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Gennady Filimonov tracks him down<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIGETI CENTENARY &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>To mark the 100th anniversary of the composer\u2019s birth, Peter Quantrill talks to members of the Diotima and Ligeti quartets about interpreting his complex music<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Kerson Leong speaks to Tom Stewart about his latest recording, which combines the Bruch and Britten violin concertos along with the former\u2019s In Memoriam<\/li>\n<li><strong>PLATE ARCHINGS AND TONE \u2013 PART TWO &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Nigel Harris completes his investigation into how the shape of an instrument\u2019s archings influence the tone, including practical information for the workbench<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>A 1777 viola by Luigi Marconcini<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Bow maker Lauri Tanner\u2019s method for repairing a broken bow head<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>The well-appointed workshop of Brescia-based luthier Filippo Fasser<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>How to use photogrammetry to make a record of an instrument\u2019s archings<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Violinist Fenella Humphreys on Faur\u00e9\u2019s Violin Sonata in A major op.13<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Caroline Henbest on how violists can use the Feldenkrais method in their playing<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>With violinist Antje Weithaas<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Playing to backing tracks is not always the most productive method of learning<\/li>\n<li><strong>AUCTION REPORT &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>News from the London spring sales, including the \u2018Rosenberg collection\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>The life and work of bow maker James Tubbs, from June 1913<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Violinist Francesca Dego on her love for the Brahms Violin Concerto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson discusses her influences and we report on the efforts to help young displaced musicians from Ukraine. There\u2019s a Masterclass on Faur\u00e9 and we mark the 100th anniversary of Ligeti\u2019s birth. Plus Francesca Dego\u2019s Sentimental Work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestrad.com\/magazine\/2023\/june\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a> in The Strad<\/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=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[108,113],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1271","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":144,"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>June 2023 - 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\/jun-23\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"June 2023 - The Strad Shop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"British cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson discusses her influences and we report on the efforts to help young displaced musicians from Ukraine. 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