All Regulars articles – Page 4
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis January 2026: The plight of UK recording studios
An industry body has launched a campaign to help the UK’s recording studios, which have been hard hit by the cost-of-living crisis. What can be done to sustain them?
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: 1821 violin by Carl Nicolaus Sawicki
Wolfhart Schuster examines an instrument by the Polish maker
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Timothy Ridout on Brahms’s Viola Sonata no.2
Learning Brahms’s Viola Sonata no.2 in E flat major was a revelation for the British violist – with the help of 17 different recordings from his teacher
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: How to make a big-sounding viola for smaller players
Maj-Lisa Herzberg presents her innovative solution to the question of how to build a big-sounding viola for a small person
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Munich: Hindemith International Viola Competition
Carlos María Solare reports from the wide-ranging and eventful second edition of the Hindemith International Viola Competition
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts January 2026: Gewa Wittner Float on Air System
A rest system designed for better sound and maximum adjustability
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts January 2026: Pirastro Perpetual Stark A and E Double Bass Strings
Pirastro completes the Stark version of the Perpetual double bass range
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts January 2026: Guardelli Sound Modulator
A new product to help eliminate wolf notes
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: how to care for your bow hair
Musicians might not realise how important the quality and condition of their bow hair can be. Canisa Sie gives a guide to caring for this vital part of a string player’s arsenal
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Premium ❘ FeatureString performer reviews during the First World War - From the Archive: December 1915
Despite the limitations caused by World War I, London still saw fine performances by Eugène Ysaÿe, Guilhermina Suggia and Albert Sammons among others
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: artistry with the bow
British cellist Hannah Roberts explores the expressive possibilities of the right hand
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Sol Gabetta on Servais’ Souvenir de Spa
As well as being a 19th-century masterpiece, the Souvenir de Spa by Adrien-François Servais helped the Argentine cellist discover the sound world of the pioneering musician Lise Cristiani
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Glyn Jones’s Bala workshop
The luthier presents his shop, located in North Wales
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Cutting the f-holes
The traditional method adopted by the luthiers of the old Mirecourt school
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Premium ❘ Focus‘What we do is a miraculous connection to others’ - Peter Sheppard Skærved’s life lessons
The British violinist on a musician’s duty and the importance of community
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: How a performing career and teaching work hand in hand
Can performers sustain their own careers while also teaching students at a high level? Violinist Irina Rostomashvili believes it is not only possible, but essential
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A c.1690 violin by Giovanni Maria del Bussetto
Aidan Mullerkin examines the elusive maker’s instrument
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis December 2025: How will AI transform the music industry?
When ChatGPT launched in November 2022, few people realised the seismic effect it would have on the creative industries – least of all musicians. What could the worst-case scenario be?
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Canada: Banff International String Quartet Competition
At the Banff International String Quartet Competition, Rita Fernandes heard some of today’s top young ensembles, each with its own personality
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts December 2025: Larsen Il Cannone Silver violin strings
A shiny new addition to the Il Cannone line
