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Ten years ago: Toyota's robot violinist

2017-10-05T13:26:00+01:00

Toyota unveiled this violin playing robot in 2007 to show off advances in the accuracy and dexterity of its robotic technology

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A modular 3D printed violin which actually sounds... ok
2018-10-18T15:53:00Z
David Perry plays a traditional construction violin alongside the 3D printed Hovalin and two of his new Modular Fiddles. Perry first came to The Strad’s attention a few years ago when he developed the F-F-Fiddle, the first 3D printed electric violin that anyone could download and print (anyone with
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String orchestra rehearsal progress: Dvořák's Serenade for Strings
2018-10-17T14:16:00Z
Josef Špaček – violinist and associate artist of the Czech Philharmonic – rehearses the Allegro vivace from Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings with students of the Royal Academy of Music. This video is the first play-through of the piece in the rehearsal, which you can contrast to the final play-through
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Lisa Batiashvili and Sheku Kanneh-Mason in duet
2018-10-16T12:42:00Z
Lisa Batiashvili and Sheku Kanneh-Mason play the ‘Cinema Paradiso Love Theme’ in duet at the Opus Klassik awards in Berlin on Sunday October 14th.

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Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra in 360°
2018-08-03T14:45:00Z
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Pickup or microphone? Choosing what's right for your bowed string instrument
2018-07-10T14:38:00Z
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