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Ave verum Kürbis: Enormous pumpkin grown to Mozart’s music
Japanese farmer Hiroyoshi Utsunomiya wins national contest with his classically inspired vegetable
UK concertmaster Barry Griffiths has died
Griffiths led the Royal Philharmonic, BBC Northern Symphony and English National Opera orchestras
Current issue
October
The Strad’s October issue features Japanese-American violinist Midori, who speaks about performing contemporary music, recording Beethoven and dedicating herself to social causes. We also talk to Italian luthiers about adjusting to working in the time of Covid-19 and examine the rise of the viola in Georgian Britain. Plus, the Life Lessons of violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja.
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The fear of making mistakes stops violinists from playing with resonance and character – Nicola Benedetti
The British violinist speaks to Peter Somerford about launching her mass education project for string players of all ages
In Focus: A 1909 violin by Erik Lindholm
Written by Stefan Lindholm
Trade Secrets: Organic scroll carving
A method for shaping the scroll and pegbox that can give more flowing results, in line with what is seen on old instruments
My Space: Birger Fredricson
Gothenburg, Sweden
Making Matters: Why varnish matters
Ulrike Dederer reviews and summarises new research on how multilayered varnishes influence the moisture protection and vibrational properties of tonewood
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables: Lutherie and Covid-19
Violin makers worldwide were hit hard by the Covid-19 outbreak as the customers dried up – nowhere more so than in Italy. Peter Somerford speaks to makers in Cremona, Florence and Modena to find out how the industry is gradually getting back on its feet
The Strad Calendar 2021: G.B. Guadagnini cello 1783
Formerly owned by Rostropovich, the fully arched model provides great depth of tone
Opinion: Wise words
Masterclasses should be special forums in which great artists impart the insight and knowledge they have acquired over a lifetime, writes double bassist Leon Bosch
Masterclass: Haydn C major Cello Concerto
Red Priest’s Angela East discusses her approach to phrasing and sound in the first movement, and the influence of Baroque and early-Classical vibrato, bowing and style
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When young violinist Leia Zhu met the great Ida Haendel
In this video, made by young violinist siblings Leia and Leo Zhu during lockdown, Leia pays homage to the great violinist Ida Haendel, who died on 1 July 2020 at the age of 96. Also shared is footage of Leia’s meeting with Haendel in February 2018 (from 3.30). The video ...
When young violinist Leia Zhu met the great Ida Haendel
A day in the life of Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Yo-Yo Ma pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Vocalise
Philharmonia Sessions: Nicola Benedetti plays The Lark Ascending
Anne-Sophie Mutter gives a socially-distanced Beethoven performance
Yehudi Menuhin plays Paganini in 1947
Ligeti Quartet performs Christian Mason’s Dyngylday
The oddities of a luthier’s workshop
Iván Fischer on his new invention: an acoustic-enhancing mask
Last Night of Proms 2020 in an empty Royal Albert Hall
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Festival review: Hitzacker Summer Music Days
In spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Hitzacker Summer Music Days festival (1–9 August), took place as planned. Carlos María Solare reports
Concert review: Anne Søe (violin) Malin William-Olsson (violin) Mina Fred (viola) Tobias Van Der Pals (cello)
Andrew Mellor reviews one of the first concerts to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, since the lockdown
Book review: Diabolus in Musica: A Story of Niccolo Paganini
Julian Haylock reviews an unproduced screenplay of the 19th-century violinist’s life, now published in book form
Book review: Violin Star Theory
Celia Cobb reviews the latest from Kathy and David Blackwell, published by the UK’s ABRSM examining board
Book review: A Festival of Violin and Fiddle Styles: For Violin
Anne Inglis reviews a compilation of folk fiddling methods by the prolific Julie Lyonn Lieberman
Ébène Quartet: Beethoven Around the World
Exploring the Ébène Quartet’s recordings of Beethoven’s complete oeuvre, Julian Haylock finds himself in a marvellous sonic landscape of intensity and variety
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