All Female violinist articles
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaud Powell and Sibelius: how the violinist championed the composer's Violin Concerto
Violin virtuoso Maud Powell was the first American performer to recognise and champion the genius of Sibelius’s epic Violin Concerto in D minor, in spite of the initial scepticism of some US critics. Karen A. Shaffer reveals the mutual respect and friendship that made it possible
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FocusMystery lady: investigating female violinists in Georgian England
Upon stumbling across a portrait of an unnamed musician, Kevin MacDonald delved into the lives of several female violinists in the 18th-century, all with fascinating stories
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the archive: who was the first female violinist?
The Strad marked International Women’s Day 2014 with this gem from the archives, in which our writer of 1894 ponders the name of the first violinist ‘of the fair sex’