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From the archive: a 1759 viola by Antonio Bagatella

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Bollywood strings: how the violin became the signature sound of Hindi cinema

Session report: Gabriel Schwabe on recording the Schumann Cello Concerto
Christian Tetzlaff on the personal resonances of Beethoven's seventh violin sonata
Did Beethoven write idiomatically for the string quartet?
From the archive: a 1759 viola by Antonio Bagatella
Bollywood strings: how the violin became the signature sound of Hindi cinema

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Pekka Kuusisto on finding his interpretation of the Prokofiev Violin Concerto no.1

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In this video from the Philharmonia Orchestra, Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto talks about his love of Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto, and finding his personal interpretation of the work.

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From the archive: a c.1845 violin by Pressenda
Recent research shows that Giovanni Francesco Pressenda worked as a farmer before turning his hand to instrument making. In this article from the April 2005 issue, Alberto Giordano examines a late c.1845 violin
Jan Vogler's 1707 ‘Fau, Castelbarco’ Stradivarius
In this extract from an article published in the August 2017 issue, Jan Vogler discusses how he first encountered the cello that is now his constant companion
From the archive: a viola in the attic
In our October 2004 issue, Anthony Lane admires a recently discovered 1780 viola by William Forster, in pristine condition

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Session report: Gabriel Schwabe on recording the Schumann Cello Concerto

Christian Tetzlaff on the personal resonances of Beethoven's seventh violin sonata

Did Beethoven write idiomatically for the string quartet?

From the archive: a 1759 viola by Antonio Bagatella

Bollywood strings: how the violin became the signature sound of Hindi cinema

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Pekka Kuusisto on finding his interpretation of the Prokofiev Violin Concerto no.1

Johannes Moser performs Shostakovich Cello Sonata with Andrei Korobeinikov

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Menuhin Competition, senior semi-finals

Menuhin Competition junior semifinals

Menuhin Competition: Senior first round (2nd part)

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Jennifer Pike: Penderecki Capriccio

Anastasia Kobekina plays prelude from Bach Cello Suite no.6

Philadelphia Orchestra cellist plays Bach on glass cello

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