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Contents VOL.134 ISSUE NO 1597 M AY 2 0 2 3 26 COVER STORY Alina Ibragimova 34 Luthiers Sans Frontières 4 THE STRAD MAY 2023 EDITOR’S LETTER 7 CONTRIBUTORS 8 SOUNDPOST 10 FEATURES 26 34 40 46 52 54 ALINA IBRAGIMOVA The UK-based violinist speaks to Jessica Duchen about her myriad influences, lockdown projects and making the move to becoming a player–director LUTHIERS SANS FRONTIÈRES For the past two decades, luthiers have been teaching their skills to people in some of the world’s poorest countries. Peter Somerford discovers their stories THE BLIND STRING PLAYER Being visually impaired has never prevented Myra Ross from fulfilling her dream of playing the violin and viola in quartets, orchestras and chamber music groups SHOSTAKOVICH CELLO SONATA Elizabeth Wilson sifts through the various editions of the Russian composer’s 1934 work, in an attempt to decipher the real intention behind the piece SESSION REPORT Baroque violinist Rachel Podger speaks to Toby Deller about her most recent project, recording some of C.P.E. Bach’s sonatas for violin and keyboard PLATE ARCHINGS AND TONE The first of two articles in which luthier Nigel Harris presents his findings on the relationship between the plates, bass-bar, soundpost and a violin’s sound www.thestrad.com
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LUTHERIE 61 In Focus 40 The blind string player FRONT 12 19 20 23 24 ON THE BEAT News and analysis 12 / Premiere 16 / Competitions 18 PRODUCTS LIFE LESSONS With cellist Catherine Hewgill OPINION Deputising for another musician in an ensemble requires its own set of skills POSTCARD FROM OSLO A report from the ‘Master to Master’ violin symposium REGULARS 61 64 68 70 72 76 80 97 98 IN FOCUS A look at an 1894 violin by the Milan-based luthier Gaetano Antoniazzi TRADE SECRETS Erich Perrotta gives his method for restoring a bow octagon MY SPACE Cyprus-based Michalis Pantelides MAKING MATTERS Examining the tonal qualities and resonance of great instruments MASTERCLASS Violist Paul Laraia discusses Glazunov’s Elegy for viola and piano op.44 TECHNIQUE Israeli violinist Itzhak Rashkovsky passes on hints on playing with sostenuto REVIEWS Concerts 80 / Recordings 84 / Books 92 FROM THE ARCHIVE An interview with Spanish virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate, from May 1893 SENTIMENTAL WORK Violist Antoine Tamestit talks about Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante www.thestrad.com 64 Trade Secrets TEACHING AND LEARNING 72 Masterclass 76 Technique * * 0 MUSIC 80 Concerts 84 Recordings MAY 2023 THE STRAD 5

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Contents

VOL.134 ISSUE NO

1597

M AY 2 0 2 3

26 COVER STORY Alina Ibragimova

34 Luthiers Sans Frontières

4 THE STRAD MAY 2023

EDITOR’S LETTER 7 CONTRIBUTORS 8 SOUNDPOST 10

FEATURES

26

34

40

46

52

54

ALINA IBRAGIMOVA

The UK-based violinist speaks to Jessica Duchen about her myriad influences, lockdown projects and making the move to becoming a player–director

LUTHIERS SANS FRONTIÈRES

For the past two decades, luthiers have been teaching their skills to people in some of the world’s poorest countries. Peter Somerford discovers their stories

THE BLIND STRING PLAYER

Being visually impaired has never prevented Myra Ross from fulfilling her dream of playing the violin and viola in quartets, orchestras and chamber music groups

SHOSTAKOVICH CELLO SONATA

Elizabeth Wilson sifts through the various editions of the Russian composer’s 1934 work, in an attempt to decipher the real intention behind the piece

SESSION REPORT

Baroque violinist Rachel Podger speaks to Toby Deller about her most recent project, recording some of C.P.E. Bach’s sonatas for violin and keyboard

PLATE ARCHINGS AND TONE

The first of two articles in which luthier Nigel Harris presents his findings on the relationship between the plates, bass-bar, soundpost and a violin’s sound www.thestrad.com

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