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Letter from Montreal: The closest of calls
Thursday, 22 July 2010
This year’s Montreal International Musical Competition climaxed in a thrillingly open final, won by a violinist who had almost missed the first round,...
Přemysl Špidlen 1920–2010
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Jan Špidlen looks back on the life and work of his father, the great Czech maker Přemysl Špidlen, who died earlier this year
The taboo tablet
Thursday, 22 July 2010
More and more string players rely on beta blockers, but few are open about using them. Catherine Nelson talks to musicians and medical experts about t...
The Spanish ambassadors
Thursday, 22 July 2010
A love of touring and recording has earnt the Casals Quartet an international standing. But as Carlos María Solare discovers, the group has been worki...
Great Violinists: Sarasate
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Tully Potter examines the formidable Spanish showman, whose vivacity, polish and aristocratic stage presence made him widly popular
The gain in Spain
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Madrid’s Reina Sofía school has set out to reinvigorate Spanish string playing, using the determination of its visionary founder – and some unconventi...
The state of Spanish lutherie
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Does Spain deserve greater recognition for its instrument making traditions? Three experts give their personal perspectives on Spanish lutherie old an...
Luthier and thief
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Two hundred years after Lockey Hill’s supposed death, Jenny Nex discovers a criminal history that throws new light on a scion of the famous violin mak...
Trade Secrets: Brescian-style purfling, part 2: decorative patterns on the back
Thursday, 22 July 2010
By Helen Michetschläger. Instrument maker based in Sale, UK
Masterclass: Flamenco violin
Thursday, 22 July 2010
by Ara Malikian. Soloist and genre-crossing collaborator
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