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PRODUCTS LIFE LESSONS With double bassist Gary Karr OPINION Julian Lloyd Webber argues against the standard repertoire choices for auditions POSTCARD FROM IDAHO The Sun Valley Music Festival hosts its 2021 edition
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IN FOCUS A 1926 violin by John Friedrich TRADE SECRETS Bow maker Eric Lane shows how to make a cutter for a Parisian-eye ring MY SPACE Miami-based luthier Giancarlo Arcieri MAKING MATTERS How luthiers can help musicians who have trouble playing 5ths MASTERCLASS Violist Richard O’Neill of the Takács Quartet on Brahms’s String Quartet no.3 TECHNIQUE Cellist Denis Severin gives hints and tips for practising on open strings REVIEWS Concerts 86 / Recordings 90 / Books 97 FROM THE ARCHIVE A 1911 column reveals how dealers once sought to deceive their customers SENTIMENTAL WORK Cellist Jeffrey Solow on his love for Brahms’s Symphony no.1
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