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Solo Bach in Alaska from cellist Yo-Yo Ma
Ma plays the solemn D minor Prelude amid melting permafrost on Lower Tanana Dene lands in Fairbanks, Alaska
Solo Bach in Alaska from cellist Yo-Yo Ma
A star-studded line up performs Mozart Sinfonia concertante
Exploring Piazzolla’s sound effects by violinist Tomás Cotik
New video: Wagner’s ‘Träume’ for viola and piano
Piazzolla’s musical style by violinist Tomás Cotik
Video premiere: The Spektral Quartet presents ‘Thus, the Night’
Piazzolla’s immigrant story by violinist Tomás Cotik
Kavakos, Ma and Ax: a legendary trio performs Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
Stradivarius and Beyond: The Italian Violin Maker Giovanni Grancino
The Danish Quartet performs ‘Danny Boy’
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BlogsTruly unique: Henrik Frendin on his custom-made electric viola and five-string bass viola
Violist Henrik Frendin shares how his search for the perfect sound palette led him to commission two bespoke instruments by Richard Rolf
BlogsLike living beings: how instruments damaged by war and disaster found new life thanks to a luthier’s noblesse oblige
Barbara Khristi writes about the deeds of luthier Phillip Injeian, who helped restore instruments damaged in the Bosnian War, as well as the 2010 Haiti earthquake
FocusA Gagliano and a Strad: the violins of Maria Dueñas
Our May 2024 cover star discusses the tools of her trade with Tom Stewart
BlogsThe pernambuco wood dilemma: a call for global responsibility and unity
Connecting cultural heritage and environmental sustainability, Daniel Neves discusses a proposal to include pernambuco in Appendix I of CITES, a change that would significantly impact the global trade of this essential wood
BlogsThe Maccaferri-style violin inspired by Django Reinhardt
Luthier Neil Campbell shares how he crafted a violin in the style of the iconic instrument played by the legendary guitarist
Premium ❘ FeatureA mystery unveiled: the makers of Ferrara
While scholars have scrutinised the making traditions of various Italian cities, the luthiers of Ferrara have been largely neglected – until now. Florian Leonhard presents the results of recent archival research into Alessandro Mezzadri and the Marconcini family, along with notes on their making styles
Reviews
ReviewConcert review: Inbal Segev (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Oksana Lyniv
Peter Quantrill hears the performance of Victoria Vita Polevá and Dvořák at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 9 February 2024
ReviewPhilippe Graffin: Rêves
World-premiere recordings of newly discovered works are given with panache
ReviewConcert review: Silesian Quartet, Mats Lidström (cello)
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Weinberg and Lutosławski at London’s Wigmore Hall on 19 February 2024
ReviewConcert review: Pablo Ferrández (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Karina Canellakis
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Brahms, Mussorgsky and Shostakovich at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 21 February 2024
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Daniel Rowland: Richter
A new approach to an iconic piece proves seductive
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Tim Posner: Bloch, Bruch, Dohnányi
An impressive concerto debut from a characterful young Brit
Galleries
GalleryThe bows of Richard Otto Gläsel
A selection of bows by the German-born bow maker (1885-1931), whose work exhibits the influence of Claude Thomassin and other French artisans of the era
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