’Even on the open strings you can tell the difference. The Strad has this resonance, clarity and warmth’
Violinist Ray Chen compares a $69 factory-made violin with the 1735 ’Samazeuilh’ Stradivari violin worth around $10m.
Watch: Ray Chen: What do you do when your E-string breaks in a concert?
Read: Players favour new violins over old in largest ever blind testing experiment
In honour of The Strad’s feature of Bach’s solo violin sonatas in the July 2021 issue, we’re exploring various performances of solo Bach. Here’s Ray Chen’s performance of the Largo from the C major sonata. Read our feature discussing interpretation of the three sonatas by Lewis Kaplan here ...
This illustrated representation of violin making in Italy first appeared in The Strad’s August 1891 issue
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: August 2021 issue
René Zaal details an instrument by the son of the more well-known Nicolò Amati, and the grandson of his namesake Girolamo Amati I
A simple method for adding this small detail to your bows
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