All Regulars articles – Page 18
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: July 2023
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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‘Close to the mountains and lakes’ - My Space: Filippo Fasser
A Brescia-based workshop that also hosts concerts
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Sentimental Work: Julia Fischer on Bach Double Violin Concerto
Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins BWV1043 has been one of the German violinist’s constant companions – and is still a rich learning experience with each performance
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In Focus: A 1926 violin by Jeromos Cigl
Zoltán Délczeg examines an instrument by the Hungarian maker
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Sentimental Work: Francesca Dego on Brahms’s Violin Concerto
The Brahms Violin Concerto has been the Italian violinist’s constant partner throughout her career
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In Focus: A 1777 viola by Luigi Marconcini
Jonathan Marolle examines a viola with a personal style
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Making Matters: Photogrammetry to produce casts
Guy Harrison describes the process of using photogrammetry – the extraction of 3D information from photographs – to produce casts of instrument archings
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Technique: how to use the Feldenkrais method in your viola playing
Caroline Henbest looks at viola technique through the lens of Feldenkrais
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Opinion: The pros and cons of backing tracks
Naomi Yandell argues that while backing tracks are a useful learning tool, they create an experience gap that needs bridging
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Trade Secrets: Replicating peg shapes without a copying lathe
A device for maintaining the same shape and diameter of instrument pegs during the carving process
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Masterclass: Fauré Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, first movement
Violinist Fenella Humphreys discovers the intricate patterns that make up a work full of colour and contrast, and how their interplay shapes performance
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In Focus: An 1819 David Stirrat violin
David Rattray examines an instrument by the Edinburgh maker
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Analysis June 2023: Concerts for neurodiverse audiences
Ensembles and venues are increasingly programming concerts designed for neurodiverse audiences – and concertgoers young and old are responding positively
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Masterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 2
In the second of two articles, Leila Josefowicz discusses the Adagio of the second movement, in the context of the Viennese School and the Neue Sachlichkeit era
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Auction Report June 2023: The Rosenberg Collection
The collection of London-based dealer Norman Rosenberg provided a boost in interest and activity at London’s spring sales, as Kevin MacDonald reports
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‘He helped ignite my ambition’ - Antje Weithaas’s life lessons
The German violinist on the art of teaching and the importance of authenticity
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Trade Secrets: Repairing a broken bow head
A less invasive and more reversible version of a well-known repair method
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‘Like Frankenstein’s monster being jolted to life’ - Premiere of the Month: Living dead
Laurence Osborn’s new work TOMB! will be premiered by12 Ensemble and GBSR Duo
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Bow maker James Tubbs - From the archive: June 1913
Towry Piper gives an account of the life and work of London bow maker James Tubbs (below), still going strong at the age of 78