June 2021

Features:

• BOMSORI KIM    The Korean violinist talks to Andrew Mellor about instruments, performing during the pandemic, and releasing her first album on Deutsche Grammophon
• KNOPF DYNASTY  The noted family of bow makers had a seismic influence on the industry in both Germany and America. Gennady Filimonov looks at five generations of the clan
• JOSEPH WHITE  Yavet Boyadjiev explores the Cuban-born violinist’s 1875 tour to the US, when he became the first black soloist to perform with the nascent New York Philharmonic
• SESSION REPORT   The members of the Sitkovetsky Trio tell Tom Stewart how they came to record piano trios by Ravel and Saint-Saëns for their latest release
• VINCENZO POSTIGLIONE  The most important Neapolitan luthier of the late 19th century brought a personal touch to his copying. Luigi Sisto examines two examples to show how he did it
• 12 ENSEMBLE   Toby Deller speaks to the founders and co-artistic directors of the conductorless London-based outfit which mixes chamber concerts with cross-genre collaboration

Regulars:

• IN FOCUS   An 1875 viola by Domenico Degani
• TRADE SECRETS     Rudolf Pilsel’s method for creating ad hoc moulds for one-off commissions
• MY SPACE  Maison Bernard, the Brussels-based workshop of luthiers Jan and Matthijs Strick
• MAKING MATTERS   Basic bow maintenance
• MASTERCLASS   US violinist Jennifer Koh gives her thoughts on performing Tchaikovsky’s three-part work Souvenir d’un lieu cher
• TECHNIQUE    Viola tutor Evan Wilson gives a guide to calisthenics for the left hand
• LIFE LESSONS    The memories and opinions of the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Satu Vänskä
• OPINION   Students too often prioritise bow technique at the expense of musicality
• FROM THE ARCHIVE    A 1951 writer asks whether machines could ever do the work of cellists
• SENTIMENTAL WORK    Carolin Widmann on her love for Schubert’s Fantasy in C minor

And in Accessories 2021:

• COVID-19 SAFETY FOR ORCHESTRAS    How have ensembles managed to keep their players safe during rehearsals and concerts?
• LOW-LATENCY PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY    Developments in hardware and software that allow musicians to collaborate in real time