Welcome to
Bowed Instrument Strings for Violin, Viola & Cello
Made in Denmark with love and passion
Laurits Th. Larsen. The Founder & CEO of Larsen Strings A/S.
'Can you make me a cello A string?'
The answer was anything but simple but that chance remark led to the creation of Larsen Strings. The first Larsen cello A was successfully delivered from the Larsen family garage and the Larsen family of strings began to grow along with the realisation that:
Although some of the best things happen by chance we can make them truly remarkable by design.
At Larsen Strings we develop, produce and market strings of the finest musical quality for bowed string instruments.
New from Larsen Strings
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Free to Choose
For a strictly limited period we will be including a complimentary A string with all Il Cannone Medium & Soloist sets. So why not experiment with your sound? One A is the classic ‘direct & focused’ Il Cannone whilst the other, as labelled, is a ‘warm & Broad’ alternative option. We would love to hear what you think.
Braimah Kanneh-Mason chose the Warm & Broad A.
Johannes Wildner & Sønderjyllands Symphony Orchestra
We are pleased to announce that we will be exclusively sponsoring the appointment of Johannes Wildner as Chief Conductor at the Sønderjyllands Symphony Orchestra to commence from the 2019-2020 season and for the subsequent two seasons until June 2022.
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The Stradivari Challenge
‘Chaconne’ Stradivarius (1725) versus ‘ex-Hämmerle’ Stradivarius (1709)
Il Cannone® for Violin with both instruments played by Rainer Honeck, Concertmaster, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Laurits Th. Larsen visits Vienna and talks us through a Stradivari challenge at Marcel Richters’ studio. Please view and see and hear the results.
Virtuoso® for Viola
With the development of our Virtuoso Viola strings the focus has been upon creating a new offering for viola D, G and C, built upon the firm foundations of our tried and trusted A. Now also available as Medium Extra Long.
‘Finding a balance of qualities to complement and mutually enhance something old with something new.’
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Il Cannone® for Violin
Designed to bring out the best in your violin, Il Cannone individual strings and sets are available as two versions. The Medium variant has a more moderate tension with an open, colourful, projecting, richer and powerful sound whilst the Soloist brings a fuller tone, with even more presence and focus. Rusanda Panfili performs with Il Cannone.
Friends of Larsen Strings
We work closely with musicians in the development of our strings and invite you to view reviews, videos and to connect with your fellow performers. We couldn't do it without you...
SOLOIST & MAGNACORE
Andreas Brantelid
IL CANNONE
Renaud Capuçon
MAGNACORE
Daniel Müller-Schott
VIRTUOSO VIOLA
Hung-Wei Huang
IL CANNONE
Rusanda Panfili
MAGNACORE
Raphael Wallfisch
MAGNACORE CELLO
Gautier Capuçon
MAGNACORE
Kimberly Patterson
IL CANNONE
Harald Haugaard
IL CANNONE
Charlene Kluegel
MAGNACORE
Norbert Anger
ORIGINAL & MAGNACORE
David Geringas
News from Larsen Strings
Music and Mental Health
Hattie Butterworth’s latest blog entry now online at Larsen Strings. ‘Music and Mental Health - What I’m Doing in October.’ We are very grateful to Hattie for sharing this experience and hope that it is of assistance to fellow musicians. ‘I’ve spoken before on my blog...
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Timo-Veikko Valve
Timo-Veikko “Tipi” Valve performs as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader on both modern and period instruments. In 2006, Valve was appointed Principal Cello of the Australian Chamber Orchestra with whom he frequently appears as a soloist. Valve also...
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Kronberg Academy Presentation
Mastering the technical challenges and an authentic musical expression are the keys to the successful performance of a composition. To achieve these things, the instrument needs to respond easily and produce a rich variety of harmonic colour. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Zwieg...
read more“If I was not deeply devoted to music, I would not be manufacturing strings. I still consider myself primarily a musician…”
Aiming for Sustainable Solutions
We are participating in Project ZERO. The entire Sonderborg area is involved in the vision of creating a CO2 neutral growth area before 2029. Larsen Strings has been awarded Silver Certification.
Our aim is to work toward sustainable solutions at Larsen Strings. As a company we have chosen to support the environment by upgrading to the CO2 neutral energy plan ‘Medvind’ as supplied by SE’s Danish Land Wind Turbines.
Elholm 6, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark.
Larsen Strings A/S has chosen to support the environment by upgrading to the CO2 neutral energy plan ‘Medvind’ as supplied by SE’s Danish Land Wind Turbines. Awarded Silver Certification as a corporate participant in Project ZERO (Sønderborg).