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Mats Lidstr\u00f6m examines the different sources and editions to find an answer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1773 \u2018COZIO\u2019 GUADAGNINI VIOLA<\/strong> Alberto Giordano examines an instrument from the start of the maker\u2019s Turin period, while Barthelemy Garnier looks at the interior of the instrument<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE<\/strong> Violinist Alun Thomas shares three case studies to explain how going down different \u2018pathways\u2019 of the alternative therapy can help all kinds of string players<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT<\/strong> Alexander Gilman, artistic director of the LGT Young Soloists, tells Toby Deller about its new recording of Philip Glass\u2019s Symphony no.14 \u2018Liechtenstein\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>COPYING THE \u2018TITIAN\u2019<\/strong> If Stradivari had used different wood for his 1715 masterpiece, what difference would it make to its sound? Jes\u00fas Alejandro Torres reports on an innovative study<\/li>\n<li><strong>COVID-19 AND YOUNG MUSICIANS<\/strong> Charlotte Gardner speaks to the heads of various young artist schemes and record labels to find out how they\u2019ve adapted to the needs of players in the past 18 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regulars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS<\/strong> A c.1815 Thomas Dodd double bass<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> Sebastian Ribes and Marianne Jost present their method for making purfling<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong> German luthier Maria Sandner<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS<\/strong> The second part of an investigation into the use of UV light<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS<\/strong> Francesca Dego on the final movement of Mozart\u2019s Violin Concerto no.4<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE<\/strong> Hsin-Yun Huang gives tips on playing the viola with small hands<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS T<\/strong>he memories and opinions of New Zealand violinist Wilma Smith<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION<\/strong> Teaching a student with Down\u2019s syndrome can give a new perspective<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM MONDSEE<\/strong> Report from the Hindemith International Viola Competition<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong> An 1892 list of \u2018violin don\u2019ts\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK<\/strong> Guy Johnston gives his thoughts on Walton\u2019s Cello Concerto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Isserlis talks about his lockdown projects and we examine a rare 1773 Guadagnini viola. 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