is bewitched by a plethora of Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ instruments on show as part of the Ole Bull 200th anniversary celebrations in Norway

Market watch: summer of plenty

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Bows provided some unexpected highlights during the summer round of auctions, but the undisputed star sales were of a Gasparo da Salò viola and a Mo...

Nelli Shkolnikova 1928–2010

Thursday, 19 August 2010

The great Russian violinist and pedagogue died earlier this year. Curt Thompson, one of her former students, looks back on her life and examines her t...

School for cool

Thursday, 19 August 2010

String students are increasingly exploring jazz. But what jazz courses are on offer at the top conservatoires in Europe and the US? Tim Woodall finds ...

How I became a luthier

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Ever wondered how today’s top makers started out? Here, luthiers from the US and Europe reveal the courses and training they followed, and give advice...

Inside El Sistema

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Young conductor Jonathan Govias spent two months in Venezuela studying the country’s famed music programme. Here he gives a teacher’s perspective on i...

Lessons from the past

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Period performance might be firmly embedded in today’s playing scene, but how easy is it for students to study Baroque and Classical styles? Tim Hom...

Great Violinists: Jacques Thibaud

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Jacques Thibaud’s sensual sound and understated style marked him as a great chamber musician. Matthew Rye pays tribute to a subtle and dignified playe...

My favourite things

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Martin Lovett, the former cellist of Amadeus Quartet, reveals the players and performances most dear to him

Sacred chamber for strings

Thursday, 19 August 2010

As London’s Wigmore Hall celebrates its 110th season, Peter Somerford looks back on eleven decades of string playing at this most beloved of venues

Trade secrets: restoring bow frogs

Thursday, 19 August 2010

by Giovanni Lucchi, bow maker based in Cremona, Italy

Masterclass: Frederick Zimmermann’s A Contemporary Concept of Bowing Technique for the Double Bass

Thursday, 19 August 2010

by Orin O’Brien, double bassist of the New York Philharmonic

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