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FeatureMarathon in the Mountains: Postcard from Banff
At the 13th Banff International String Quartet Competition ten young ensembles, their members all under 35 years of age, rose to the challenge of performing a vast amount of wide-ranging repertoire, reports Laurinel Owen
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn focus: a 1929 violin by Paolo Guadagnini
Richard Ward examines an instrument by the last member of the Guadagnini dynasty
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Arching, channelling and edgework
A method that unites all three parts of the making process, for a more coherent and efficient way of working
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: The simplest machine
The humble wedge is a stalwart of the luthier’s workshop. Joseph Campanella Cleary examines some of the myriad ways they improve the quality of life for craftspeople
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Nils Mönkemeyer on Stamitz First Viola Concerto
The German violist looks at how to tackle the challenges in the first movement of this important audition piece with style, panache and calm
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Sautillé
Tips to help you master a bow stroke vital for making a good impression at any orchestral audition
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: November 1929
Marie Hall, seen here with her 1709 Stradivari, speaks exclusively to The Strad following a successful tour of South Africa
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DebatePlay it again: composers can’t survive on premieres alone
A high-profile premiere might help young composers launch their career, but the story shouldn’t end there, says Tom Stewart
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FeatureRichard Tognetti: Life Lessons
The Australian violinist on Crowded House, ‘classical’ music and the importance of the Antipodean perspective
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Premium ❘ ArticleOctober 2019: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the October 2019 issue
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ArticleSoundpost: Letters to The Strad
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: October 2019 issue
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: October 2019
Anna Agafia Egholm COMPETITION RESULTS The Tibor Varga International Violin Competition in Sion, Switzerland, awarded its first prize to 23-year-old Danish violinist Anna Agafia Egholm. A former student of Svetlana Makarova at the Haute École de Musique in Lausanne, Egholm also won the award for the best ...
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NewsNew Products: October 2019
Ready for boarding An instrument with a detachable neck to make air travel easier Readers of The Strad will be no strangers to the perennial risks associated with flying with stringed instruments. Barely a week goes by without another story of a passenger denied boarding with their ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Recreating original purfling
Precision and care are prerequisites for this detailed restoration method
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Ten out of ten
The great 19th-century French bow makers had to produce a large amount of stock to make a living. Christophe Landon explores how their working methods differed from ours, as he makes ten simultaneous copies of one Peccatte bow
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Daniel Müller-Schott on Franck Violin Sonata (Cello Version)
The German cellist looks at the importance of connection, colour and line in the work’s third movement
