Jack Benny with the secret of Stradivari
Jack Benny, born in this day in 1894, was a television and radio entertainer from the 1930s through to his death in 1974. His career began as a violin playing vaudevillian and the violin remained a large part of his act.
Jack Benny with the secret of Stradivari
Quicksilver Baroque: Fux Sonata a Quattro, K. 347
Ida Haendel documentary trailer: The Haendel Variations
Kim Kashkashian teaches circular bow motion
ViolaCam meets Torelli Sinfonia in C
Laura van der Heijden & Petr Limonov: 3 Morceaux by Anatoli Ljadov
Walton: Johannesburg Festival Overture. Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra
'With Nicky' part 2: Developing Your Sound
The most exotic violin woods
Kanneh-Mason Trio performs Deep River
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In focus: the 'Sachs' Stradivari of c.1666
John Dilworth takes a close look at one of the very earliest violins attributable to Stradivari
The thief, his wife and the 'Huberman' Strad
The ‘Gibson, Huberman’ Stradivari now owned by Joshua Bell has a history worthy of a blockbuster thriller. Stolen twice in the 20th century, the second time it remained undiscovered for nearly 50 years despite being played in public regularly by its thief. In this article from January 1998, Carla Shapreau ...
William Watson, bow maker: 1930-2018
The Hill’s trained bow maker made a vital contribution to the trade during a long career, writes John Milnes
The most exotic violin woods
California-based electric violin maker John Jordan introduces us to some of his most exotic woods, ranging from the pricey Tasmanian tiger rose myrtle to the Swamp Kauri, which is dug up from bogs in New Zealand and is certified to be a minimum of 30000 years old.
In focus: 1751 violin by G.B. Guadagnini
One of two by the maker owned by Adolph Brodsky, it has a good claim to being the one on which he premiered the Tchaikovsky concerto, writes Stewart Pollens
Newark's collaborative making competition reveals winners
The School of Violin Making’s ‘Hope’ competition will see four violins and two guitars sold in aid of a charity providing refugees with tools to restart their trades
Reviews
Europa Galante: Concerti per Violini Vi 'La Boemia'
Biondi and Europa Galante speak Vivaldi’s multiple languages with utter naturalness, energy and charm
Daniele Roccato; Giacomo Piermatti: Scodanibbio
A masterful rendering of an innovator’s key works for double bass
Ning Feng: Elgar and Finzi violin concertos
Old-fashioned violin virtuosity makes a case for these two concertos
Vilde Frang: Bartók; Enescu
A performance to match the constant and staggering invention of Enescu’s Octet
The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton
A very persuasive novel with music and violin making at its core
Arcadia Quartet: Bartók
Playing of assured finesse in Bartók’s six String Quartets
Galleries
In focus: c.1737 cello by G.F. Celoniato
From a Turinese maker with a relatively short but successful career, from which only a handful of instruments survive, comes this elegant cello. Article by Simon Morris
Viol trashed during flight emerges from restoration
Viola da gamba belonging to Myrna Herzog is back in action after year-long restoration at Shlomo Moyal’s Jerusalem workshop
Saving Stradivari's forests: effort to harvest precious tonewoods felled in storms
A factory in the Fiemme valley has launched a crowdfunding effort to enable it to quadruple its processing capacity before the wood deteriorates
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