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10 playing tips by violist Lionel Tertis
The famous English viola player and Royal Academy of Music professor gave performing tips to student Sydney Errington in the 1930s
News
New musical toy combines modern technology with aspects of violin-making
Klang2 is a gaming device consisting of smartphone technology and wooden blocks chiselled in a violin-makers’ workshop
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Exploring the fascinating story of the 1677 'Romanov' Nicolò Amati viola – once part of Russia's Imperial Collection. Plus, the Royal Danish Orchestra's fine instrument collection, and casting professional musicians in film and TV roles.
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Sarah Chang on the limitations of the concerto circuit
The violinist tells Strad editor Charlotte Smith about her growing desire to take on passion projects
BlogsHow a flight-damaged Edward Lewis viola da gamba rose from the ashes
After being seriously damaged in an Alitalia flight, a historical viola da gamba made by Edward Lewis was amazingly brought back to life by Shlomo Moyal. Here is the story of the instrument, to tie in with this month’s Making Matters
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Making Matters: a phoenix from the ashes
Luthier Shlomo Moyal explains how he restored a 1685 viola da gamba that had been almost destroyed, in a project that took a whole year of patient reconstruction
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Trade Secrets: Flattening planes
A sadly necessary task for all luthiers, which should have been taken care of by the manufacturer in the first place
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Violin Society of America: 2019 Convention
Dallas, Texas, was the setting for the VSA’a annual congress, where Sam Zygmuntowicz gave the keynote speech
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In focus: an 1819 violin by David Stirrat
David Rattray examines an instrument by the Edinburgh maker
Debate
Bows of the 18th century have been ignored by string players for too long
Long neglected by the majority of string players, the bows of the 18th century make a huge difference to the way the music from that period is played, argues Jérôme Akoka
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Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 1
ln the first of two articles, Leila Josefowicz explores ideas of feverishness, hallucination, death and resurrection in the second movement of a great 20th-century concerto
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Coming Soon: Stringtelligence by Thomastik-Infeld - Double bass strings
In the upcoming instalment of his monthly blog, Franz Klanner, director of engineering and technology at Thomastik-Infeld, discusses double bass strings
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason recording Elgar at Abbey Road Studios
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason recording the Elgar Cello Concerto with Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, in June 2019 at Abbey Road Studios.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason recording Elgar at Abbey Road Studios
Gautier Capuçon plays Bloch to mark anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Jack Liebeck plays Stuart Hancock concerto cadenza
Tamsin Waley-Cohen plays CPE Bach
Rostropovich plays Bach at the Checkpoint Charlie
Christian Tetzlaff on recording Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Jitka Šuranská performs music inspired by Czech folklore
Hansheinz Schneeberger plays Paganini aged 91
Practice with Nicky - How to…Routine
Horror in Haddington with the Vision String Quartet
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Black Oak Ensemble: Silenced Voices
Another chance to sing out for more voices lost to the Holocaust
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Johannes Moser, Alasdair Beatson: Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn
An exhilarating programme of works for cello and piano captures these composer siblings’ high spirits
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Hagai Shaham, Raphael Wallfisch, Arnon Erez: Beethoven
Three composers seen through a glittering Nordic prism
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Christian Tetzlaff: Beethoven
Performances of two cornerstone concertos that may divide audiences
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