Features:
- The ‘Vieuxtemps’ Guarneri ‘Del Gesù’: part two of an in-depth study of the world’s most expensive instrument, plus Anne Akiko Meyers discusses playing it
- The golden rules for playing outdoors
- The life and times of trailblazing Afro-Cuban violinist Joseph White
- John Eliot Gardiner’s pioneering Monteverdi Apprentices
- Tracing the evidence for a lost Stradivari mould
Regulars:
- In Focus: A 1701 cello by David Tecchler
- Trade Secrets: Ken Altman’s device for extracting a pearl slide from a bow frog
- My Space: The workshop of Austrian luthier Hans Pluhar
- Making Matters: The tricky subject of fingerboard dimensions and curves
- Life Lessons: The memories and reflections of South Korean violinist Kyung Wha Chung
- Opinion: Not all instrumentalists are natural performers
- Masterclass: Adrian Butterfield gives his thoughts on Handel’s Violin Sonata in G minor
- Technique: Gwen Thompson-Robinow discusses flexibility in the right hand
- Sentimental Work: Pekka Kuusisto discusses Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto no.1 in D major
- We also bring you news of the latest competitions, products and auctions, and comprehensive reviews of concerts, CDs and books.
- Plus, Accessories 2018: your guide to strings, bridges, rosin, pickups, and much more