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Article‘It was like the earth moved beneath me’ - violinist Leonidas Kavakos on playing the ’Willemotte’ Stradivari
Kavakos describes his first encounter with the 1734 violin, made when Antonio Stradivari was 90 years old
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Products December 2020: Dolfinos chinrest
A chinrest-only version of a system that claims to improve stability while reducing weight and acoustic interference
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Products November 2020: Corelli Solea violin strings
Using new materials to help bring balance and beauty to players’ sound
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Products October 2020: Larsen ‘Il Cannone’ cello strings
Harnessing the firepower of a legendary instrument
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Major US agency goes bust
As Covid-19 prevents artists from making money, those who represent them are feeling the pinch too
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‘Young players today should be realistic about making a career’ - violinist Pinchas Zukerman
The violinist reflects on the prospects and attitudes of young musicians, as he remembers Isaac Stern in his 100th anniversary year
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‘Online learning has endless potential, but it will never replace getting together physically’ – Nicola Benedetti
The British violinist speaks to Peter Somerford about launching her mass education project for string players of all ages
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Students should practise Bach’s Cello Suites with Schumann’s piano accompaniments - Leon Bosch
The virtuoso bassist and Trinity Laban Conservatoire professor explains how he introduces the works to his students
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Products September 2020: Float file
German manufacturer Schilbach describes the float, or dovetail file, as an ‘almost forgotten tool for preparing the dovetail in the frog, for the pearl slide or for preparing the bow side of bass frogs’. Their updated version is made from fine-grained tool steel that has been gas-nitrided ...
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Products September 2020: Fragrance
Cremona-based luthier Abraham Díaz Romero has formulated the 704 Cremonensis eau de parfum from a blend of oils including elemi, juniper, sandalwood and bergamot to recreate the olfactory sensation of entering a luthier’s workshop. The fragrance, which according to Díaz Romero ‘is as precious and exciting as ...
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Products September 2020: Mach One shoulder rest
A new addition to an established line of shoulder rests designed to offer more players a perfect fit
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Violinists should practise for no longer than two hours per day – D.C. Dounis
For 20th-century pedagogue Demetrius Constantine Dounis, the secret of good technique came from developing the brain and memory, as well as the arms and fingers writes James Dickenson
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Barbican announces plans to livestream concerts
Live music will be streamed from the Centre from the autumn
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‘One thing I’m grateful for is the amount of practice I did growing up’ – TwoSet Violin
Violinists and YouTube comedy stars Brett Yang and Eddy Chen of TwoSet Violin speak to Kimon Daltas about competition in classical music and the importance of practice
