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Converting an instrument to Baroque set-up
Sarah Peck demystifies the process of (re)converting an instrument for Baroque playing - and focuses on the neck in this extract from the May 2020 issue
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Tabea Zimmermann on playing Beethoven’s viola
The German violist speaks to Amanda Holloway about recording on the historic instrument in The Strad’s May 2020 issue
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Juilliard School (Overview)
Courses Bachelors/Diploma/Doctorate/Masters Electives Early Music/Joint Major/Performing Violin Teachers David Chan, Catherine Cho, Kyung Wha Chung, Ronald Copes, Frank Huang, Hyo Kang, Lewis Kaplan, Masao Kawasaki, Joseph Lin, Li Lin, Itzhak Perlman, Daniel Phillips, Sylvia Rosenberg, Joel Smirnoff, Laurie Smukler, Sheryl Staples, Naoko Tanaka, Donald Weilerstein, Areta Zhulla Viola Teachers Misha ...
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Products May 2020: Polycorde bow
A shape-shifting bow designed to change what a violin can do
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Products May 2020: Durod cello endpin
South Korean maker Durod claim their carbon-fibre cello endpins improve the response time of the instrument and help players create a focused, rich and clear sound. They are available in lengths of 520mm and 600mm, with the option to include a hollow or solid brass core. Durod ...
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Products May 2020: Meisel Jascha Heifetz violin strings
Described by the maker as an ‘exact copy’ of those used by Jascha Heifetz himself, these violin strings have been licensed by the Heifetz estate. The set comprises a Goldbrokat E string, uncovered gut A and D strings, and a gut G string wound in sterling silver. ...
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Russian composer Dmitri Smirnov dies of Coronavirus
The Russian modernist composer Dmitri Smirnov has died of the consequences of COVID-19
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Cellist Paul Katz on creating your ideal sound with vibrato
The New England Conservatory cello professor describes how to vary hand position to produce your desired vibrato sound
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Book review: Pioneer Violin Virtuose in the Early Twentieth Century
Tully Potter reviews a ‘gendered re-evaluation’ of three female violinists: Maud Powell, Marie Hall, and Alma Moodie
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Concertgebouw concerts cancelled
All Concertgebouw Orchestra concerts up to and including 31 March 2020 have been cancelled due to Coronavirus
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My Heroes: Mischa Maisky on Mstislav Rostropovich and Gregor Piatigorsky
The Latvian-born cellist looks back on two influential teachers: Mstislav Rostropovich and Gregor Piatigorsky
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From the Archive: Gregor Piatigorsky
In an article from June 1939, the great cellist gave a first-hand account of his flight from Russia into Poland.
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In Focus: a 1786 cello by Jacques Pierre Michelot
John Dilworth examines a hastily built but robust 1786 French cello, with photos by Richard Valencia, in an article from September 2005
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In Focus: a 1693 cello by Giovanni Grancino
Ed Keohane examines an instrument by the Milanese maker, with photos by Richard Valencia, in an article from January 2007