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8 January 2024

Alma Moodie Quartet announces two new members

13 June 2025

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In an education special, Pinchas Zukerman invites us to a masterclass and we examine violin making schools around the world.

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‘Bien chanté’: Violinist Cristian de Sá on Ravel’s Sonate op. Posthume

6 June 2025

2025 marks the 150th anniversary of Ravel’s birth. Along with pianist Keigo Mukawa, the violinist Cristian de Sá presents a performance of Ravel’s Posthumous Sonata, plus historical and personal insights on the work

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Lutherie

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Trade Secrets: Tips for tricky bow rehairs
Practical techniques to overcome common challenges in bow rehairing
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Making Matters: A Manchester project to repair and upcycle instruments
Helen Michetschläger reports on a project to repair old, damaged instruments so they can be used by Manchester schoolchildren, rather than just be thrown away
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Patent pending: instrument innovations in the 18th century
The 18th century saw an explosion in creativity from inventors trying to find the ‘next big thing’ in stringed instrument innovation. Rachael Durkin examines some of the artefacts from the dawn of the industrial age
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My Space: Bruno Stefanini’s Bologna workshop
The maker presents his workshop in Bologna, where he has worked as a luthier for over 40 years
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In Focus: An 1859 violin by Gulbrand Enger
Jens Stenz takes a look at the Danish maker’s 19th-century instrument
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Auction Report June 2025: Mysteries, masterpieces and memorabilia
Kevin MacDonald examines an eclectic array of lots at the London spring sales, where some fascinating curiosities found buyers

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Reviews

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Katrina Lee: Chronicles for Solo Violin
A debut solo album focuses on three intriguing female composers
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Arabella Steinbacher: Beethoven, Lentz
A Classical and contemporary pairing proves a partial success
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Elif Ece Cansever: Beethoven, Brahms
A Turkish violinist goes mainstream for her impressive debut
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Clare O’Connell: Light Flowing
Riches aplenty in an album of commissions from an enterprising cellist
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Lea Birringer: Järnefelt, Sibelius, Szymanowski
An unusual concerto coupling, with Szymanowski coming out on top
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Eliot Quartet: DSCH & Beyond
A promising start to a Shostakovich cycle with a difference

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