All Features articles – Page 4
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‘Find someone who’s like-hearted’ - Changes within string quartets
Peter Quantrill speaks to string quartet players who have survived, and even thrived under membership change
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Marino Capicchioni: A one-of-a-kind luthier
Self-taught and living far away from any centres of lutherie, Marino Capicchioni became famous in his time for the superb quality of his instruments.
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‘I can’t help having a different perspective’ - Violinist Nicola Benedetti
Ahead of Nicola Benedetti’s debut as director of the Edinburgh International Festival, Rebecca Franks speaks to her about her plans
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Twisted 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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Purfling experiments: Secrets of the strips
Mike Dunham describes a purfling process proposed at the Oberlin workshop in 2022
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Session 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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Double 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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Fiddler 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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1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin: A crown jewel
Florian Leonhard reveals the history behind the 1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin
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Session Report: violinist Kerson Leong on Britten and Bruch
Canadian violinist Kerson Leong speaks to Tom Stewart about recording an unusual pairing of two very different concertos
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Plate archings and tone - part 2: a question of tone
Nigel Harris shows how close control of the arching shape of the plates can influence tone
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A mystery collector: On the trail of a Russian nobleman
Gennady Filimonov investigates a mysterious collector known in many publications as ‘a Russian nobleman’
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Ligeti Centenary: how the composer influenced string quartet writing in the 20th century
Long-time fan Peter Quantrill talks to leading interpreters of György Ligeti’s remarkable string quartets, and their plans for centenary tributes
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‘The voice of a generation’ - Young Ukrainian musicians: Fighting for the future
Rita Fernandes looks at some of the programmes that have been helping to ensure a bright future for the Ukrainian music scene when the conflict ends
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‘The cello is wild and can do all these different things’ - Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Cellist, composer and singer-songwriter Ayanna Witter-Johnson speaks to Toby Deller about her musical path and future plans
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Plate archings and tone: Room to breathe
Nigel Harris presents evidence, theoretical and experimental, regarding the ‘breathing action’ of the plates
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Session Report: Rachel Podger on recording C.P.E Bach
Rachel Podger talks to Toby Deller about recording C.P.E Bach with Kristian Bezuidenhout
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The blind string player: Stepping out of the shadows
Myra Ross writes about her experience as a blind string player
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Shostakovich Cello Sonata: A twentieth century classic
Cellist and Shostakovich scholar Elizabeth Wilson examines the puzzle of the different editions
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Luthiers sans Frontières: Beyond the limits
Peter Somerford speaks to representatives of Luthiers sans Frontières