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ArticleHao Zhou wins Montreal violin competition
American takes first prize at the Concours musical international de Montréal with performance of Shostakovich Violin Concerto no.1
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ArticleLife lessons: Maxim Rysanov
The Ukrainian violist on long pedagogical relationships and the surprises of concert life
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ArticleSoundpost – Letters to The Strad
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world
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ArticleCello finalists announced at Markneukirchen
Three cellists will each play the Schumann concerto in the final for a share of €15,000 cash and other prizes
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ArticleTwoSet Violin learn how bows are rehaired
Brett and Eddy visit the Violin Studio in Brisbane, Australia, where luthier Olaf Grawert shoes them what goes in to reharing a bow
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ArticleGallery: A violin made out of shredded money
‘The Value of a Violin’ is on exhibition at the Design Museum Ghent during the Queen Elisabeth competition
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ArticleLess space, more bass: the Travel Bass
An answer to the logistical hassle of double-bass playing
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ArticlePaul Tortelier gives Dvorák Cello Concerto masterclass
‘I give you a little trick because I like you! My second finger is the leader – like Mrs Thatcher, it’s an Iron Finger’ French cellist Paul Tortelier gives a masterclass at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester for the BBC in 1987. Performing the concerto is 20-year-old ...
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ArticleCellist Yo-Yo Ma, two honkers and a dinger on Sesame Street
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, performs 'Beethoven for cello, two honkers and a dinger' on a classic episode of Sesame Street. Read: 9 opinions on performance and career by cellist Yo-Yo Ma
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Article8 ways for violinists to improve posture
Advice for violinists from The Strad's pages on establishing a relaxed and stable posture for optimal performance, and avoiding strain and injury
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ArticleStolen double bass recovered in sting operation
The thief in Dortmund, Germany, attempted to sell the instrument to a member of the local symphony orchestra who happened to know about the theft
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ArticleCompetition juries: is dropping teachers and publishing scores the answer?
Publishing the jurors’ scores in their entirety is the latest move for music competitions to prove their transparency – but is it a trend that’s likely to catch on, asks Peter Somerford
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ArticleA cello quartet with one cello
Four members of the Wiener Cello Ensemble 5+1 perform Ravel's Bolero on a single instrument to great comic effect. Watch: Music teacher loses temper with violinist – with destructive results
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ArticleJennifer Stumm's viola sets off airport explosive detector
The American violist was travelling through London’s Gatwick airport when an explosive trace detection machine picked up a false positive on her instrument case
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ArticleThe longest string quartet ever proves a good gamble in Monte Carlo
Our Côte d’Azur correspondent Toby Deller settles into a comfy chair for Morton Feldman’s notorious five-hour long String Quartet no.2 – courtesy of the Quatuor Béla and the Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
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ArticleWIN the first CD in the series 'Le Origini del Violino'
In The Strad’s 2018 Cremona supplement, the Museo del Violino launches the first in a projected series, L’Origini del Violino, in which top soloists perform on some of the rarest and most historically significant instruments. The first CD, featuring the ‘Carlo IX’ Andrea Amati of c.1570, includes ...
