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The start of something BIGThe 1693 ‘Harrison’ violin represents a perfect example of Antonio Stradivari’s ‘Long Pattern’. Andrew Dipper shows how it signifies the start of a critical phase in the master luthier’s career

THE MAN WITH THE BLUE VIOLINCzech violinist Pavel Šporcl is a superstar in his own country but something of a well-kept secret elsewhere. He speaks to Amanda Holloway about his varied career, his world premiere recording of countryman Jan Kubelík’s First Concerto, and his unusual instrument

BAYREUTH DREAMSIn the summer of 2022, violinist Thomas Eisner fulfilled a long-held aspiration to play in the orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. He recounts his experience

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LOCAL HERODavid Kettle examines the history of the 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian immigrant Felix Yaniewicz: a resourceful violin virtuoso, composer and impresario who co-founded the first Edinburgh Music Festival in 1815

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From the ARCHIVEFROM THE STRAD DECEMBER 1902 VOL.13 NO.152

PHILIPPE QUINTThe Russian-born American violinist had never bothered with violin sonatas before César Franck’s masterpiece opened his eyes to the vast possibilities of Romantic repertoire