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Cellist protest at British Airways check-in desk
Musicians stranded at Basel airport following booking problems give impromptu performance
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Alisa Weilerstein and Trondheim Soloists - 16 October 2019
‘When I sit in the orchestra and we do the Schoenberg together it feels like chamber music on a very large scale, and that’s the ideal thing’.
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We mark the centenary of Elgar's Cello Concerto with the story of its composition, premiere and leading interpretations. Plus the Kuss Quartet discuss performing Beethoven on the 'Paganini' Strads
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How to help music students with sightreading
If your students only brush up their sightreading at exam time, they're missing out on an important part of music making
Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Joseph Rocca, Turin, 1847
This illustration of a violin by Joseph Rocca was published in The Strad, February 1973. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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From the Archive: a viola by Paolo Antonio Testore, Milan, c.1740
This illustration of a viola by Paolo Antonio Testore was published in The Strad, January 1973. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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What to play when trying out a new stringed instrument
Buying a new instrument is as much about rigorous auditioning as it is about falling in love...
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From the Archive: a violin by Nicolas Lupot, Paris, 1809
This illustration of a violin by Nicolas Lupot was published in The Strad, December 1972. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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Ask the Experts: choosing a new violin tailpiece
A violinist asks what he should consider when choosing a new tailpiece – from the material used to the weight and shape
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Are dendrochronology reports useful in valuing an instrument?
Dealers and auction houses increasingly include dendrochronology reports along with high-value instruments, but how meaningful are they in verifying an attribution?
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Play it again: composers can’t survive on premieres alone
A high-profile premiere might help young composers launch their career, but the story shouldn’t end there, says Tom Stewart
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Masterclass: Daniel Müller-Schott on Franck Violin Sonata (Cello Version)
The German cellist looks at the importance of connection, colour and line in the work’s third movement
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Ask the Experts: choosing a new violin tailpiece
A violinist asks what he should consider when choosing a new tailpiece – from the material used to the weight and shape
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Alisa Weilerstein and Trondheim Soloists - 16 October 2019
‘When I sit in the orchestra and we do the Schoenberg together it feels like chamber music on a very large scale, and that’s the ideal thing’.
Alisa Weilerstein and Trondheim Soloists - 16 October 2019
Edicson Ruiz plays Berio’s Psy for solo double bass
Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor: 1B
Music funding: ‘There will not be another Sheku Kanneh Mason’
Composer cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir on the halldorophone
Anastasia Kobekina performs Debussy’s Beau Soir
Alisa Weilerstein on Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
David Oistrakh performs Debussy's The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Trondheim Chamber Music Competition
Leonidas Kavakos plays Beethoven at Tanglewood
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Fabio Biondi: The 1690 ‘Tuscan’ Stradivari
A glowing tone shows the instrument is great but the player is greater still
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Concert review: BBC Proms: James Ehnes & Nemanja Radulović
Catherine Nelson hears concerts on consecutive nights featuring two solo violin stars
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Concert review: Lana Trotovsek (violin) Maria Canyigueral (piano)
Tim Homfray visits London’s Wigmore Hall for the concert on 22 July 2019
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Concert review: Alexi Kenney (violin) Orion Weiss (piano)
Tim Homfray hears the concert at London’s Wigmore Hall on 17 July 2019
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