{"id":1259,"date":"2022-10-20T13:59:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T12:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.thestradshop.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1259"},"modified":"2025-06-27T05:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:59:32","slug":"dec-22","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/thestrad\/dec-22\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Contents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ANTONIO STRADIVARI \u2018HARRISON\u2019 VIOLIN 1693<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; A prime example of the master luthier\u2019s \u2018Long Pattern\u2019, it used to be the principal performing instrument of Kyung Wha Chung. Andrew Dipper takes a closer look<\/li>\n<li><strong>PAVEL \u0160PORCL<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; The Czech violinist tells Amanda Holloway about his world-premiere recording of\u00a0Jan Kubel\u00edk\u2019s First Concerto \u2013 and why he chooses to play a blue violin<\/li>\n<li><strong>A VIOLINIST IN BAYREUTH &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Thomas Eisner of the London Philharmonic Orchestra reveals what went on when he joined the orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival this past summer<\/li>\n<li><strong>FRAN\u00c7OIS XAVIER TOURTE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Born 275 years ago, the master bow maker displayed his creativity in every bow he crafted. Paul Childs compares and contrasts two examples from his late period<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Peter Quantrill talks to cellist Pablo Ferr\u00e1ndez about his collaboration with Anne-Sophie Mutter on a recording of Brahms and Clara Schumann<\/li>\n<li><strong>FELIX YANIEWICZ &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>In 1815 the Polish\u2013Lithuanian violinist and composer became one of the\u00a0co-founders of the Edinburgh Festival. David Kettle tells his story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0David Rattray inspects a 1786 Baroque cello by Scottish luthier Robert Duncan<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Michael Daddona presents a\u00a0detailed method for fitting a violin bridge<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Edinburgh-based maker Steve Burnett<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>How the set-up can change an instrument\u2019s timbre and volume<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Timothy Ridout on playing Hummel\u2019s Potpourri for viola and orchestra<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Methods of playing jazz,\u00a0Indian and Middle Eastern music<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Violinist Vesko Eschkenazy<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Why playing chamber music is instrumental to the learning process<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM SANTANDER &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>A report from\u00a0the 2022 Encounter festival in Spain<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>From December 1902<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Philippe Quint explains what the Franck Violin Sonata means to him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We take a close look at the 1693 \u2018Harrison\u2019 Stradivari violin and speak to superstar Czech violinist Pavel \u0160porcl. There\u2019s a look at the late bows of Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Tourte and a peep into the orchestra pit at the Bayreuth Festival. Plus violinist Philippe Quint\u2019s Sentimental Work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/account.thestrad.com\/subscribe?Sourcecode=TSPO2019&amp;campaigncode=TSSHOPSDB1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-600x120.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[108,113],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1259","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-the-strad-merchandise","7":"product_cat-the-strad-merchandise-single-issue","8":"product_shipping_class-the-strad-standard","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":245,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>December 2022 - The Strad Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/thestrad\/dec-22\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"December 2022 - The Strad Shop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We take a close look at the 1693 \u2018Harrison\u2019 Stradivari violin and speak to superstar Czech violinist Pavel \u0160porcl. 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