Contents:
- GARY KARR The influential US double bassist died on 16 July at the age of 83. His friend and colleague David Murray pays tribute to the world-renowned musician and tutor
- TABEA ZIMMERMANN For the German violist and pedagogue, talented students are an inspiration. Pauline Harding learns how her teaching methods benefit both tutor and student
- DENVER ADULT STRINGS CAMP Hattie Butterworth discovers how a post-pandemic project has given rise to a passionate community of amateur string players in Colorado and beyond
- STRING TEACHERS’ DEVELOPMENT How can educators improve their tutoring skills? Peter Somerford looks at the options, from workshops to summer academies to ambassador programmes
- LUTHERIE IN BERLIN Daniel Kogge looks at the history of violin making in the German capital, and how its development paralleled the area’s social and political fortunes
- SESSION REPORT Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina talks to Charlotte Gardner about the challenge of taking on Bach’s Solo Cello Suites, and how she put her own stamp on them
- SMALL VIOLAS Bas Maas and Francesco Piasentini report on a series of experiments aiming to find out whether diminutive violas could have as ‘big’ a sound as larger models
- FIDDLER ON THE ROOF An innovative production of the classic 1964 musical is currently touring the UK. Violinist Raphael Papo, who plays the Fiddler, explains how he made the part his own
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS A 1705 violin by G.B. Rogeri
- TRADE SECRETS Lucile Sanders gives a guide to adding a marquetry inlay to an instrument
- MY SPACE Wiebke Lüders of Voss, Norway
- MAKING MATTERS Why the future of all bows made from pernambuco could be in jeopardy
- MASTERCLASS Violinist Nancy Zhou gives her thoughts on playing Ysaÿe’s Rêve d’enfant
- TECHNIQUE Tips for effective practice
- LIFE LESSONS The memories and opinions of violinist and composer Aleksey Igudesman
- OPINION Why perfectionism might not be the healthiest mindset for students
- POSTCARD FROM MILAN A report from the 2025 Antonio Mormone International Prize
- POSTCARD FROM PRAGUE The International Metelka Violin Making Competition 2025
- FROM THE ARCHIVE From September 1895
- SENTIMENTAL WORK Thomas Demenga on his love for Haydn’s Cello Concerto no.2
