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May 2012
Strings May 2012
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Organization promotes ethnic diversity in classical music

Baroque violinist discusses her artistry

'Violin Star Books 1–3' by Edward Huws-JonesABRSM, $9.27/$12.39 (Book 1, student ed. with CD/accom. book); $10.83/$13.94 (Book 2); $12.39/$15.50 (Book 3).

Concertino in Hungarian Style, Op. 21, by Oskar Rieding. (Bärenreiter, €8)

Miramar (Zortizico), Op. 42, & Les Adieux, Op. 9, by Pablo de Sarasate.(Wolfhead Music, $9.95 each)

4 ways to develop a fresh approach to teaching scales and arpeggios

Unique take on neo-traditional Jewish/klezmer music

Gathering of bow and violin makers to be held in New Orleans

Changing of the guard to come in 2012-2013 season

The Borromeos use recordings to reveal their progress and deep musical knowledge to audiences

With your spot at conservatory at stake, use these tips to make your music and musicianship shine

Use audio and video to train yourself to hear what you actually played and not what you think you played

Improve your bowing technique while adding a dash of virtuosity

6 tips for finding fiddles that will deliver a perfectly balanced sound

'44 Harmonies from Apartment House 1776' by John Cage. (Edition Peters, $35)

Baroque program will offer full scholarships

Chamber orchestra hits the road on East Coast

‘Cluck Old Hen’ teaches alt-style technique with a side of chicken

Why your violin E string really whistles—and what you can do about it

Latest in violinist's American folk music method series

Violin virtuoso celebrates 30 years onstage, in the studio, and in the classroom

Violist and renowned evolutionary biologist and professor James F. Crow, age 95, died on January 4.

Mohammed Fairouz’s Sonata for solo violin is a personal and a political statement

How to breathe life into Schubert’s String Quartet in D minor, No. 14, D. 810

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. (Bridge)

Cremona’s famous violin trade show expands to the United States

An advanced and convenient pickup solution for cellists who need to amplify, but want to stay true to their acoustic cello

Valeriy Sokolov, violin; Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, David Zinman, cond. (Virgin Classics)

Beethoven’s Sonata in F major for cello and piano, Op. 5, No. 1;

Historic recordings and a new album inspired by one of the masters of the fiddle

Offer 'a gentle reminder' that music can change the world

Not even death could silence this 1779 Guadagnini violin

Violist, composer & arranger taps Eastern European traditions for each and every project

Rumors of its sale have been greatly exaggerated

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