August 2024

August 2024 Cover

August 2024 Magazine

August 2024 Cover

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100 years of cellist Christopher Bunting: ‘The truth of one’s nature has the last word’

British cellist Christopher Bunting brought an unwavering authenticity to his art as a performer, and as a renowned pedagogue he had the drive and generosity to help others achieve the same in their own playing. On the centenary of his birth, his daughter, violinist and teacher Philippa Bunting, considers his ...

Where science meets art: Positioning the f-holes

Inspired by the work of the illustrious Cremonese masters, Alvin Thomas King presents a practical method for modern-day luthiers to position the f-holes on an instrument

Session Report: composer Ailbhe McDonagh and violinist Lynda O’Connor on The Irish Four Seasons

Composer Ailbhe McDonagh and violinist Lynda O’Connor talk to Harry White about The Irish Four Seasons, a new work inspired by Vivaldi’s masterpiece, and their approach to recording it alongside its namesake

Bass instinct: a new generation of double bass players

The Strad speaks to five double bassists who are helping to shape a multifaceted and forward-looking new generation of players

A Stradivarian bow: a jewel of four facets

Recent research on the 17th- and 18th-century bows in the collection of the Musée de la Musique in Paris led to the attribution of a bow stick to the Stradivari workshop. Marie-Ève Geeraert and Jean-Philippe Échard shed some light on their discovery of this one-of-a-kind artefact

Violinist Rachel Podger: Music from every angle

The celebrated British violinist and Baroque and Classical specialist Rachel Podger chats with Tom Stewart about her new guest director role, her approach to teaching Baroque playing and striving to create an exciting musical experience for her audiences

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Violinist Rachel Podger: Music from every angle

The celebrated British violinist and Baroque and Classical specialist Rachel Podger chats with Tom Stewart about her new guest director role, her approach to teaching Baroque playing and striving to create an exciting musical experience for her audiences

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Bass instinct: a new generation of double bass players

The Strad speaks to five double bassists who are helping to shape a multifaceted and forward-looking new generation of players

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Bow head from all angles

A Stradivarian bow: a jewel of four facets

Recent research on the 17th- and 18th-century bows in the collection of the Musée de la Musique in Paris led to the attribution of a bow stick to the Stradivari workshop. Marie-Ève Geeraert and Jean-Philippe Échard shed some light on their discovery of this one-of-a-kind artefact

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