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"We are all crazy": Malaysian violin maker reflects on a life in tune with the music

SBS News In Depth

Jul 20, 202503:28

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Over the last decade, Malaysia’s first professional violin maker has earned many international accolades. Now, Tan Chin Seng is mentoring a new generation of makers from his studio near Kuala Lumpur. It's a craft still little known in Malaysia and Southeast Asia more widely - something Tan hopes to change.

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