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The Human Touch-New York's Metropolitan Museum Unveils an Exhibition Correlating Instruments to the Body | Strings Magazine

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1874 Violino Harpa Forma Maxima by Thomas Zach and Grigori Sturdza, Courtesy Musée de la Musique, Cité de la Musique-Philharmonie de Paris (E.668) By Brian Wise | From the May/June 2026 issue of Strings When Knoxville, Tennessee, violin maker Kelvin Scott created a set of violins featuring intricately carved heads atop their pegboxes, he saw it as a chance "to do something a little more flamboyant" without affecting the sound or playability of his instruments.
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Red Carpet Repertoire-The Leap from Silver Screen to Concert Hall Isn't Always an Easy One | Strings Magazine

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Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma perform music from the Oscar-winning score of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, during the 73rd Annual Academy Awards, Photo courtesy of A.M.P.A.S. By Brian Wise | From the March/April 2026 issue of Strings As awards season reaches its climax with the Academy Awards in March, it remains to be seen if the best original score winner finds a way into the repertoire of string players. We've seen this picture before.
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Soloist, Step Forward—Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto Gives the Instrument Something Colorful to Say

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By Brian Wise | From the January/February 2026 issue of Strings Leila Josefowicz had a digital-age epiphany when she received a handwritten copy of the score to Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto, soon after its premiere in 2005. “It was so fascinating to see the care, elegance, and clarity of his handwriting,” she recalls. “I’m missing that so much now with Sibelius [the software] and different computer formats. You don’t see so much of the composer’s personality through their writing.
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