Contents:
- NEMANJA RADULOVIĆ The flamboyant Serbian violinist talks to Charlotte Gardner about his new Prokofiev album and the importance of remaining true to his artistic integrity
- PRESSENDA DOUBLE BASS Tsutomu Miyasaka reveals the story of how an instrument, previously thought to be a Leopold Noiriel, was identified as the work of Giovanni Francesco Pressenda
- SELF-EFFICACY FOR ADULT LEARNERS Cellist and teacher Billy Tobenkin gives advice for adult learners on maintaining their sense of fulfilment and motivation as they progress on their instrument
- BRANDENBURG EXPERIMENTS Adam Winskill explains how two teams of violin makers built two almost identical violins at the annual German workshop – but only one with treated tonewood
- SESSION REPORT The members of the Neave Trio talk to Hattie Butterworth about their latest album In Her Hands, made up of repertoire by female composers
- US SCHOOL REPAIR SHOPS A few American public school districts have introduced in-house instrument repair facilities. Rita Fernandes looks at how they work and the benefit to students
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS A c.1890 viola by Enrico Marchetti
- TRADE SECRETS Jaime Gabriel González’s method for jointing backs and fronts
- MY SPACE Nurgül Çomak of Istanbul, Turkey
- MAKING MATTERS Can the properties of tonewood be affected by smoke?
- MASTERCLASS Amit Even-Tov, cellist of the Ariel Quartet, on the first movement of Beethoven’s ‘Serioso’ String Quartet op.95
- TECHNIQUE Violist Henrik Frendin on incorporating improvisation into daily practice
- LIFE LESSONS The memories and opinions of the Takács Quartet’s Edward Dusinberre
- OPINION Why the larger muscle groups matter for string players
- POSTCARD FROM GENEVA A report from the 2025 Concours de Genève viola competition
- FROM THE ARCHIVE From March 1906
- SENTIMENTAL WORK Mihaela Martin on her love for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
