All Great string players of the past articles
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FocusGreat string players of the past: violinist Ivry Gitlis on George Enescu
Ivry Gitlis’s lessons with George Enescu focused purely on the music. From October 2013
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FocusGreat violinists: Nicolò Paganini
In a special feature marking The Strad’s 120th anniversary in May 2010, Julian Haylock examined perhaps the greatest violinist of them all
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FocusGreat string players of the past: violinist Fritz Kreisler
As a child, Thomas Zehetmair was entranced by the stories Fritz Kreisler told in his playing
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FocusGreat string players of the past: violinist Jacques Thibaud
Listening to Jacques Thibaud always makes Steven Isserlis smile. From October 2013
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FocusGreat string players of the past: violinist Joseph Szigeti
Pianist Mitsuko Uchida finds a musical soulmate in Joseph Szigeti. From October 2013
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FocusGreat string players of the past: the Busch Quartet
The more that music critic David Cairns listens to the Busch Quartet, the more he admires the legendary group
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FocusGreat string players of the past: Joshua Bell on Eugène Ysaÿe
Joshua Bell tells Steven Isserlis how he was directly influenced by Eugène Ysaÿe through his teacher, Josef Gingold
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FocusGreat string players of the past: Violinist Bronislaw Huberman
Actor Simon Callow draws inspiration from the imaginative engagement of Bronislaw Huberman before he goes on stage
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FocusGreat string players of the past: Cellist Pablo Casals
Pianist András Schiff tells Steven Isserlis why Pablo Casals is his favourite performer, in this article from October 2013