July 2010

Letter from Beijing: The Great Leap Forward

Friday, 25 June 2010

The First China International Violin Making Competition was notable for its facilities, its fairness and the enthusiasm of the local makers. Nancy Pel...

To inspire or to entertain?

Friday, 25 June 2010

Ariane Todes is absorbed by the topics covered in this year’s European String Teachers Assocation conference in Belgium, but is left unclear as to its...

Beauty from the Beast

Friday, 25 June 2010

Although Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ is best known for his wild, unruly later masterpieces, the 1736 ‘Cessole’, ‘Teja–Ferni’ violin reveals his softer side, a...

The Strad Airline Survey: Top tips for travellers

Friday, 25 June 2010

With so many different rules and restrictions, flying with your instrument can seem like too much trouble. We have some advice for making the experien...

Great Violinists: George Enescu

Friday, 25 June 2010

Matthew Rye examines one of music’s great all-rounders, whose phenomenal gifts as a violinist were allied to success as a composer, conductor and teac...

So you want to be a violin expert?

Friday, 25 June 2010

Identifying an unknown violin takes a trained eye and a detective’s skill, says luthier John Dilworth. Here he gives his personal perspective on the c...

Rhythm Method

Friday, 25 June 2010

Your metronome could be the key to solving a range of playing problems. Gary Karr reveals how paying closer attention to tempo can improve other areas...

On disc: Mahler’s Adagietto - Love song or funeral lament?

Friday, 25 June 2010

The Adagietto from Mahler’s Symphony no.5 has drawn a huge range of contradictory responses from the great conductors. In the 150th anniversary month ...

Trade Secrets: Reinforcing a crack under the bass-bar of a double bass

Friday, 25 June 2010

By James Ham, Instrument maker and restorer based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Masterclass: Grieg’s Violin Sonata no.2 in G major

Friday, 25 June 2010

By Arve Tellefsen, Norwegian violin soloist and founder of the Oslo Chamber Music Festival

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