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Female string players from the past

2013-06-11T00:00:00+01:00

Chaplin Trio

Elsa Ruegger

Gertrude Ess

Marian Jay

Marie Soldat-Roeger

May Mukle

Muriel Handley

Renee Chemet-Decreus

Sarah Fennings

Vivien Chartres

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Images from The Strad archives going back to the 19th century bring back to life some of the forgotten female string players of the past, and prove how appearance has always been important in classical music

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