All Regulars articles – Page 10
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts April 2025: Negri Vulcano case
A new colourful range from Negri for violin, viola and cello
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Fabio Biondi on Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette
Discovering Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette was a pivotal moment in the Italian violinist–conductor’s path to understanding the world of 19th-century Romanticism
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Varnish retouch
A method for layering pigments and shellac to reproduce the exact colour and thickness of an instrument’s varnish
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Premium ❘ Feature‘They never seemed quite to forgive each other’ - From the archive: March 1915
The somewhat irascible Belgian cellist Ernest de Munck, who passed away on 19 January 1915, is remembered by his student Dora Petherick
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Using various technologies for restoration
Luthier Giovanni Lazzaro recalls the extensive restoration of an 1876 cello by Raffaele Fiorini which required the use of a number of different technologies
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Schumann Five Pieces in Folk Style op.102, first piece
Cellist Trey Lee shares how a particular painting in London’s National Gallery provided his inspiration for this movement, which can be seen as a metaphor for life
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: An 1893 violin by Alexander Smillie
David Rattray presents a late 19th-century violin by the Scottish maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Camille Dolibeau’s Amsterdam workshop
The maker presents her workshop in the bustling capital
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Premium ❘ Focus‘You have to feel you’re worthy of standing on stage’ - Julia Fischer’s life lessons
The German violinist on her influences and navigating today’s challenges
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis March 2025: How string music education is continuing in Ukraine
As the Russia–Ukraine war continues, how are string music educators managing to continue their efforts to train the next generation of musicians?
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Playing in the high register of the cello
Guy Johnston offers tips and exercises to improve playing in the cello’s high register
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Embracing diversity in string teaching
Having made the difficult journey from an unbending conservatoire education to a fulfilling career playing and teaching non-classical styles, French violinist Scott Tixier says it’s essential to embrace diversity in music education
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Hanover: Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
At the 2024 edition of the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition, Charlotte Gardner was treated to a masterclass in how a music contest can give its candidates a wholly positive experience
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Premium ❘ Focus‘Make mistakes to find your own musical path’ - Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt’s life lessons
The German cellist and pedagogue recalls his own mentors and reflects on the necessity of taking chances
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: ‘Cryo-treatment’ of violin wood
What effect would subjecting spruce and maple to ultra-low temperatures have on their sound quality? Oliver Radke presents the results of an informal study into the ‘cryo-treatment’ of violin wood
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: The ‘Doratura Cremonese’ ground method
How to make and apply a ground coat with a deep golden yellow colour
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Ysaÿe’s pictures are tone paintings’ - From the archive: February 1905
US correspondent Edith L. Winn describes a stateside performance by Eugène Ysaÿe in prose so effusive that even the virtuoso would blush
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts March 2025: Bender endpin brass and bronze screws
The Bender endpin is now available with two new screw materials
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts March 2025: Howard Core Violin Assembly Clamp Sets
New clamp sets for a more precise assembly process
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts March 2025: Gewa Air 2.8 viola case
Gewa releases its widest viola case yet
