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Spain special issue

Casals Quartet: The group that’s bringing a Spanish slant to Ligeti

Teaching in Spain: One woman’s quest to put Iberian string pedagogy on the map

Pablo de Sarasate: We celebrate the greatest Spanish player of them all

Flamenco violin: How to give your fiddle the Spanish touch

Plus a round-up of Spanish string events, personalities, makers and anniversaries

Also in the August issue:

Hidden Addiction: We expose the widespread use of beta blockers to combat stress in top-level performance

Stop Thief!: The little-known crime of early English maker Lockey Hill

Memories of a Maker: The life and achievements of Czech luthier Přemsyl Špidlen remembered by his son Jan

Trade Secrets: Brescian purfling

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