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Premiere of the Month: Michelle Barzel Ross’s new quartet for the Juilliard Quartet
A new quartet remembers violist Roger Tapping
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Analysis January 2025: 3D-printing technology in lutherie
The possibilities for violin makers afforded by 3D-printing technology are limitless, as a new exhibition in Cremona shows – but is there a danger of the knowledge being misused?
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Auction Report January 2025: The nice and the good
Kevin MacDonald finds a wealth of interesting lots at the October sales in London, from fine old Italians to a fiddle by a Cumbrian farmer
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Premiere of the Month: Donghoon Shin’s new viola concerto for Amihai Grosz
D flat major forms the basis of a new viola concerto
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: January 2025
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Analysis December 2024: Adapting orchestral management for neurodivergent musicians
The proportion of neurodivergent people in the music business is slightly higher than in the population as a whole. How can orchestral management make things easier for those people?
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: December 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Mark Simpson’s new viola concerto for Timothy Ridout
A viola concerto full of struggle yet fearlessness
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Premiere of the Month: Kebra-Seyoun Charles’s new bass concerto
A New York-inspired bass concerto brings together varying dance forms
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Analysis November 2024: Supporting musicians with Long Covid
Although the Covid pandemic is regarded as over, musicians around the world are still suffering its effects. What support is there for victims of Long Covid?
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Premiere of the Month: Tim Garland’s new violin concerto
A violin concerto with improvisation throughout
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: November 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Analysis October 2024: The state of UK national Music Hubs
The UK Government’s decision to reduce the number of national Music Hubs from 114 to 43 has sent shockwaves throughout the music education field
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: October 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Tom Coult’s new work for the Adelphi Quartet
A new string quartet explores the rich possibilities of the genre
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Analysis September 2024: Teaching folk fiddling
Since folk fiddling is a very different discipline from playing classical music, how do teaching strategies need to change to accommodate the differences?
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: September 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s work for the Dover Quartet
Traditional Chickasaw melodies evoke woodland animals
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Premiere of the Month: Gabriela Lena Frank’s new Concerto Grosso
Indigenous Peruvian music inspires a new Concerto Grosso for the Takács Quartet
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Analysis August 2024: String quartets and the ‘Bridgerton effect’
String quartets have seen a surge in business from weddings and events – all thanks to the success of one particular Netflix series. What can we learn from the so-called ‘Bridgerton effect’?