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ON THE BEAT News and analysis 12 / Premiere 16 / Competitions 18 PRODUCTS LIFE LESSONS With violinist Pierre Amoyal OPINION Rodrigo Moro Martín argues for flexibility in the double bass bow hold POSTCARD FROM BOCA RATON The Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
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IN FOCUS An 1824 violin by Nicolas Lupot TRADE SECRETS A method for making and fitting purfling using fish glue MY SPACE Julia Jostes and Simon Eberl give a tour of their workshop in Lübeck, Germany MAKING MATTERS Milo Stamm gives tips on joining the wood for the top and back plates MASTERCLASS Amit Peled on the second movement of Beethoven’s Cello Sonata no.4 TECHNIQUE US bassist Rob Nairn discusses performing with gut strings on the double bass REVIEWS Concerts 84 / Recordings 88 / Books 97 FROM THE ARCHIVE A portrait of cellist Guilhermina Suggia, from April 1923 SENTIMENTAL WORK Cellist Tanja Tetzlaff chooses Lutosławski’s 1970 Cello Concerto www.thestrad.com
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