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In Focus: A c.1800 violin by Joseph Panormo

2023-09-22T07:32:00+01:00

Andrew Fairfax on the UK-based Italian maker’s turn-of-the-century instrument

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Masterclass: Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto, first movement

2023-09-20T08:45:00+01:00

Double bass soloist Leon Bosch uncovers the challenges and opportunities of this emotionally powerful piece

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The Strad Calendar 2024: The Fulton collection

2023-09-19T08:31:00+01:00

The Strad Calendar 2024 pays tribute to one of the 20th century’s finest stringed instrument collections, put together in just a couple of decades by American violin collector David L. Fulton. Christian Lloyd examines the treasures

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Analysis October 2023: Climate change and tonewood

2023-09-15T08:31:00+01:00

The past summer has seen catastrophic heatwaves strike almost all of Europe. What effect have they had on the forests of spruce and maple that tonewood dealers depend on?

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‘We want to learn everything’ - Leonkoro Quartet

2023-09-14T08:31:00+01:00

Formed in 2019, the Leonkoro Quartet burst on to the scene with a string of competition wins and now a debut album. The foursome speak to Peter Somerford about what it takes to succeed as a young string quartet today

Front full

In Focus: A c.1800 violin by Joseph Panormo

2023-09-22T07:32:00+01:00

Andrew Fairfax on the UK-based Italian maker’s turn-of-the-century instrument

LEON pc juno-snowdon-photography-30_72dpi-2442

Masterclass: Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto, first movement

2023-09-20T08:45:00+01:00

Double bass soloist Leon Bosch uncovers the challenges and opportunities of this emotionally powerful piece

RCM students rehearsing at Wigmore Hall (c) Phil Rowley

'When someone is healthy inside, it sounds that way' - Mental health services in conservatoires

Rita Fernandes hears from administrators, counsellors and teachers from music schools about what defines a successful conservatoire mental health support system

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Grace, charm and effortless elegance: remembering violinist Jacques Thibaud

To mark the 70th anniversary of the death of French violinist Jacques Thibaud, Tully Potter looks back at the life of one of the 20th century’s most influential musicians

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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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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

Myra Ross - home with violin

The blind string player: Stepping out of the shadows

Myra Ross writes about her experience as a blind string player

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Masterclass: Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto, first movement

Double bass soloist Leon Bosch uncovers the challenges and opportunities of this emotionally powerful piece

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Masterclass: Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor op.63

Violinist James Ehnes provides his insight into tackling the tricky technical demands of this lyrical masterpiece

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Masterclass: Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor op.85

Cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras provides a detailed guide to performing this classic of the English repertoire

Masterclass: Schubert String Quartet in G major, first movement

Xandi van Dijk, violist of the Signum Quartet, uncovers the details of interpretation that help us relate to a movement of such broad scope

Technique: Violin bow landings with Gina McCormack

Violinist Gina McCormack on teaching bow landings in reference to Mozart

RCM students rehearsing at Wigmore Hall (c) Phil Rowley

'When someone is healthy inside, it sounds that way' - Mental health services in conservatoires

Rita Fernandes hears from administrators, counsellors and teachers from music schools about what defines a successful conservatoire mental health support system

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Grace, charm and effortless elegance: remembering violinist Jacques Thibaud

To mark the 70th anniversary of the death of French violinist Jacques Thibaud, Tully Potter looks back at the life of one of the 20th century’s most influential musicians

Brahms, Soldat, two string players

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

Compnist_Gyorgy_Ligeti_,_tijdens_repetitie,_Bestanddeelnr_932-8518

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

Myra Ross - home with violin

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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Great Instruments

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The Strad Calendar 2024: The Fulton collection

The Strad Calendar 2024 pays tribute to one of the 20th century’s finest stringed instrument collections, put together in just a couple of decades by American violin collector David L. Fulton. Christian Lloyd examines the treasures

Great Instruments

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The Strad Calendar 2024: The Fulton collection

The Strad Calendar 2024 pays tribute to one of the 20th century’s finest stringed instrument collections, put together in just a couple of decades by American violin collector David L. Fulton. Christian Lloyd examines the treasures

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