May 2023

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May 2023 Magazine

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Cover features

Plate archings and tone: Room to breathe

Nigel Harris presents evidence, theoretical and experimental, regarding the ‘breathing action’ of the plates

Session Report: Rachel Podger on recording C.P.E Bach

Rachel Podger talks to Toby Deller about recording C.P.E Bach with Kristian Bezuidenhout

The blind string player: Stepping out of the shadows

Myra Ross writes about her experience as a blind string player

Shostakovich Cello Sonata: A twentieth century classic

Cellist and Shostakovich scholar Elizabeth Wilson examines the puzzle of the different editions

Luthiers sans Frontières: Beyond the limits

Peter Somerford speaks to representatives of Luthiers sans Frontières

‘I want to live every note of the music’ - Alina Ibragimova

Alina Ibragimova speaks to Jessica Duchen about her influences and plans for the future

Cover story

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‘I want to live every note of the music’ - Alina Ibragimova

Alina Ibragimova speaks to Jessica Duchen about her influences and plans for the future

Playing

Myra Ross - home with violin

The blind string player: Stepping out of the shadows

Myra Ross writes about her experience as a blind string player

Lutherie

Tchoupy and bass

Luthiers sans Frontières: Beyond the limits

Peter Somerford speaks to representatives of Luthiers sans Frontières

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