- JOHANNES MOSER The German–Canadian cellist has always championed experimental repertoire and loves exploring the electric cello’s possibilities, as he tells Peter Quantrill
- JACOB STAINER’S BIRTH The exact year of the Tyrolean luthier’s birth has always been a matter of debate. Heinz Noflatscher reviews the evidence and reveals why we now have a good idea
- SESSION REPORT Violinist Rachel Podger and pianist Christopher Glynn tell Harry White how their recording of Beethoven’s violin sonatas became a mix of styles and specialisms
- SCHROETTER AND ROTH Clifford Hall tracks the careers of two scions of German violin dynasties, both of whom left their homeland to represent their families’ interests in America
- OTHERLANDS What happened when US five-string fiddler Casey Driessen brought his music to six different countries on a nine-month road trip? He recalls the highs and lows
Plus:
- IN FOCUS A 1661 viola by Enrico Catenar
- TRADE SECRETS Stefan Krattenmacher presents his method for installing ‘Baker-style’ fine tuners
- MY SPACE Mittenwald maker Rainer Leonhardt
- MAKING MATTERS Why luthiers might find it useful to class players into various ‘types’
- MASTERCLASS Eldbjørg Hemsing on the first movement of Grieg’s Violin Sonata no.2
- TECHNIQUE Cellist Ophélie Gaillard gives tips on how to improve your bowing technique
- LIFE LESSONS The memories and opinions of American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers
- OPINION Eliciting feedback from students is an important – and overlooked – part of teaching
- POSTCARD FROM PARIS The 2022 String Quartet Biennale at the Philharmonie de Paris
- FROM THE ARCHIVE From April 1902
- SENTIMENTAL WORK Double bassist Christine Hoock shares her love for Mišek’s Sonata no.2
