Features:
- DAVID GARRETT The superstar violinist tells Charlotte Smith about mixing classical and crossover, and how studying composition at Juilliard has helped him with arrangements
- LUDWIG BAUSCH The work of the German bow maker and his sons has often been unfairly overlooked. Josef P. Gabriel redresses the balance with an in-depth look at his bows
- SESSION REPORT Janusz Wawrowski explains how he found a sense of optimism in his new arrangement of Rózycki’s Violin Concerto, in conversation with Harry White
- GUT STRINGS Almost lost to the mists of time, the methods of Germany’s 19th-century string makers have been found – in lyrical form. Kai Köpp investigates the history
- TWO SHAPIROS The lives of Eudice Shapiro and Frances Magnes (née Shapiro) provide a vivid insight into the lives of mid-20th-century female players, as Tully Potter explains
- STRINGS AND PIANO Pauline Harding speaks to musicians and tutors to discover how they manage to create a perfect sound balance in chamber music ensembles
