All Lutherie articles – Page 73
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ArticleAnne Akiko Meyers talks about her violins
You're installing your personality into this piece of wood, which is still very much alive'Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers talks about her Stradivarius and Guarneri del Gesù instruments as part of a CBS news report on violin making.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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NewsViolins of Hope: an exhibition at the Berlin Philharmonie
27 January is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. To mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945, members of the Berlin Philharmonic will play a special chamber concert this evening, using the instruments of Jewish musicians who fled from the Nazis in Germany or survived ...
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NewsThe Strad February 2015 issue is out now
Philippe Graffin, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Benoît Rolland and Paul Tortelier all feature in a French-focused edition
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a Carlo Antonio Testore violin, 1743
This illustration of a Carlo Antonio Testore violin was published in The Strad, November 1916. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Much of the work of the Testore family is roughly or carelessly finished, but that this was due to any lack of executive skill is ...
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Article5 solutions to slipping violin pegs
Online piano and violin tutor Alison Sparrow demonstrates five ways to prevent slipping violin pegs.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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NewsFrank Peter Zimmermann to part ways with ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius
The instrument is part of the art collection of the failed Düsseldorf-based bank WestLB AG and will be auctioned off
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NewsViolinist Leonidas Kavakos sues luthier for snapping $80,000 bow
The artist took his bow to a violin shop in California to investigate the cause of a curvature
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ArticleViolist Lech Antonio Uszynski performs the 'Gibson' Stradivarius on Polish television
Violist Lech Antonio Uszynski performs a Polish Caprice by Grazyna Bacewicz on the 'Gibson' Stradivarius on Polish television.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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GalleryFrom the Archive: a Pierre Silvestre violin, Lyons 1847
This illustration of a Pierre Silvestre violin was published in The Strad, May 1916. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:I have met with other Silvestre instruments which in beauty of material have equalled or surpassed the illustrated instrument, but taking all points of workmanship, wood, ...
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NewsChinese collector buys 1727 Stradivarius violin
The instrument is the first Stradivarius to be owned by a private individual based on the Chinese mainland
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NewsUS Department of Transportation finalises law for carrying instruments on board airlines
Small instruments such as violins are now legally allowed as carry-on baggage provided there is available stowage space
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FocusChoosing the right rosin for your instrument
It's that yellow - or brown - stuff you put on your bow before you play and the white dust you clean off afterwards. But what is it and how do you choose it, asks Sonia Joseph
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GalleryFrom the Archive: an Antonio Gragnani violin, 1750
This illustration of an Antonio Gragnani violin was published in The Strad, March 1916. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Made in Leghorn, Italy, Gragnani’s instruments almost always possess a good tone, and on occasion he could, and did produce examples of good form and finish, ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a Zanetto viola
This illustration of a Zanetto viola was published in The Strad, January 1917. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:I am not acquainted with any English fiddle books which throw much light on Peregrino (or Pelegrino) Michelis di Zanetto, the maker of this extremely interesting viola. ...
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NewsStolen viola found smashed in vacant lot
The 1790 French instrument had been taken during a Philadelphia house robbery
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ArticleSteven Isserlis on period instruments and his Stradivarius cello
I have always said that playing on an authentic or period instrument is like acting Shakespeare with original pronunciation. It will makes some things simpler and clearer'Steven Isserlis talks about his love of period instruments and his Stradivarius cello ahead of performances with the Academy of Ancient Music ...
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ArticleYehudi Menuhin tries out a Stradivarius violin at Sotheby's
Yehudi Menuhin tries out a Stradivarius violin at auction house Sotheby's in 1971 before the instrument goes on sale.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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GalleryFrom the Archive: an Antonio Mariani violin
This illustration of an Antonio Mariani, Pesaro violin was published in The Strad, July 1916. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The instrument here illustrated has a remarkably fine tone, despite the inelegant and somewhat primitive design which characterises the work of Mariani. It is a ...
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GalleryInstruments of today and yesterday at Collège Saint Martin, Angers
Collège Saint Martin in Angers, France is hosting an exhibition of instruments from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, plus contemporary examples, until 4 January 2015. The 'Vibrations and Resonances' collection is aimed at introducing people in the region to the 'vitality of the violin' and also involves local violin ...
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NewsSingapore Airlines apologises to Swiss musicians for denying access with their instruments
Youth orchestra, the LGT Young Soloists, were told by airline staff that policy prohibits violins and violas as carry-on baggage
