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8 ways to combat negative thoughts on stage
How to banish your inner demons from The Strad's Archive
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How I interpret Bach: Tomás Cotik on Overdotting and Rhythmic Assimilation
Ahead of his 2020 album release of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas, the violinist continues his blog series, in which he discusses the contradictions between the opposing trends and traditions in Bach interpretation, and his personal solutions to them
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Exploring the fascinating story of the 1677 'Romanov' Nicolò Amati viola – once part of Russia's Imperial Collection. Plus, the Royal Danish Orchestra's fine instrument collection, and casting professional musicians in film and TV roles.
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How Nicolò Amati’s ‘Romanov’ viola survived its own turbulent history
An instrument of archaic charm and bold dimensions, the 1677 ‘Romanov’ Nicolò Amati viola harks back to the tenor violas made a century before by Nicolò’s grandfather Andrea.
NewsNew film tells the story of the bowmaker’s art
The Bowmakers journeys from the workshops of Port Townsend to the Brazilian Amazon rainforest
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Bowmaker Paul Martin Siefried has died
The eminent American bowmaker, master copyist and restorer has died, aged 69
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From the Archive: a viola of the Gofriller School, Venice c.1700-10
An illustration of a viola of the Gofriller School published in The Strad, February 1962
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How a flight-damaged Edward Lewis viola da gamba rose from the ashes
After being seriously damaged in an Alitalia flight, a historical viola da gamba made by Edward Lewis was amazingly brought back to life by Shlomo Moyal. Here is the story of the instrument, to tie in with this month’s Making Matters
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Making Matters: a phoenix from the ashes
Luthier Shlomo Moyal explains how he restored a 1685 viola da gamba that had been almost destroyed, in a project that took a whole year of patient reconstruction
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Opinion: Managing a good ending
When a child wants to stop instrumental lessons, teachers have a duty to bring matters to a positive close, argues violin teacher Celia Cobb
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Masterclass - Bach Cello Suite no.5, Prélude, by Jean-Guihen Queyras
Practical tips to help you master the challenges of this most fundamental of repertoire
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Coming Soon: Stringtelligence by Thomastik-Infeld - Double bass strings
In the upcoming instalment of his monthly blog, Franz Klanner, director of engineering and technology at Thomastik-Infeld, discusses double bass strings
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Danish String Quartet: Schnittke Music Video
In this music video, featuring the Danish String Quartet, actor Peter Kirk underlines the quirkiness and darkness in Schnittke’s String Quartet No.3. The video is shot on the island of Møn in south-eastern Denmark.
Danish String Quartet: Schnittke Music Video
Mariss Jansons conducts Rossini’s William Tell Overture
Kronos Quartet performs One Earth, One People, One Love
Sheku Kanneh-Mason recording Elgar at Abbey Road Studios
Gautier Capuçon plays Bloch to mark anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Jack Liebeck plays Stuart Hancock concerto cadenza
Tamsin Waley-Cohen plays CPE Bach
Rostropovich plays Bach at the Checkpoint Charlie
Christian Tetzlaff on recording Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Jitka Šuranská performs music inspired by Czech folklore
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Tessa Lark, Amy Yang: Fantasy
A violinist to watch – this Lark is most definitely on the ascent
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Anne-Sophie Mutter: John Williams Across the Stars
Star violinist turns her hand to the movie music of our time
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Time & Eternity
A passionate, challenging and ultimately fascinating ‘concept’ album
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Pavel Haas Quartet: Shostakovich
A quartet in its element in the intense, highly charged music of Shostakovich
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