10 ways to avoid tension in your playing
Advice on how to be flexible and relaxed as a string player from 120 years of The Strad
Replicating a Benoit Joseph Boussu
In this video, violin maker and researcher Geerten Verberkmoes puts the finishing touches to a replica of a violin by Benoit Joseph Boussu, using construction methods most likely employed by the 18th-century French luthier.
Replicating a Benoit Joseph Boussu
Richard Lin performs Bruch's Scottish Fantasy
Oleksandr Pushkarenko performs at the Enescu International Violin Competition
Yo-Yo Ma: Why Bach is relevant in the 21st century
Hilary Hahn plays Bach – 1997 debut album promo
Violin maker Guy Rabut featured in Esquire video series 'Handmade'
Andrei Ioniţă and Seong-Jin Cho perform Bach Arioso at the 2018 Verbier Festival
Entire cello section joins in Gautier Capuçon's solo part
Kerson Leong plays Jean-Marie Leclair's Sonata No 5
Abner Jairo Ortiz García: Bach Courante from Cello Suite no.4
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Replicating a Benoit Joseph Boussu
In this video, violin maker and researcher Geerten Verberkmoes puts the finishing touches to a replica of a violin by Benoit Joseph Boussu, using construction methods most likely employed by the 18th-century French luthier.
Piecing together the history of the
'Mara' Stradivari celloIts fate was almost to be consigned to the murky depths of an Uruguayan river but it continues to delight and inspire audiences of the present day. Alessandra Barabaschi delves into the dramatic life of the ‘Mara’ Strad
How Eugène Sartory became France's most important bow maker
Isaac Salchow and Stephan Jansen explore what Eugène Sartory’s hidden treasures tell us about the evolution of his style
In focus: A 1791 Aegidius Klotz violin
John Dilworth explores an instrument that showcases the finest achievements of the Mittenwald school [click ‘+’ to zoom]
Can you tell a fake instrument from the genuine article?
With more and more instrument forgeries finding their way on to the market, how do experts, dealers and buyers stay wise to deception? Femke Colborne finds out
Violin maker Guy Rabut featured in Esquire video series 'Handmade'
This video, featuring New York based violin maker Guy Rabut, was made for Esquire.com’s ‘Handmade’ series in 2017.
Reviews
Royal Quartet: MacMillan
Assured accounts of James MacMillan’s three numbered string quartets
Susanna Ogata; Ian Watson: Beethoven sonatas
Tasteful and tasty final instalment of this early Beethoven series
Ray Chen: The Golden Age
Big-hearted performance of Bruch plus some tasty sweetmeats
Hong-Mei Xiao: Bax, Walton and Vaughan Williams
Seductively beautiful tone in rare British viola works
German Cantatas with solo violin: Johannes Pramsohler, Ensemble Diderot
Sacred duets for voice and violin deliver a little slice of heaven
Belcea Quartet: Shostakovich String Quartet no.3, Piano Quintet
A non-Russian approach to Shostakovich that’s in a class of its own
Galleries
In focus: A 1791 Aegidius Klotz violin
John Dilworth explores an instrument that showcases the finest achievements of the Mittenwald school [click ‘+’ to zoom]
In focus: an 1868 Amati copy by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume
David Bonsey examines a study in unsurpassed elegance and technical mastery from the most successful maker and dealer of the 19th century [click ‘+’ to zoom]
In focus: a 1622 Brothers Amati Cello
In this article from the Strad’s June 2014 issue, Christopher Reuning examines an elegant masterpiece of delicacy and strength
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