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PHILIPPA BUNTING (Christopher Bunting, page 36) has led

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A trio of British artists are in The

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Artis Quartet to disband after 45 years bit.ly/4eCe6Cb

OBITUARIES

KEVORK MARDIROSSIAN Violinist Kevork Mardirossian died in Bloomington,

Forces of nature

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COMPETITIONS

Yuki Serino Dmytro Udovychenko Fibonacci Quartet UDOVYCHENKO PHOTO

APPOINTMENTS

US double bassist Michael Martin has been appointed

Same diference

BAMBOO VIOLIN BOW

Life lessons

Tasmin Little

TOO MUCH INFORMATION?

Double bassist Alex Ferkey believes that young string players are often derailed by information overload, and should trust more in unconscious processes when trying to perfect their technique

Norwegian fire

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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

PODGER ON HER VIOLIN AND BOW

‘I only have one instrument, a Pesarini [or

A JEWEL OF FOUR FACETS

Recent research on the 17thand 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

‘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 legacy

ALL-WEATHER FRIENDS

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

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

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS ART

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

SEBASTIAN DALINGER

IN FOCUS

Bow tip replacement – part two

Makers reveal their special techniques

Like father, like son

Points of interest to violin and bow makers

SCHUBERT FANTASY FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO – PART TWO

MASTERCLASS

Free and easy

Left-hand set-up without tension

Reviews

Your monthly critical round-up of performances, recordings and publications

RECORDINGS

HOME ARLEN Over the Rainbow (arr. Ryden) BARBER

BOOKS

Together on Strings Esther Klein, Michael Dartsch VIOLIN

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