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BBC Proms delays announcement of season
In response to the uncertainty resulting from the Covid-19 crisis, the BBC Proms have delayed the announcement of their 2020 season
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New technology turns violins into digital music creators
Inventors Alessandro Baticci and Rafal Zalech have begun a Kickstarter campaign to launch the product
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Current issue
April
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter on her Beethoven deep immersion during the 250th anniversary year, and collaborating with film composer John Williams. Also, Augustin Hadelich concludes his Beethoven Concerto masterclass, and we investigate the violins of the Vogtland region of eastern Germany. Plus: The Strad’s Cremona 2020 supplement.
NewsTarisio announces auction to benefit musicians affected by Covid-19
Tarisio presents GiveBack, a special auction to benefit the musicians who have been profoundly affected by COVID-19.
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Violin and bow makers collaborate to raise money for musicians’ fund
Luthier Jacob Brillhart is live-streaming the building of a $10k violin for ’Musician Aid’
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Making Matters: A Major Sticking Point
Instead of discussing the right way to secure a crack with reinforcements, shouldn’t we try to achieve the strongest possible joint in the first place? Christian Schabbon presents the results of his investigation into different types of glue
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In Focus: An 1804 Viola by Joseph Fischer
Roland Baumgartner examines an instrument by the German maker
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Opinion: The Wisdom of Yoda
In the Star Wars universe, Jedi Master Yoda is the ultimate teacher – and his insights can be applied just as readily to string playing as to learning the ways of the Force, writes cellist Brian Hodges
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Masterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto first movement - part 2
The German–American violinist considers ensemble, character and line in the first movement of this great Classical work, in the second of two articles
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Yo-Yo Ma and Youth Music Culture Guangdong perform Bach
Ma is artistic director of the annual training programme, which takes place in Guangzhou, China
Yo-Yo Ma and Youth Music Culture Guangdong perform Bach
Violinist plays classical music for South Korea hospital patients
Hand puppets play the cello
Working from home: Carducci Quartet perform Philip Glass’s String Quartet no.2
Christian Li performs Vivaldi's Four Seasons at the Menuhin Competition
Toilet roll is put to a new musical use
Goldmund Quartet perform Fazıl Say’s ‘Divorce’ String Quartet
Pablo Casals performs The Song of the Birds
Hauser performs his arrangement of Barber’s Adagio for Strings
Classical Up Close: Steven Isserlis
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Jean-Guihen Queyras: Complices
A fabulously accomplished collection of encores from accomplices
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Antje Weithaas, Maximilian Hornung: Schumann
Wonderfully elegant and well-balanced interpretations of two concertos
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Untold: The Ciderhouse Rebellion
Improvising folk fiddler and accordion player create spontaneous magic
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