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In focus: c.1767 violin by G.B. Gabrielli
Kai Dase takes a close look at a violin by one of the finest and most influential Florentine makers of the 18th century
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Jack Frerer - ‘Stutter Step’ piano trio
Stutter Step, a new work for piano trio by Australian-American composer Jack Frerer, performed here by Kevin Zhu, Philip Sheegog and Tengku Irfan.
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Double bassist Leon Bosch discusses his career, and we investigate the bass makers of Manchester. There’s an interview with early music pioneer Eduard Melkus and cellist Johannes Moser gives a Mendelssohn Masterclass. Plus Leonidas Kavakos’s teaching tips
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Julia Fischer and Vadim Gluzman on Shostakovich's violin sonata
Fifty years ago, David Oistrakh premiered Shostakovich’s violin sonata. Here Andrew Morris discusses the work with Julia Fischer and Vadim Gluzman
Premium ❘ FeatureIn focus: a 1626 cello by Andrea Guarneri
Julian Hersh examines an intsrument from one of the most important families of Italian violin makers
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Trade Secrets: Making a Tourte-style eye
How to use gold, tortoiseshell and abalone in copies of works by the ‘father of the modern bow’
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Making Matters: Keep the wolf from the door
Joseph Curtin describes a quick and simple method for violinists to eliminate a wolf tone on their instrument, along with the science behind it
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Stringed instrument myths exposed
Have you heard the one about checking an instrument crack by spitting on it? What about washing your bow hair in hot soapy water? We separate fact from crackpot theory
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Ask the Experts: protecting your instrument in hot and humid temperatures
Four luthiers and restorers advise a musician on how to care for her instrument during the hot summer months
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Should music tuition revolve around passing exams?
Toby Deller argues that young players should be inspired by fulfilling experiences
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Masterclass: Johannes Moser on Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata no.2
Johannes Moser takes a look at tempo, dynamics and the relationship between instruments in the exciting and energetic first movement of the D major op.58 Sonata
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Stringtelligence by Thomastik-Infeld: vibrating string length and string tension
These factors can seem a bit too technical or just matter of preference, but it is definitely worth understanding what to look and listen out for
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Jack Frerer - ‘Stutter Step’ piano trio
Stutter Step, a new work for piano trio by Australian-American composer Jack Frerer, performed here by Kevin Zhu, Philip Sheegog and Tengku Irfan.
Jack Frerer - ‘Stutter Step’ piano trio
Augustin Hadelich plays Caprice no.24
11-year-old Natsuho Murata plays Saint-Saëns and Wieniawski
An afternoon with Carlos Arcieri
Pavel Berman at Stradfest 2019: how to prepare for competitions
Lisa Batiashvili: Debussy Violin Sonata finale, with Milana Chernyavska
Closer to Nature – a documentary about violin maker Dmitry Badiarov
Joshua Brown performs Tchaikovsky Concerto at Leopold Mozart Competition
Frank Huang plays The Star-Spangled Banner
Gidon Kremer talks about perfectionism and plays Caprice no.13
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Rosanne Philippens: Biber, Bach, Enescu, Ysaÿe
A bold, daring, semi-improvised programme that is intensely powerful
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Augustin Hadelich: Brahms, Ligeti
Two hugely contrasting concertos hold no terrors for a superb player
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Janet Sung: Sung Sessions: Edge of Youth
The programming is the standout feature of this debut album
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