Contents:
- ITZHAK PERLMAN AT 80 As he enters his ninth decade, the Israeli–American violinist tells Ariane Todes about his long career and his surprising new role as a social media star
- AMERICAN BOWS IN 1925 Raphael Gold explores why the Jazz Age saw a boom in US bow production, tells the stories of some of the key protagonists and examines several of their bows
- CALIDORE QUARTET The four members of the New York-based group speak to Thomas May about their training, repertoire choices, and recording Beethoven’s complete quartets
- HINDEMITH 130 To mark the 130th anniversary of his birth, Carlos María Solare examines the composer’s life and career, focusing on the years he spent in the United States
- SESSION REPORT British violinist Chloë Hanslip talks to Harry White about her latest album featuring concertos by US composers Robert Russell Bennett and Vernon Duke
- AMPLIFIED INSTRUMENTS At the dawn of the recording era, violin makers tried a number of different ways to make their instruments louder. Clifford Hall looks at some of their solutions
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS Claudio Amighetti examines a violin made in 1705 by Antonio Maria Lavazza
- TRADE SECRETS Innovative home-made tools
- MY SPACE Vinay Murali from Kerala, India
- MAKING MATTERS The use of infrared light for instrument diagnostics
- MASTERCLASS Liza Ferschtman on the second movement of the Brahms Violin Concerto
- TECHNIQUE Violist Alan George discusses string quartet playing through a viola lens
- LIFE LESSONS The memories and opinions of US violinist Melissa White
- OPINION Why playing duets in lessons is both useful and important for students
- POSTCARD FROM CALIFORNIA A report from the 2025 Music@Menlo festival
- POSTCARD FROM IDAHO Emma Baker gives her thoughts on the Sun Valley Music Festival
- FROM THE ARCHIVE From November 1905
- SENTIMENTAL WORK Krysia Osostowicz on playing Shostakovich’s String Quartet no.15
