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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Thank you for sharing
CT scanning of instruments is becoming more and more commonplace – so why is it so difficult to get hold of the data? Harry Mairson and Paolo Bodini enter a plea for CT information to be made more accessible to luthiers and researchers
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Antoine Tamestit on Brahms Viola Sonata op.120 no.1 first and second movements
Antoine Tamestit discusses how he found an ideal piano–viola balance and came to love Brahms, after a long struggle. Here he covers the first and second movements, in the first of two articles
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Jazz soloing on the double bass
How to build from a simple bass accompaniment to an improvised solo line in a few basic steps
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: July 1931
Violinist–conductor Philip Cathie laments the decline of the amateur player, possibly a consequence of the growth in recorded music over the past decade
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DebateOpinion: An integrated whole
By divorcing technique from the music, we prevent the bow from becoming an extension of our right arm and hand, writes John Crawford
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FocusSatu Vӓnskӓ: Life Lessons
The Finnish principal violin of the Australian Chamber Orchestra discusses the importance of cultivating one’s curiosity and taking risks
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FocusSentimental Work: Carolin Widmann
For the German violinist, Schubert’s Fantasy in C major is a transcendental experience – and not just because of its myriad technical challenges
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Premium ❘ ArticleJune 2021: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the June 2021 issue
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Premium ❘ Article'The word "sightreading" engenders a roll of the eyes, a slump of the shoulders': Letters to the Editor June 2021
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: June 2021 issue
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis June 2021: Limited access
Most conservatoires depend on their annual intake of international students. What happens when a crisis such as Covid-19 affects the young musicians’ ability to travel at all? By Peter Somerford
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: June 2021
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts June 2021: Musafia violin case
The fifth series of Musafia’s Aeternum violin case, enhanced with Kevlar
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts June 2021: Schilbach paintbrush
A brush with a detachable handle that doubles as a travel case
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making a single-use mould
A method that can be used when making one-off instrument commissions
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Jan & Matthijs Strick
The luthiers, based in Brussels, Belgium, work in what they believe is the oldest workshop in Europe
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: How to be a bow pro
Bow maker Gary Leahy presents a simple guide for players to care for their bows, as well as offering advice on how to improve a bow when it feels past its sell-by date
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Tchaikovsky Souvenir d’un lieu cher
Violinist Jennifer Koh explores how imagination and a flexible technique can help to bring out varied colours and a feeling of dance in these three short works
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Left-hand calisthenics
Quick warm-ups to help you improve strength, endurance, flexibilty and control
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: June 1951
Could cellists eventually be supplanted by machines? That’s the fear of writer M.B. Stanfield as the 20th century enters its second half
