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Premium ❘ FeatureTwisted History: Female violinists and the Brahms concerto
Tatjana Goldberg takes a closer look at the group of female violinists spreading Brahms’s violin concerto worldwide
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Debussy Cello Sonata, second and third movements
Cellist Thomas Demenga reflects on the importance of restraint next to the extremes of expressive detail to be brought out in this masterpiece
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Premium ❘ FeaturePurfling experiments: Secrets of the strips
Mike Dunham describes a purfling process proposed at the Oberlin workshop in 2022
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition
The third edition of the the competition was a reminder of just how wondrous Nielsen’s string quartets are, says Andrew Mellor
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A c.1840 violin by Georges Chanot I
Ric W. Heinl on the French maker’s mid-century instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Violinist Madeleine Mitchell on 20th- and 21st-century violin works
British violinist Madeleine Mitchell’s new album naturally follows the strong links inherent in a line of 20th- and 21st-century composers
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Premium ❘ FeatureDouble bassist Leon Bosch on the South African Strings Foundation
Double bassist Leon Bosch attended the South African String Foundation’s first in-person convention in Gqeberha
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Reger’s Three Suites for Solo Viola, op.131d
Hartmut Rohde provides historical hints and practical tips for performing these innovative viola solos
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: 1737 G.F. Celoniato cello
Simon Morris takes a look at a cello by the Italian maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making a fingerboard template with aluminium
An easy, effective and useful method to make your own version instead of using ready-made templates
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Premium ❘ FeatureCarlo Bisiach’s workshop - From the archive: July 1933
A visit to Carlo Bisiach’s workshop provides one reader with an insight into his violin making process, including his methods of seasoning wood
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Premium ❘ Focus’Quality should always be the priority’ - Johannes Moser’s life lessons
The German–Canadian cellist on his teachers’ guidance and keeping physically and mentally healthy
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Premium ❘ FeatureFiddler Mark O’Connor: An American music story
Fiddle player Mark O’Connor, one of the most influential musicians in the American tradition, talks about his extraordinary life
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Edicson Ruiz on Bach’s Cello Suites for double bass
Learning Bach’s Cello Suites was a huge challenge for the Venezuelan double bassist, for which the advice of tutor Anner Bylsma was an invaluable help
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht
Thomas Kemp gives practical advice on interpreting this passionate and evocative work for strings
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: an 1893 Gustave Bernardel violin
Roland Baumgartner takes a look at a violin by the French maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Left-hand lightness for cellists
Richard Tunnicliffe on how to develop healthy and sustainable habits in the left hand
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Orlando: ASTA 2023 national conference
The 2023 ASTA national conference in Orlando was defined by boundless enthusiasm and passion, as Rita Fernandes found out
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis July 2023: Artificial intelligence in music education
Since the start of 2023, artificial intelligence has been generating headlines in all sorts of fields. How could it affect the future of music education?
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Nathan Williamson on his new work ‘Quartet Black’
The Heath Quartet will premiere this abstract, yet personal work on 25 June 2023