Wigmore Hall presents a special documentary featuring double bassist Leon Bosch, whose early anti-apartheid activism saw him jailed as a teenager in South Africa.
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Watch: Leon Bosch: clear and resonant harmonics on the double bass
Double bassist Leon Bosch attended the South African String Foundation’s first in-person convention in Gqeberha
Peter Martens shares how the festival is used as a vehicle for social cohesion, community interaction and multiracial reconciliation in South Africa
Géza Szilvay recently turned 80 and began to develop his world-famous Colourstrings method more than 50 years ago. Anna Grundström discovers the sources of his inspiration
Ahead of her debut tour with the Dresden Philharmonic, US violinist Maria Ioudenitch speaks to The Strad about her whirlwind journey from competition success to the start of a glittering performing career
Charmian Gadd shares the life story of violinist Richard Goldner, who changed the musical landscape of Australia and beyond, culminating in the formation the eponymous quartet
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