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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Dínçay Gülenç’s Istanbul workshop
The luthier takes us on a tour of his Turkish workshop
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NewsFlorian Leonhard awarded MBE
The London-based violin maker and dealer received the honour for services to fine historical and modern string instruments
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NewsSymphonic Stradivarius: a 335-year-old Strad violin gives voice to the music of today
Davide Alogna performs twelve contemporary compositions on the 1690 ‘Stephens’ Stradivari violin in a new album
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Blogs‘A perfect mind obsessed with understanding the quality of violins’: a tribute to George Stoppani
The Strad’s lutherie consultant Philip Ihle recalls the analytical methods of his friend and colleague, who died on 25 December 2024
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Mensur Avdić’s Tuzla workshop
The maker presents his workshop in Bosnia & Herzegovina
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News‘Joachim-Ma’ Stradivari violin to appear at auction, estimated at $12-18 million
The 1714 violin from the maker’s Golden Period, that likely premiered the Brahms Violin Concerto, will be offered at auction by Sotheby’s for the first time in nearly a century
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BlogsHow to photograph violins: Tarisio’s Robert Bailey speaks to the VSA
The auction house’s head photographer gives details on his camera set-up, lighting, studio layout and the different requirements of front, side, back and scroll shots
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NewsWinners announced at 2024 VSA instrument making competition
Bow makers Victor Bernard and Emmanuel Carlier were named ‘hors concours’ members, while Canadian luthier Fabienne Gauchet received a double gold for quartet - for the second time
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BlogsViolin trivia: Can you beat the VSA’s top brains?
Test your violin knowledge with some of the questions from the VSA convention’s Trivia Night on Monday 18 November
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VideoJordan Bak plays the ‘Silver Leaf Fiddle’ by Andrew Carruthers
The unusual violin is currently on display at the ‘New Instrument Exhibit’, part of the Violin Society of America’s 2024 convention in Indianapolis
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News‘Salabue, Matsuda’ Stradivari violin fetches $3.48 million at auction
The instrument’s back, ribs and head showcase Stradivari’s early work from around 1666, while the front was remade during the maker’s Golden Period
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BlogsViolin Society of America’s 50th convention kicks off in Indianapolis
Exhibitions, lectures and demonstrations were all in evidence on the first day of proceedings
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NewsScotland’s oldest surviving cello to be heard in public for the first time since the 18th century
The 1756 cello by Robert Duncan, which once belonged to a fierce opponent of the slave trade, will take to the stage in a performance at the University of Aberdeen on 22 November
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Yam Uri Raz’s Hawai’i workshop
The maker shows us around his shop in the city of Hilo
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BlogsHow do you take a violin to space? The story of astronaut Sarah Gillis and her violin
Taking a violin into space is no simple task. Barbara Barber from Robertson & Sons Violin Shop shares how astronaut Sarah Gillis selected the instrument for her mission, as well as the process behind preparing the violin for its journey
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BlogsThe return of a stolen pardessus: a case of provenance and restitution
In 2022, Annalisa Pappano bought a six-string pardessus from a reputable dealer that turned out to be stolen from a Belgian museum. She shares her turbulent story, in an aim to raise awareness of issues related to stolen instruments and the potential pitfalls for musicians
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BlogsStradivari to Degas: The Strad visits the Metropolitan Museum’s string instrument collection
The Strad’s staff writer Rita Fernandes discovers the Met’s string instrument collection in its many forms! Check out her photos of the extensive collection and learn more about some of the instruments below
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Corvus Kwok’s Hong Kong workshop
The luthier takes us on a tour of his shop in Kowloon, Hong Kong
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BlogsWhy I rotate between seven bows: cellist David Finckel
From 19th-century French bows to modern carbon fibre, David Finckel outlines why each of his seven bows has a time and place in his music making
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NewsOne gold medal awarded at 2024 Cremona Triennale violin making competition
Alessandro Peiretti received the award in the cello category, while Liu Zhaojun, Borja Bernabeu and Michele Dobner all received silver medals
