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Grzegorz Kapro\u0144 examines his life and work<\/li>\n<li><strong>NIGEL KENNEDY<\/strong> The iconoclastic British violinist has recently published his first book of compositions, Songs My Mother Never Taught Me, as he tells Harry White<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT<\/strong> Violist Timothy Ridout talks to Davina Shum about his latest album of solo works by composers as varied as Bach, Britten and Caroline Shaw<\/li>\n<li><strong>BAZIN BOWS<\/strong> Richard Morency examines the output of the highly productive workshop of Charles Nicolas Bazin (1847\u20131915), along with the various models they used<\/li>\n<li><strong>FRITZ KREISLER<\/strong> Ariane Todes marks the 150th anniversary of the virtuoso violinist\u2019s birth by imagining conversations with him as a fantasy dinner party guest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS<\/strong> Ren\u00e9 Zaal examines an 1877 double bass from Gand &amp; Bernardel of Paris<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> The \u2018Doratura\u2019 Cremonese method of preparing and applying the ground<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong> Russell Stowe of Woodbridge, UK<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS<\/strong> Oliver Radke looks at the treatment of wood using ultra-low temperatures<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS<\/strong> Carrie Bean Stute discusses the first movement of Ravel\u2019s Piano Trio in A minor<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE<\/strong> Jeanne-Louise Moolman hands on tips relating to sound production on the viola<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS<\/strong> The memories and opinions of German cellist Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION<\/strong> David Finckel gives his thoughts on why chamber music must be carefully taught<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM BUCHAREST<\/strong> Report from the 2024 Enescu International Competition<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong> From February 1905<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK<\/strong> Glenn Dicterow on Bernstein\u2019s Serenade after Plato\u2019s \u2018Symposium\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We talk to the members of the Attacca Quartet, while Nigel Kennedy discusses his latest foray into composition. 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Plus David Finckel\u2019s views on teaching chamber music and Glenn Dicterow\u2019s Sentimental Work.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestrad.com\/magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a> in The Strad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/subscriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6100 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1024x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1536x307.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-2048x410.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-600x120.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[108,113],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6016","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":177,"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>February 2025 - The Strad Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We talk to the members of the Attacca Quartet, while Nigel Kennedy discusses his latest foray into composition. 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