Contents:
- ABEL SELAOCOE The South African cellist, composer and vocalist tells Lauren Wesley-Smith about his latest album, and his ambitions for increasing engagement with audiences
- COLERIDGE-TAYLOR 150 Leading violin soloists talk to Bruce Hodges about the musical legacy of possibly the most successful black composer in the world during his own lifetime
- TEACHING LUTHERIE IN LATIN AMERICA Peter Somerford reports on the work of an initiative encouraging people in Central and South America to learn about instrument making and restoration
- SESSION REPORT British Baroque violinist Rachel Podger tells Peter Quantrill about her latest album of sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, recorded with Brecon Baroque
- STRING PLAYERS AND INJURY Despite growing awareness of the dangers, a stigma still remains around the discussing of medical issues. Philippa Bunting looks at the resources for musicians
- BRIDGE ACOUSTICS Jim Woodhouse leads a team of researchers to find out how far the acoustic effects of making alterations to the violin bridge can be simulated in a computer
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS Colin Adamson looks at a well-preserved 1659 violin by Nicolò Amati
- TRADE SECRETS The second of two articles on creating neck graft sockets
- MY SPACE A look round the workshop of Zoltán Délczeg of Budapest, Hungary
- MAKING MATTERS Attempting to make a full instrument using a CNC machine
- MASTERCLASS Kristin Lee on the first movement of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata no.9 in A major
- TECHNIQUE Théotime Voisin gives tips on playing natural harmonics on the double bass
- LIFE LESSONS With US bassist Joseph Conyers
- OPINION Why you should have faith in your ability after a long break from your instrument
- POSTCARD FROM BORDEAUX The Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition
- FROM THE ARCHIVE From August 1905
- SENTIMENTAL WORK US violist Nadia Sirota on her love for Hindemith’s Trauermusik
