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The Larsen Strings Video Collection
Visit the Larsen Video Channel: In performance and in discussion with Gautier Capuçon, Simon Morris, Tom Woods, Katri Patel, Andreas Brantelid, Renaud Capuçon, Christopher Franzius, Norbert Anger, Rainer Honeck, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Josef...
The Centenary: Elgar’s Cello Concerto
“The concerto mourns the past, embraces the inevitability of change and holds within it a sense of timeless creative genius, the idea of a higher power working through Elgar.” Larsen Strings contributor Hattie Butterworth is a British cellist studying with...
Larsen Desktop Calendar 2020
By popular request, the Larsen Strings 2020 desktop calendar is now available to download for your desktop with our compliments. It is available in two sizes (aspect ratio) regular (4.3) and widescreen (16.9). Please enjoy!
Mindful Music Making
Alina's Vision... "My vision is to create a safe space for musicians, where they find the emotional, psychological and physical support. We are expected to perform at the highest level under exceptional pressure, to compete with each other and at the same time, to be...
Narek Hakhnazaryan
Welcome Narek Hakhnazaryan to Larsen Strings: Since winning the Cello First Prize and Gold Medal at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011 at the age of 22, Narek Hakhnazaryan has inspired audiences with his artistry, securing a reputation as one of the...
Tobias Breider
Welcome to Tobias Breider, Principal Viola at the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Tobias also regularly tours giving recitals and is a member of Ensemble Q in Brisbane and teaches at the Sydney Conservatorium and as a guest teacher at the Australian National Academy of...
Paul Cortese
Welcome violist Paul Cortese to the Larsen Strings Family. Paul plays Virtuoso for viola. 'Besides my activity in the Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona as viola professor and chamber music professor, I also am the administrator of the largest group on Facebook...
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, one of the brightest young stars on the classical music scene, became a household name worldwide in May 2018 after performing at the Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Windsor Castle. His performance was greeted with universal excitement...
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Friedrich Thiele
Welcoming the cellist Friedrich Thiele to the family at Larsen Strings. Friedrich is currently helping us with the development of new prototypes and we are delighted to now formally welcome him on board here at Sønderborg. A prize winning young cellist with an...
The Sounds of Music
Hattie Butterworth talks to Lowri Probert, who is studying for a BMus in voice at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. Lowri has been volunteering at the Seashell Trust, a non-maintained special school based in Cheadle Hulme for the past year, as part of...
Matthias Bartolomey
A warm Sønderborg welcome to Matthias Bartolomey who has just joined the Larsen Strings family. In 2012 together with the Jazzviolinist and Mandola player Klemens Bittmann he formed the Duo BartolomeyBittmann - progressive strings Vienna which has become a main focus...
Leonard Elschenbroich
We have been working with Leonard Elschenbroich for the past twenty years and are delighted to now make things official. He has been of considerable help with the testing and development of our cello range and we are honoured to welcome Leonard as a Larsen Artist....
Nicolas Altstaedt. Larsen Artist.
Introducing a new member of the Larsen Strings family: the cellist Nicolas Altstaedt. As a soloist, conductor and artistic director, Nicolas performs a repertoire spanning from early music to the contemporary. For a more extensive biography of Nicolas, please tap:...
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...
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...
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...
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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 &...
All the things besides
Hattie Butterworth explores the relationship between poetry and music in her latest blog entry. Responding to music with words is such a wonderful way of capturing the moment and transmuting one experience into another. During the summer the past few years in London,...