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Image: Dr Thomas Zwieg and Ole Wichman with Rusanda Panfili and Tina Guo

Jean-Guihen Queyras

by Larsenstrings | Jul 9, 2024 | Cello, Quotes, Uncategorised, Welcome

A warm welcome to Jean-Guihen Queyras: 'The flexibility & warm power of my Larsen strings are the ideal tool to let the music blossom effortlessly.' Hearing is believing. Bach: Queyras. Complete cello suites new album released September 2024 (the 2023 sessions) on...

Ivan Skanavi

by Larsenstrings | Jul 2, 2024 | Cello, Quotes, Technical insight, Welcome

Ivan Skanavi, winner of the 2022 Grand-Prix Emanuel Feuermann, is one of the leading cellists of his generation, captivating audiences with his broad stylistic sound spectrum, clear projection and vast range of colours. Larsen Performing Artist. Find out more... Ivan...

Prof. Mathias Johansen

by Larsenstrings | May 29, 2024 | Cello, Quotes, Technical insight, Welcome

Welcome Mathias Johansen, cellist, Professor at the State Conservatory, Vorarlberg. “I’ve been playing with Larsen strings enthusiastically since the 1990s. Particularly the latest developments in the Magnacore and Il Cannone lines allow me to translate my musical...

Hyunseok Yoo review of Il Cannone Direct & Focused

by Larsenstrings | May 22, 2024 | Uncategorised

Our thanks to Hyunseok Yoo for this review of Il Cannone Direct & Focused for violin. Music credit: Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28. Hyunseok Yoo. I was very happy to hear that I was...

Prof. Duek Woo Kim

by Larsenstrings | May 15, 2024 | Quotes, Technical insight, Uncategorised, Violin, Welcome

Duek Woo Kim is Professor of Orchestral Studies in the School of Arts at Chung-Ang University. Prof. Duek Woo Kim. The interview with violinist Duek Woo Kim reviewing Larsen Strings Il Cannone Gold for violin was published in the February 2024 issue of The Strad. It...

Fedor Rudin: Il Cannone Gold

by Larsenstrings | May 14, 2024 | Quotes, Technical insight, Uncategorised, Violin, Welcome

“It’s a beautiful feeling when the instrument and all its associated “tools” form a symbiosis and simply work. That’s how I felt when I first tried the Larsen Cannone Gold strings on my newly borrowed Stradivarius: they not only brought out the creamy, warm, and...

How do I clean and look after my strings?

by Larsenstrings | Apr 25, 2024 | Cello, Technical insight, Viola, Violin, Welcome

How do I clean and look after my strings? We have put together some guides on the recommended cleaning process, daily and thorough, to keep your Larsen strings in optimal condition. Available now (links):

Anne Akiko Meyers

by Larsenstrings | Apr 24, 2024 | Quotes, Uncategorised, Violin, Welcome

Prague Philharmonia and Anne Akiko Meyers: Purity, punch and dynamically dense performance…review via bio at Opera+…the captivating Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor by Antonín Dvořák, where her historically valuable instrument, the Ex-Vieuxtemps Guarneri...

The Violin Channel

by Larsenstrings | Apr 23, 2024 | Uncategorised

"They are undoubtedly our most versatile strings yet." The Larsen Il Cannone Direct & Focused violin strings are stirring quite a conversation. After extensive testing worldwide, we found that 9 out of 10 violinists we tested with, preferred the Il Cannone Direct...

Narek Hakhnazaryan

by Larsenstrings | Apr 23, 2024 | Cello, Quotes, Technical insight, Welcome

"I have been 'Strings Wonderer' for many years, jumping from one combination of strings to another, trying different brands in search for the perfect fit for me. But when I discovered the Larsen Strings universe for the first time I knew right away that the...

Prof. Konstantin Heidrich

by Larsenstrings | Apr 2, 2024 | Cello, Quotes, Welcome

Welcome Prof. Konstantin Heidrich, Professor of Cello at the Berlin University of the Arts and cellist with the Fauré Quartett. Wonderful to have you with us. . . . Prof. Konstantin Heidrich

Optimising Your Sound With Dr. Thomas Zwieg

by Larsenstrings | Mar 28, 2024 | Cello, Technical insight, Viola, Violin, Visits, Welcome

Ever wondered what influences the response, volume, and timbre of your instrument, and how you can optimise this? In this full presentation, Dr. Thomas Zweig, Vice President of Product Development at Larsen Strings provides...