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New issue! Featuring violinist Johane Dalene, Stradivari's early patterns, Postcard from Banff International String Quartet Competition, @GautierCapucon's latest recording, anniversaries of Simone Fernando Sacconi and Amaryllis Fleming, plus more! https://t.co/F0DBQnvSFb

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The death of violinist Michael Davis has been announced. He was leader of the @londonsymphony under the directorship of Claudio Abbado, as well as the @the_halle and @BBCSO 🎻 https://t.co/iAKXSj6uoK

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Two violinists, a violist and a cellist have been selected to participate in the intensive week-long programme for Chamber Music Society Palm Beach – congrats! 🎻 https://t.co/421X6B9Vbh

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Violinist SongHa Choi reflects on a recent performance of Bach's Partitas in The Hague, as well as finding a sense of voice shaped by the moment 🎻https://t.co/RQfxvH3ILO

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Norwegian folk music comes to life in Grieg’s Violin Sonata no.2. @eldbjorgmusic shares her tips and tricks on the first movement, as well as her annotated part by @henleverlag in our new Masterclass Violin Works book, out now. https://t.co/LMG40G12GT
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The semi-finalists for the 2026 Sphinx Competition have been announced. Find out who they are 🎻https://t.co/vIz4dLBGU5
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Richard Linnett attended the @DanishQuartet's concert on 16 November 2025 in Santa Fe, comprising a 'mashup' of Jonny Greenwood and Stravinsky, plus Beethoven and folk tunes 🎻 https://t.co/PvsNqOfOKB

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The Poiesis and Takács string quartets have been recognised for their achievements at Chamber Music America's annual awards. Congratulations! 🎉 https://t.co/DwMHZXLnhZ

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'Pushing boundaries has always been important to who I am as an artist and an integral part of my craft'

Shaped by close collaborations with Glass, Monk and others, violinist Tim Fain's new album 'Unraveling' traces a path through instability and renewal: https://t.co/oHbNshXUtB

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This month's cover artist is Swedish violin virtuoso Johan Dalene! He speaks to Jessica Duchen about his evolution as a musician, his passion for contemporary music and his latest album that pairs the Bruch and Mendelssohn concertos 🎻 https://t.co/RFLQh30oWt

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The death of violinist Philip Gallaway has been announced. He was a founding member of the Coull Quartet and a principal player with @sinfoniavivauk: https://t.co/Mh6SO3RaWK

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'There was no denying the powerful, even seductive, effects as the music radiated through the hall'

Check out the December issue Concert Reviews, featuring the Jack Quartet, Tabea Zimmermann, a round-up of the BBC Proms, and more! 🎻 https://t.co/QcvacCHJQB

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Cellist Sterling Elliott popped the question after performing Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with the @SequoiaSymphony . Congratulations! 🎉 https://t.co/P7Pqty2on4

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Violinist Ronald Masin, a former concertmaster in Amsterdam and an influential musician and educator in South Africa and Ireland, has died aged 88: https://t.co/DAM7FmXRM6

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'The Poiesis Quartet’s visceral performance of Bartók’s Fifth was a truly human experience'

At the Banff International String Quartet Competition, Rita Fernandes heard some of today's top young ensembles, each with its own personality 🎻 https://t.co/AB4BOYrJvH

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Cellist Santiago Cañón Valencia shares his thoughts on Tobias Picker's Cello Concerto, his passion for new music and the discipline of sustaining an authentic voice on a global stage 🎻 https://t.co/IFffggDtBO

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🌟1699 'DUBOIS' ANTONIO STRADIVARI CELLO🌟

...features in The Strad Calendar 2026. With a fine red-brown varnish, this cello may have been made with wood from the same tree as the famed 'Cristiani, Stauffer' 🎻 https://t.co/ftAKucMF47

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The niece of Holocaust victim Hélène Berr has launched an appeal to discover the whereabouts of the violin that formerly belonged to her aunt, a musician and diarist who perished in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 aged 24: https://t.co/cjpfEtvObq

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For violinist Krysia Osostowicz, Shostakovich's String Quartet no.15 calls to mind a moving Menuhin rehearsal and her initiation into the Brodsky Quartet 🎻 https://t.co/FtY1jTIpwv

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The fiddle-and-cello duo Kate Gregory and Brendan Hearn discuss how friendship, tradition and groove shaped their debut album One Year Since, out today on Adhyâropa Records 🎻https://t.co/0DLoajq4oB

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