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Premium ❘ FeatureCan you tell a fake instrument from the genuine article?
With more and more instrument forgeries finding their way on to the market, how do experts, dealers and buyers stay wise to deception? Femke Colborne finds out
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ArticleQuebec violin students perform Star Wars theme with lightsaber bows
Students from the École de l'Harmonie in Quebec perform John Williams's Star Wars theme with lightsaber bows in December 2015. The bows were made using LEDs by violin teacher Philippe Amyot. 'Balancing the bows was hard work for the children because of the added weight,' he said.Watch: John ...
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NewsUS Airways criticised for ‘passing the buck’ after losing eight violins
The instruments were finally recovered after five days and ‘hundreds of calls’, according to St Louis cello professor Ken Kulosa
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NewsHolocaust-era ‘Violins of Hope’ to be performed and exhibited in Cleveland
The collection of instruments performed on by Jewish musicians during the Nazi regime was restored by Amnon Weinstein
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GalleryMoscow Camerata Chamber Orchestra presents 'Five Great Violins'
The Moscow Camerata Chamber Orchestra, led by violinist and artistic director Dmitri Kogan, presented 'Five Great Violins', a programme of popular classics at London’s Barbican Centre on 30 March 2015. The solos are played on five instruments by the great masters: Nicolò Amati, Antonio Stradivarius, Giuseppe Guarnieri del Gesù, J.B. ...
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ArticleSamba violins rehearse for the League of X-traordinary Musicians
Violinists rehearsing for Igudesman & Joo's 'League of X-traordinary Musicians' at the Vienna Konzerthaus on 31 December 2014 demonstrate impressive dance moves.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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FocusThe stolen instruments of the Third Reich
In an article from 2009, Carla Shapreau exposes the systematic theft of stringed instruments under Hitler's rule, and today's efforts to locate them
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BlogsA twist on tradition
Peter Somerford visits Cremona's new Museo del Violino to see if rare violins and state-of-the-art technology make a welcoming combination
