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Premium ❘ Feature‘Stop! There is a violin; it might be good for my cabinet’: From the Archive: April 1902
Dr T. Lamb Phipson recalls the tale of an impromptu violin auction on the streets of Rome, where a bidding war ended with a happy twist
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Premium ❘ NewsPremiere of the Month: Lost for words
A work looking at communication in an interdisciplinary setting
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: April 2022
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Eldbjørg Hemsing on Grieg Violin Sonata no.2 in G Major
To bring out all the joy, innocence and darkness in this first movement, it is essential to understand its combined roots in classical composition and Norwegian folk music, explains Eldbjørg Hemsing
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts April 2022: TekPin cello endpin
The vertical endpin that promises better balance and motion
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts April 2022: Otto Musica Muco violin shoulder rest
An new and improved shoulder rest model
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Premium ❘ ArticleApril 2022: Editor's welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the April 2022 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: violist Emilie Hörnlund on Beethoven String Quartet op.59 no.1
Swedish violist Emilie Hörnlund, of the Chiaroscuro Quartet, discusses how to achieve optimal articulation, balance and flow in the first movement of the first ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartet
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Premium ❘ FocusMaking Matters: Her dark materials
Why do so many violins from German-speaking countries in the later 18th century have such dark varnish? Michel Lorge advances a theory that makes no assumptions about the luthiers’ abilities
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FocusFranck Chevalier: Life Lessons
As he marks 25 years with the Diotima Quartet, the French violist talks about life as a chamber musician and the importance of conversing with peers
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Beethoven String Quartet op.132
Jacqueline Thomas, cellist of the Brodsky Quartet, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, looks at a third movement written by a composer convalescing from a near life-ending illness
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Premium ❘ News'You raise me up': Women in Lutherie
An online community founded by and for women in lutherie has grown in leaps and bounds over the past three years. What are the benefits for the female contingent? By Harry White
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FocusSentimental Work: Jennifer Pike
For the British violinist, Szymanowski’s Violin Sonata in D minor brings back fond memories of old holidays, family reunions and a three-concert marathon in 2017
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FocusA learned crowd: Postcard from Cambridge
The Cambridge Music Festival marked its 30th anniversary in the unusual format of two instalments during 2021. Toby Deller attended three performances during the autumn celebrations
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Premium ❘ FocusIn Focus: A c.1870 viola by Niels Larsen Winther
Jens Stenz looks at the Danish luthier’s instrument
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Premium ❘ ArticleMarch 2022: Welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the March 2022 issue
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Premium ❘ Article‘Concerto performers especially seem guilty of the “speed trend”’: Letters to the Editor March 2022
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: March 2022 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Developing a controlled vibrato
Exercises and ideas to build finger strength, improved tone and a continuous arm or wrist action, from violinist Lihay Bendayan