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A family tree of Italian violin makers
This illustrated representation of violin making in Italy first appeared in The Strad’s August 1891 issue
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String Courses: Adalus Low-Manzini, cello
Thoughts on studying at the International Cello Institute in Northfield, Minnesota, US
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String Courses: Jude Chandler, double bass
Thoughts on studying at the National Youth String Orchestra, UK
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Strings Courses: Karen Vaughan, violin
Thoughts on studying at Benslow Music’s four-day advanced course in the UK
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String Courses: Simone Vierstra, violin
Thoughts on studying at the Academy of Improvising Strings in the Netherlands
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Germany pledges €2.5bn for Covid-hit arts sector
The money will give assurances to events organisers in the event of forced cancellations due to Covid-19
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‘Like hitting a brick wall again and again’ – Yulia Chaplina on Prokofiev’s F minor Violin Sonata
Alongside violinist Thomas Gould, pianist Yulia Chaplina performed music by Prokofiev and Weinberg to a live audience at London’s Kings Place this week
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BBC Proms 2021 lineup announced
Stars of the strings world will join live audiences this summer at the world’s biggest classical music festival
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Bergen International Festival features young talent and composer Missy Mazzoli
Other artists to appear include violinists Johane Dalene and Ragnhild Hemsing and the Trondheim Soloists
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Audiences return to UK concert halls
Performances by the LSO, Steven Isserlis and the Heath Quartet among the first to welcome spectators since late last year
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Julia Fischer plays Glazunov Violin Concerto
Julia Fischer plays Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto for violin and orchestra in A Minor, Op. 82 4 with the Bamberg Symphony under Jakub Hrůša. The concert was recorded at Bamberg Konzerthalle (Bamberg), on 7 May 2021. Watch Julia Fischer plays Saint-Saëns’s Havanaise aged 12 Read Sentimental Work: Julia Fischer
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Royal wedding conductor and violinist quits Charlotte Symphony
Christopher Warren-Green, a former concertmaster of the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted at the weddings of Princes Charles, William and Harry
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Mexican string siblings murdered by organised crime group
José Alberto, Ana Karen and Luis Ángel González Moreno were kidnapped and killed by members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
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Sponsored: Waltham Forest Cello Fest 2021
Now in its third year, the London-based celebration of all things cello is back with a jam-packed programme of events
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How to play on gut strings for the first time
As a violinist with only modern training, exploring the sound world of gut strings was a daunting yet exciting proposition for Francisco Fullana. Here he gives guidance on how to start and what to keep in mind
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‘Maximum exposure’ and injury prevention: the basics
In an article from our archive, former Minnesota Orchestra principal cellist Janet Horvath introduces a concept that might help you play better for longer