
Japanese-based violin and bow maker Daniel Olsen demonstrates how to re-hair a violin bow.
Watch: How gut strings are made

Japanese-based violin and bow maker Daniel Olsen demonstrates how to re-hair a violin bow.
Watch: How gut strings are made
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The Strad Calendar 2026 showcases twelve of the finest instruments in the collection of Canimex, one of Canada’s leading arts supporters. They include masterpieces by Stradivari, Guarneri ‘del Gesù’, Guadagnini and Gagliano.
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In The Best of Technique you’ll discover the top playing tips of the world’s leading string players and teachers. It’s packed full of exercises for students, plus examples from the standard repertoire to show you how to integrate the technique into your playing.
In the second volume of The Strad’s Masterclass series, soloists including James Ehnes, Jennifer Koh, Philippe Graffin, Daniel Hope and Arabella Steinbacher give their thoughts on some of the greatest works in the string repertoire. Each has annotated the sheet music with their own bowings, fingerings and comments.
The Strad Calendar 2026 showcases twelve of the finest instruments in the collection of Canimex, one of Canada’s leading arts supporters. They include masterpieces by Stradivari, Guarneri ‘del Gesù’, Guadagnini and Gagliano.
2021-01-06T09:00:00Z
Korinthia Klein presents a simple player’s guide to violin maintenance, without encroaching on luthiers’ territory
2026-11-06T10:22:55.857Z
Stefano Pio examines the life and career of the early 20th-century Italian luthier Nicola Utili, who combined his natural skills in instrument making with a penchant for innovation and acoustic research
2026-11-06T10:22:51.727Z
An impressively carved violin from 1905 led HyeonJeong Kim on a journey to discover more about its maker and dedicatee
2026-10-16T08:17:00Z
The pair performs Bach’s 15 Inventions: No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779, featured on a new album of duos
2026-10-16T08:17:00Z
Jacobs-Perkins performs Sabina for solo cello, composed by Andrew Norman
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Kutik shares a work that has accompanied him throughout his musical journey
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