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In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the French jazz violinist shares his go-to tech accessories

The cellist shares how the theme of love sets the tone for his latest album with pianist Marianna Shirinyan, featuring works and transcriptions of Schubert, Robert and Clara Schumann, Brahms and Richard Strauss

Virgil Boutellis-Taft looks ahead to performances at the Berlin Philharmonie and Carnegie Hall in the coming weeks, after a shoulder injury forced him to take a two-year break from playing. Here, he shares his methods of rehabilitation and preparation, as well as perspectives gained away from his violin

In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the Dutch Gypsy Jazz violinist shares his go-to tech accessories

Embarking on several Shostakovich string quartet performance cycles over 2024 and 2025, members of the Brodsky Quartet answer our questions on how to tackle this mammoth of a task

In our Accessories 2024 supplement, the Swiss violinist, vocalist and composer shares her go-to tech accessories

Ahead of a performance with the English Symphony Orchestra at the Elgar Festival on 1 June, the violinist shares the significance of this work throughout her musical journey

As artist in residence at the 2024 Elgar Festival, the violinist shares what the music of Elgar means to her, as well as ways she hopes to engage with audiences

In our Accessories 2024 supplement, US five-string fiddler shares his go-to tech accessories

Laurence Vittes found himself impressed by the talent at the Netherlands Violin Competition in Utrecht, as well as swept away by the diverse array of non-classical styles at its sister Night of the Violin festival