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‘Love what you do’: Antje Weithaas

2026-09-11T07:15:00+01:00

Violinist Antje Weithaas talks to Pauline Harding about her varied career in teaching, performance and, most recently, conducting, which is carrying her in new and exciting directions as she approaches her 60th birthday

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The Strad Calendar 2027: Norway’s pride and joy

2026-09-11T07:12:00+01:00

The Strad Calendar 2027 features eleven Stradivari instruments, all taken from the collection of the Anders Sveaas Charitable Foundation. Christian Lloyd examines the treasures

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An overlooked wonder: Pietro Barbieri

2026-09-04T08:48:13.34+01:00

Despite having made only a handful of instruments in his career, Pietro Barbieri proved to be one of Mantua’s most accomplished luthiers. Philip Kass and Andrea Zanrè look into his life and examine an instrument from 1826

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Henry Saint-George on performing in New Zealand - From the archive: September 1916

2026-09-04T08:48:07.103+01:00

In his column ‘Fiddling About: A record of many wanderings’, violinist and author Henry Saint-George recalls his experiences of playing in New Zealand

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Masterclass: Haydn Piano Trio in C major, Hob.XV:27, first movement

2026-09-04T08:48:01.883+01:00

Violinist Elene Meipariani of Trio E.T.A. highlights the importance of finding a unified sound that brings life to this sprightly movement

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‘Love what you do’: Antje Weithaas

2026-09-11T07:15:00+01:00

Violinist Antje Weithaas talks to Pauline Harding about her varied career in teaching, performance and, most recently, conducting, which is carrying her in new and exciting directions as she approaches her 60th birthday

1725 Duke of Cambridge - Full Front

The Strad Calendar 2027: Norway’s pride and joy

2026-09-11T07:12:00+01:00

The Strad Calendar 2027 features eleven Stradivari instruments, all taken from the collection of the Anders Sveaas Charitable Foundation. Christian Lloyd examines the treasures

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‘Let it happen’: Kató Havas’s teaching philosophies

Kató Havas’s teaching remains widely admired but is still often misunderstood. Clifford Hall revisits the debates around her methods to reveal a more nuanced picture of her legacy

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Matthew Hardie: ‘The Scottish Stradivari’

Matthew Hardie, who died 200 years ago this year, was possibly Scotland’s most influential violin maker. To mark the anniversary, David Rattray tells the story of his life and examines a selection of his violas

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From sword to bow: Marczi Zöldy

The young Hungarian soldier who became known as virtuoso violinist Marczi Zöldy at the turn of the 20th century was skilled in many areas, not least as a musician and a fencer. Grzegorz Kaproń tells his eventful, colourful life story

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Amaryllis Fleming: A life less ordinary

To mark a hundred years since the birth of Amaryllis Fleming in December 1925, Oskar Falta takes a look at the British cellist’s colourful life and influential career, and hears from one of her pupils – Raphael Wallfisch

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Sofia Gubaidulina: a musical offering

Gavin Dixon examines the spiritual, visionary string works of the Russian–Tatar composer Sofia Gubaidulina, who died earlier this year

Kato Havas

‘Let it happen’: Kató Havas’s teaching philosophies

Kató Havas’s teaching remains widely admired but is still often misunderstood. Clifford Hall revisits the debates around her methods to reveal a more nuanced picture of her legacy

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Masterclass: Haydn Piano Trio in C major, Hob.XV:27, first movement

Violinist Elene Meipariani of Trio E.T.A. highlights the importance of finding a unified sound that brings life to this sprightly movement

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Technique: Singing with the bow

Valentina Scheldhofen Ciardelli on broadening your expressive range on the double bass

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Technique: 19th-century cello technique

Edith Salzmann takes a fresh look at techniques from the era

Masterclass: Grieg Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor, op.45, first movement

Esther Yoo guides violinists through a movement of turbulence and tenderness in a work that requires complete technical command

Masterclass: Mozart Violin Sonata no.32 in B flat major, first movement

In a movement that evokes all the delightful quirks of a Mozart opera, it’s important to maintain a dialogue between violin and piano, says violinist Arnaud Sussmann

Kato Havas

‘Let it happen’: Kató Havas’s teaching philosophies

Kató Havas’s teaching remains widely admired but is still often misunderstood. Clifford Hall revisits the debates around her methods to reveal a more nuanced picture of her legacy

Wide images (11)

Matthew Hardie: ‘The Scottish Stradivari’

Matthew Hardie, who died 200 years ago this year, was possibly Scotland’s most influential violin maker. To mark the anniversary, David Rattray tells the story of his life and examines a selection of his violas

1900 Zoldy

From sword to bow: Marczi Zöldy

The young Hungarian soldier who became known as virtuoso violinist Marczi Zöldy at the turn of the 20th century was skilled in many areas, not least as a musician and a fencer. Grzegorz Kaproń tells his eventful, colourful life story

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Amaryllis Fleming: A life less ordinary

To mark a hundred years since the birth of Amaryllis Fleming in December 1925, Oskar Falta takes a look at the British cellist’s colourful life and influential career, and hears from one of her pupils – Raphael Wallfisch

Gubaidulina © Peter Hundert - DG2222

Sofia Gubaidulina: a musical offering

Gavin Dixon examines the spiritual, visionary string works of the Russian–Tatar composer Sofia Gubaidulina, who died earlier this year

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Remembering Ida Haendel: Grande dame of the violin

Following Ida Haendel’s death at the age of 96 in July 2020, Tully Potter surveys the career of an exceptional performer and a remarkable woman. From September 2020

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    Violin maker Otto Schünemann: A Romantic visionary

    Although Otto Schünemann’s violins were praised by everyone from Vuillaume to Sarasate, his name is barely recognised today. Clifford Hall tells the story of this idealistic luthier who strove to bring the glories of the Cremonese masters to 19th-century Germany

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    In Focus: A c.1800 violin by Joseph Panormo

    Andrew Fairfax on the UK-based Italian maker’s turn-of-the-century instrument

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    The Strad Calendar 2024: The Fulton collection

    The Strad Calendar 2024 pays tribute to one of the 20th century’s finest stringed instrument collections, put together in just a couple of decades by American violin collector David L. Fulton. Christian Lloyd examines the treasures

Great Instruments

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The Strad Calendar 2027: Norway’s pride and joy

The Strad Calendar 2027 features eleven Stradivari instruments, all taken from the collection of the Anders Sveaas Charitable Foundation. Christian Lloyd examines the treasures

Great Instruments

1725 Duke of Cambridge - Full Front

The Strad Calendar 2027: Norway’s pride and joy

The Strad Calendar 2027 features eleven Stradivari instruments, all taken from the collection of the Anders Sveaas Charitable Foundation. Christian Lloyd examines the treasures

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