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Please view/download our string silk guides for Larsen Strings violin, viola and cello to identify string types from the ball, silks and windings. Each Larsen string has a unique combination of markers and these are listed by instrument and product in the following...
Jonathan Roozeman
A warm (and broad) Larsen welcome to the cellist, Jonathan Roozeman. Great to have you with us! “Jonathan Roozeman proved a virtuoso” (New York Times) “Star of the evening!” (Helsingin Sanomat) “Throughout he showed astonishing focus, in a work that requires the...
Welcome Pablo Ferrández
It is our great pleasure to officially welcome Pablo Ferrández to the Larsen Strings Family. And a considerable honour to have been chosen by Pablo to complement Stradivari’s “Lord Aylesford”. Larsen Magnacore, a perfect combination. Great to have you with us, Pablo....
Talking to Maria Zachariadou
Hattie Butterworth talks to Maria Zachariadou, Assistant Principal Cello, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra about orchestras, auditions and studying music. ‘So as long as you are honest with yourself about what you enjoy and what gives you energy, I think the right space...
NAMM Show 2020
We will are at NAMM 2020 at the Anaheim Convention Center January 16-19th in association with our good friends Glasser NY. We look forward to seeing you and we, just may, have something very special with us… Booth 9048 NAMM
String Reviews
A penny for your thoughts and, no, we don’t pay for reviews but do welcome any submitted to us. We do encourage you to share your thoughts –not so much for our benefit but more for providing guidance and insight for your fellow musicians. For example, Joseph Dawson,...
The Season’s Greetings
‘Made and played with love and passion.’ As the calendar soon moves into the 20s, Larsen Strings is moving into its 30s. Since 1990 and that very first cello A string, it has been quite a journey and thank you for helping us to pursue the passion. With our warmest...
The Kanneh-Masons
Larsen Family News Fabulous to see the Kanneh-Mason family performing on last night’s broadcast of The Royal Variety Performance and the entire (bowed strings) family performing with…Larsen Strings. Congratulations! Also in the news. Sheku is interviewed at GQ Hype...
Anna Agafia Egholm
Welcoming the 2019 Tibor Varga International Violin Competition 1st prize winner, Anna Agafia Egholm, to the Larsen Strings Family. The Danish violinist Anna Egholm has performed as a soloist with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Bergen Philharmonic...
Jian Wang
A new family member, Jian Wang, the world renowned cellist is now a Larsen Artist. Jian Wang visited us here in Sønderborg this September and was of invaluable help in helping us to develop our cello family. Great to have you with us ‘officially’ but, in truth, we...
Matthias Bartolomey -Update
We just received some great new images and some very kind words from the cellist Matthias Bartolomey and we thought that we would share these with you. Matthias’ profile page at Larsen Strings has just been updated including a video of Matthias and Klemens Bittmann...
Eric Kim
New to the Larsen Strings Family, Eric Kim, Professor of Music (Cello) Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Our thanks go to our US distributor Glasser NY for putting Eric in contact with us. And yes, this really is family, Eric is the brother of violinist Benny...
Tina Guo
When Rusanda met Tina. Larsen Artist Rusanda Panfili is currently on tour with The World of Hans Zimmer starring alongside Tina Guo. Tina has been playing Larsen Strings for quite some time and Rusanda suggested a link up with us. And it just so happened that the tour...
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...