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Philip Ihle attempts to determine how many moulds he used<\/li>\n<li><strong>YSA\u0178E STRING TRIO NO.2<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Violinist Nandor Szederk\u00e9nyi explains how he came to produce a new performing edition of the work, based on a manuscript he found on his computer<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 Tom Stewart speaks to violinist Boris Begelman and Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor of Concerto Italiano, about the latest CD in Na\u00efve\u2019s Vivaldi Edition<\/li>\n<li><strong>AZZO ROVESCALLI<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 The Italian luthier was a well-known figure in the city of Crema, although real success eluded him. Lorenzo Frignani and Vittorio Formaggia tell his story<\/li>\n<li><strong>VIOLIN ENCORES<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Soloists including Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn and Pekka Kuusisto tell Charlotte Gardner how they choose and prepare their encores<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regulars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Paolo Sorgentone examines a cello from the late 1770s by Antonio Gragnani<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> A method for gluing linings using springs and counterforms<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 Paris-based luthier Johan Collard<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Restoring a cello\u2019s varnish after a disastrous accident with hand sanitiser<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Cellist Alisa Weilerstein discusses the first movement of the Chopin Cello Sonata<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Ariadne Daskalakis on early bowing techniques for modern violinists<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 Norwegian violinist Henning Kragerrud looks back over his career so far<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Music of the 17th century must be given proper treatment in the conservatoire<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0A letter from May 1901<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 Legendary bassist Fran\u00e7ois Rabbath recalls performing all Bach\u2019s Cello Suites on the double bass for the first time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julian Lloyd Webber discusses his career at 70, and we investigate Stradivari\u2019s early cellos. 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