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Focus
9 tips for flexibility in the right hand
A look in The Strad archive for wisdom regarding the importance of flexibility in the bowing arm, hand and fingers
News
Sun Valley Music Festival goes online
The Idaho-based summer festival will take place online this year, from 27 July to 19 August
Current issue
June
The musicians of the Tetzlaff Quartet discuss balancing chamber playing with busy individual careers – and recording their first Beethoven album after 25 years together. We publish English translations of letters by violinist Pablo Sarasate for the first time, and top soloists discuss working with conductors. There is also an article on bows from the courts of Napoleons I and III.
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Tabea Zimmermann on playing Beethoven’s viola
The German violist speaks to Amanda Holloway about recording on the historic instrument in The Strad’s May 2020 issue
Premium ❘ ArticleAuction report: June 2020
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, sales continued at the London auction houses in March. Kevin MacDonald gives a tour of the highlights
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In Focus: A c.1930 violin by Annibale Fagnola
Philip Brown examines an instrument by the Turin violin maker
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Trade Secrets: Lengthening a violin neck
An alternative to performing a neck graft, without the need for making a replacement
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Making Matters: Pearls of wisdom
One of the most mysterious parts of bow making is the production of mother-of-pearl slides and eyes. John Matthews provides a guide to the process, and explains why ormer is the best shell to use
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50th anniversary of Mirecourt’s School has been postponed
Celebrations for the Mirecourt National School of Lutherie’s 50th anniversary have been postponed
Debate
Opinion: The long and short of it
Using short bows when teaching beginner string players is a useful practice that should be more widespread, writes cellist Naomi Yandell
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Masterclass: Henri Demarquette on Franck’s Violin Sonata (Cello Version)
The cellist looks at the conflicts of French atmosphere and German Romanticism in the first and second movements
Article
Products June 2020: Violin case
By housing the bow in a separate case, German manufacturer Masuratini’s violin cases are designed to offer players a better chance of flying with their instrument as cabin baggage. The handmade ABS-shell cases (without bow) measure from 63 x 25 x 13cm and are available in a variety of colours. ...
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Anssi Karttunen: Diary Of My Confinement – La Fuga
In this video, made in accordance with social distancing rules, the Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen (recorded in Paris) improvises on the electric cello to a dance improvisation from the Buenos-Aires-born dancer Diana Theocharidis (filmed in Buenos Aires).
Anssi Karttunen: Diary Of My Confinement – La Fuga
Documentary about Ida Haendel
12-year-old Christian Li plays Fisherman Harvest’s Song
Vienna Philharmonic musicians perform in empty Musikverein
Suntory Hall president and cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi performs at home
NEC alumni present Elgar
Ealing Symphony Orchestra: Lockdown Pomp & Circumstance
Working from home: Augustin Hadelich plays Ave Maria on violin and piano
Esther Yoo’s Violin Technique Tips: High Positions on the E-String
Pekka Kuusisto: bowing exercise for Kreutzer 2
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Concert review: Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition: Strings Section Final
Charlotte Gardner gives her thoughts on the event held at Over-Seas House, London, on 25 February 2020
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Concert review: Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra/John Wilson
Charlotte Gardner hears the pereformance at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 27 February 2020
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Live-streamed concert review: Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin) Sveinung Bjelland (piano)
Tim Homfray watches a Facebook performance on 19 March from the comfort of his own armchair
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Live-streamed concert review: Ulysses Quartet
Bruce Hodges plugs in to hear a concert streamed from violinist Tina Bouey’s New York living room on 19 March
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Book review: From the Leader’s Chair
Tully Potter reviews the autobiography of British concertmaster and chamber musician Kenneth Sillito
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Book review: The Viola da Gamba
Robin Stowell reviews a book released in Italian in 2010, translated into English for the first time
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