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Stefano Pio discovers an intriguing link with Gasparo da Sal\u00f2<\/li>\n<li><strong>BIBER\u2019S MYSTERY SONATAS<\/strong> Elena Chernova-Davis examines the 17th-century collection of solo violin works, showing how scordatura can add new \u2013 and sometimes hidden \u2013 meaning<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT<\/strong> Roman Simovic, concertmaster of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks to Jessica Duchen about his new recording of the complete Ysa\u00ffe solo sonatas<\/li>\n<li><strong>THE STRAD CALENDAR 2026<\/strong> Next year\u2019s calendar features twelve instruments from the collection of Canimex, one of Canada\u2019s leading arts supporters. Christian Lloyd examines the treasures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS<\/strong>\u00a0 An 1895 double bass by the Neapolitan maker Vincenzo Postiglione<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> A method for making tower clamps by Jean-Manuel Baptiste Boutonnet<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong> Paolo Virgoletti of Parma, Italy<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS<\/strong> How the set-up for the double bass differs for classical and jazz artists<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS<\/strong> Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s Romance in F minor, with American violinist Grace Park<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE<\/strong> Violinist Tom\u00e1s Cotik on different ways of exploring pizzicato techniques<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS<\/strong> The memories and opinions of\u00a0Serbian\u2013French violinist Nemanja Radulovi\u0107<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION<\/strong> Why winning competitions is never the be-all and end-all for young players<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM JAPAN<\/strong> A report from the 2025 Sendai International Music Competition<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong>\u00a0From October 1935<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK<\/strong> Rosalind Ventris on her love for the Elgar Violin Concerto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cellist Alisa Weilerstein talks about her new project Fragments and we examine the Tieffenbrucker family of luthiers. 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