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Clifford Hall looks at some of their solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS<\/strong> Claudio Amighetti examines a violin made in 1705 by Antonio Maria Lavazza<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> Innovative home-made tools<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong> Vinay Murali from Kerala, India<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS<\/strong> The use of infrared light for instrument diagnostics<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS<\/strong> Liza Ferschtman on the second movement of the Brahms Violin Concerto<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE<\/strong> Violist Alan George discusses string quartet playing through a viola lens<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS<\/strong> The memories and opinions of US violinist Melissa White<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION<\/strong> Why playing duets in lessons is both useful and important for students<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM CALIFORNIA<\/strong> A report from the 2025 Music@Menlo festival<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM IDAHO<\/strong> Emma Baker gives her thoughts on the Sun Valley Music Festival<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong> From November 1905<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK<\/strong> Krysia Osostowicz on playing Shostakovich\u2019s String Quartet no.15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an American-themed issue. we talk to legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman for his 80th birthday and examine Paul Hindemith\u2019s years Stateside. 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Plus a Brahms Masterclass and violinist Melissa White\u2019s Life Lessons.<\/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-7810 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1024x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-600x120.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[108,113],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7809","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":182,"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 v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>November 2025 - The Strad Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In an American-themed issue, we talk to legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman for his 80th birthday and examine Paul Hindemith\u2019s years Stateside. 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