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The ‘Mara’ Stradivari’s turbulent history Making sense of New Complexity

Masterclass: Haydn’s

‘Sunrise’ Quartet

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‘It’s a long process to learn how to read each other’s body language, for the sound to blend’

ZIMMERMANN TRIO

FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN, ANTOINE TAMESTIT

UK£5.50 US$11.25 CAN$14.50

AND CHRISTIAN POLTÉRA ON THE DELICATE BALANCE REQUIRED FOR STRING TRIO PLAYING