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Musicians and their violins
Violin stories - Part 1
It is well known that many violins come from Italy. But Egypt? Yes, that also exists. ...
Musicians and their violins
Violin stories - Part 2
Violins can be a piece of history, a piece of home - or even a kind of orange cat. ...
Musicians and their violins
Violin stories - Part 3
Long-standing relationships, a quick decision - and a happy ending to round off our series. ...
Reportage
Stradivari's heirs
The history of the violin once began in the small northern Italian town of Cremona. Even today, ...
Violin bows
The bow makes the music
It is the dream of many violinists to play a Stradivarius or Guarneri. But it's often the right bow ...
Mushroom wood for violins
The Biotech Guarneri
In the laboratories of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Empa in ...
Question 28
What actually is rosin?
Anyone who plays a string instrument always has a piece of resin extract with them. ...
Sounding investments
Four-string treasures
Some of the soloists at the Tonhalle Zurich play on instruments you could buy a house for. How is ...
Concert recording: Gershwin's Concerto in F
Wayne Marshall and Paavo Järvi both love jazz: you can't fail to hear that in this recording. ...
Interview with Isabelle Faust
"This violin knows exactly what it wants"
In April, Isabelle Faust plays Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 on the "Sleeping Beauty" Stradivarius ...
Mozart
More than just sound hygiene
A striking number of Mozart works are on the programme in the coming weeks. ...
Video
Schubert's Symphony No. 7 "Unfinished" - "Classic of the Classics"
In our "Classic classics" series, we present special highlights of the season. ...

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