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tonhalleAIR
Sound without a hall
Classical music for everyone is the name of the game at Münsterhof Zurich in mid-June. Together ...
Question 29
Did we really throw instruments in the air?
Yes, we have! The clip for tonhalleAIR shows the reality - at least almost. ...
Augustin Hadelich
The art is in the detail
Augustin Hadelich not only devotes himself to every single note in the musical text. He also ...
Musicians and their violins
Violin stories - Part 1
It is well known that many violins come from Italy. But Egypt? Yes, that also exists. ...
Musicians and their violins
Violin stories - Part 2
Violins can be a piece of history, a piece of home - or even a kind of orange cat. ...
Musicians and their violins
Violin stories - Part 3
Long-standing relationships, a quick decision - and a happy ending to round off our series. ...
Reportage
Stradivari's heirs
The history of the violin once began in the small northern Italian town of Cremona. Even today, ...
Violin bows
The bow makes the music
It is the dream of many violinists to play a Stradivarius or Guarneri. But it's often the right bow ...
Mushroom wood for violins
The Biotech Guarneri
In the laboratories of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Empa in ...
Question 28
What actually is rosin?
Anyone who plays a string instrument always has a piece of resin extract with them. ...
Sounding investments
Four-string treasures
Some of the soloists at the Tonhalle Zurich play on instruments you could buy a house for. How is ...
Concert recording: Gershwin's Concerto in F
Wayne Marshall and Paavo Järvi both love jazz: you can't fail to hear that in this recording. ...

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