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George Stoppani presents the results of the research<\/li>\n<li><strong>ZLATOMIR FUNG &#8211;<\/strong> Amanda Holloway speaks to the youngest cellist ever to win first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, to find out where he goes from here<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALL-FEMALE STRING QUARTETS &#8211;<\/strong> In the first of two articles, Tully Potter reports on the phenomenon of female chamber musicians forming their own ensembles in the early 20th century<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT &#8211;<\/strong> British cellist Laura van der Heijden talks to Tom Stewart about her latest album with pianist J\u00e2ms Coleman, inspired by composers\u2019 conceptions of the moon<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAUD POWELL AND SIBELIUS &#8211;<\/strong> The acclaimed US violinist was the first to champion the Finnish composer\u2019s Violin Concerto in America. Karen A. Shaffer explores their friendship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS &#8211;<\/strong> A 1925 violin by Giuseppe del Lungo<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS &#8211;<\/strong> William Szott\u2019s method for half-edging a top plate with a router<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE &#8211;<\/strong> Martin Kuhn of Diessenhofen<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS &#8211;<\/strong> How and why G.B. Ceruti restored the wood of his own instruments<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS &#8211;<\/strong> Dmitry Sitkovetsky on the first movement of Mozart\u2019s A major Violin Concerto<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE &#8211;<\/strong> Violinist Alda Dizdari discusses different aspects of bow distribution<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS &#8211;<\/strong> The memories and opinions of German violinist Carolin Widmann<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION &#8211;<\/strong> Why violin fingerboards should be available in different widths<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM DORSET &#8211;<\/strong> Report from the Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE &#8211;<\/strong> From January 1904<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK &#8211;<\/strong> Cellist Oph\u00e9lie Gaillard talks about her love for Bloch\u2019s Schelomo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We examine the 1713 \u2018Boissier, Sarasate\u2019 violin by Antonio Stradivari and chat to young virtuoso cellist Zlatomir Fung. 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