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Rainer Honeck, Marcel Richters and Larsen Strings
Join us on a trip to Vienna: Watch Rainer Honeck, Marcel Richters and Larsen Strings testing Larsen violin strings on two Stradivari in Marcel Richters’ shop.
Katri’s Blog January 17
We are delighted to welcome Katri Patel as a contributor to the Larsen Strings Blog. Katri is a Finnish born cellist and cello teacher based in London. New Year Promise We live in an increasingly digitalised world where music, books and films are available at...
‘Certainly’ the Best Cello Strings in the World
Larsen Strings: Not ones for blowing our own trumpets but searching for the ‘Best cello strings 2016’ this snippet popped up at the top of the results. This Googled answer is quite correct, of course, but has in no way been sponsored nor influenced by us. Which makes...
Katri’s Blog
We are delighted to welcome Katri Patel as a contributor to the Larsen Strings Blog. Katri is a Finnish born cellist and cello teacher based in London. “It’s not you, it’s the cello.” ‘I once had a pupil turning up for his early Saturday morning lesson...
Larsen Strings is pleased to be: Kronberg Academy Master Partner
This year Larsen Strings returned to Kronberg, and once again we had the pleasure of visiting the Cello Masterclasses and Concerts and meeting with musicians from all parts of the world. How can I optimize my instrument? Dr. Thomas Zwieg, Vice President and Product...
Testing cello strings for children with Katri Patel
Last week we had the great pleasure of receiving a visit from Katri Patel. Katri has been a tremendous help in developing our understanding of how fractional strings for children should be constructed and we were very pleased to have this opportunity of showing her...
Gautier Capuçon: With Larsen Magnacore®
Please join Gautier Capuçon and Larsen Strings at La Fondation Louis Vuitton , Paris. Gautier discusses his long term musical relationship with Laurits Th. Larsen and the essence of what he looks for in his choice of strings: ‘…the...
What do you think?
We have been receiving some requests for elegant and exquisite decoration (otherwise known as stickers) for those well travelled and trusty cello cases out there. We'll be pleased to get something designed but wonder if you have any specific ideas or requests? Please...
Still Growing…
Our sincerest thanks for helping us to grow to (nearly) 1000 Facebook likes @Larsen Strings and it is very much appreciated...Who knows, we might make the Thousand this week with your help. Thank you.
We’ve been listening…
Thank you for your feedback about our new site...We've been listening! We have now added the option to download our catalogue in all four language versions direct from our Home Page for your convenience. The delight of us having instant editing access to our site is...
Can strings really make such a difference?
Trying strings with Vytautas Sondeckis, Solo Cellist at the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, is always gratifying because he is so attentive to the possibilities that strings offer. The very first time Larsen Strings met him, however, Vytautas did not want to try new...
Larsen Strings Sound Compass
Guiding your search for the perfect sound. Whether you are looking for a string set which can bring more brilliance, warmth, focus of sound or broad harmonic spectrum to your instrument, the Sound Compass shows you the direction. Keeping in mind that strings are...
The Larsen Catalogue 2016
We are delighted to present the Larsen Strings 2016 Catalogue in four language versions available for viewing or printing as PDF (A4) from our download section. Please be aware that these 16 page documents come in at around 18Mb so you may need to make a cup of coffee...
The short story of an amazing encounter…
By: Armance Quéro - Cellist – Who ever wonders how these strings, on which we play for hours, are made? I would never have given it a thought, was it not for the presence of the Larsen Strings’ team last March at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. During our...
Petit récit d’une étonnante rencontre…
Par Armance Quéro - Violoncelliste – Qui s’est déjà posé la question de comment sont fabriquées les cordes sur lesquelles on joue des heures entières ? Pas moi en tout cas, si ce n’est avant la venue de Laurits Th. Larsen et de son équipe à la Fondation Louis Vuitton...
Free your voice with Andreas Grünkorn
Trying strings with musicians is always an interesting experience. Not only do we acquire a lot of valuable information about what musicians want and what works for them, it is also amazing to notice the great improvement one single string can make to an entire...
Larsen Strings: The Catalogue
The Larsen Strings Catalogue is now available as German, French and English PDF compilations in our download section where you can also find a comprehensive range of image resources and product specific fact sheets. Please do let us know what you think and we welcome...
Meeting Gautier Capuçon and the Classe d’Excellence de Violoncelle
In the beautiful surroundings of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, in Paris, we had the pleasure of meeting Gautier Capuçon and the students of the Classe d’excellence de Violoncelle. Mr Capuçon, a longtime friend of Laurits Th. Larsen, had invited us to come and meet the...
From Sønderborg in Southern Denmark, to you
When our strings leave Sønderborg in Denmark, they travel to all parts of the world, so you can get a hold of them and use them for your musical activities. To help these strings find their way to you as a musician, we have developed a network of partners who can meet...
The new Magnacore® Arioso strings provide an exceptional opportunity of creating a beautiful, wide and sophisticated sound at a lower tension level
By: Tobias Krutz, a German violinmaker and cellist from Düsseldorf The new Larsen Magnacore® Arioso C and G strings are great and powerful and have at the same time a “round” sound. Each string instrument needs a specific tension level to balance its inner resistance....
