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He tells Charlotte Smith why it\u2019s the culmination of a three-decade journey<\/li>\n<li><strong>CONDUCTORLESS ORCHESTRAS &#8211;<\/strong> Jacqueline Vanasse finds out why some ensembles have decided to jettison the maestro in order to bring a closer spirit of mutual collaboration<\/li>\n<li><strong>EARLY LUTHERIE EXPERIENCE<\/strong> &#8211; Violin makers talk to Peter Somerford about their time spent as \u2018journeymen\u2019 in the workshops of established luthiers, at the start of their professional careers<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT &#8211;<\/strong> British cellist Laura van der Heijden tells Tom Stewart why she feels an other-worldly atmosphere around her latest recording of Czech and Hungarian music<\/li>\n<li><strong>LUIGI CAVALLINI &#8211;<\/strong> The violin makers of Tuscany have long been overlooked. Florian Leonhard examines the life and work of a 19th-century luthier based in the city of Arezzo<\/li>\n<li><strong>COLERIDGE-TAYLOR VIOLIN AND CHAMBER MUSIC &#8211;<\/strong> Tatjana Goldberg explores some of the British composer\u2019s extensive output for strings, and reveals how US violinist Maud Powell played a part in his success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS &#8211;<\/strong> A c.1870 viola by Niels Larsen Winther<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> &#8211; Bow maker Eric Lane completes his method for making a ring for a Parisian eye<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong> &#8211; Swedish luthier Magnus Nedreg\u00e5rd<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS &#8211;<\/strong> The mystery of the dark-varnished violins of the late 18th century<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS &#8211;<\/strong> Cellist Jacqueline Thomas on playing Beethoven\u2019s \u2018Heiliger Dankgesang\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE &#8211;<\/strong> Violinist Lihay Bendayan gives tips on practising the perfect vibrato<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS &#8211;<\/strong> The memories of Diotima Quartet violist Franck Chevalier<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION &#8211;<\/strong> How interpretations can change over 15 years of performing together<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM CAMBRIDGE &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0A report from the 2021 Cambridge Music Festival<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong> &#8211; From March 1892<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK &#8211;<\/strong> Jennifer Pike on her love for Szymanowski\u2019s Violin Sonata in D minor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leonidas Kavakos discusses his new Bach recording and we find out why some orchestras have dispensed with conductors. 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