July 2023

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July 2023 Magazine

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Twisted History: Female violinists and the Brahms concerto

Tatjana Goldberg takes a closer look at the group of female violinists spreading Brahms’s violin concerto worldwide

Purfling experiments: Secrets of the strips

Mike Dunham describes a purfling process proposed at the Oberlin workshop in 2022

Session Report: Violinist Madeleine Mitchell on 20th- and 21st-century violin works

British violinist Madeleine Mitchell’s new album naturally follows the strong links inherent in a line of 20th- and 21st-century composers

Double bassist Leon Bosch on the South African Strings Foundation

Double bassist Leon Bosch attended the South African String Foundation’s first in-person convention in Gqeberha

Fiddler Mark O’Connor: An American music story

Fiddle player Mark O’Connor, one of the most influential musicians in the American tradition, talks about his extraordinary life

1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin: A crown jewel

Florian Leonhard reveals the history behind the 1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin

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1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin: A crown jewel

Florian Leonhard reveals the history behind the 1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin

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Mark O_Conor color (Mitch Weiss)

Fiddler Mark O’Connor: An American music story

Fiddle player Mark O’Connor, one of the most influential musicians in the American tradition, talks about his extraordinary life

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Newsletter1 (Blog Banner)

1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin: A crown jewel

Florian Leonhard reveals the history behind the 1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin

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