In this issue:
- Vilde Frang: The Norwegian violinist on her unusual path to international acclaim, and the unlikely pairing of works on her new album
- Analysing a violin case made in the Stradivari workshop
- The Danish Quartet on their folk music project
- Mischa Maisky celebrates a half century in the business
- The newest techniques for accurately dating instruments – and finding fakes
- In Focus: A Richard Meares bass viol from 1669
- Trade Secrets: Bow maker Markus Laine gives a method for filling in gaps in Pernambuco
- My Space: Florentine luthier Emanuele Abolaffio
- Making Matters: Steven Sirr and John Waddle with new research on the ’longitudinal arch structure’
- Life Lessons: The thoughts and memories of German cellist Alban Gerhardt
- Opinion: String culture must evolve or die
- Postcard from China: The 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition
- Masterclass: Violinist Pablo Hernán Benedí on Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet
- Technique: Gabriel Prynn discusses how to tackle rhythm in modern repertoire
- Sentimental Work: Bruno Giuranna on Hindemith’s notorious Solo Viola Sonata
