1677 ‘ROMANOV’ NICOLÒ AMATI VIOLA: Alberto Giordano and Rudolf Hopfner examine a cut-down instrument that displays features of both the 81-year-old maker and his son, Girolamo Amati II
ROYAL DANISH ORCHESTRA: The oldest ensemble in Denmark has a distinct string sound – partly because of its unique collection of instruments. Andrew Mellor discovers its fascinating history
MUSICIANS ON SCREEN: It’s jarring when an extra on film or TV clearly doesn’t know how to play their instrument. Kathleen Ross explains why studios need to use professional musicians
REBECCA CLARKE RHAPSODY: The 1923 work for cello and piano was never performed in her lifetime and has only just been rediscovered. John York re-appraises the lost masterpiece
OUCHARD FAMILY BOWS: Thomas Martin, Andrew McGill, Martin Lawrence and George Martin examine three generations of the dynasty, by comparing their double bass bows
MANFRED HONECK: The music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony talks to Gavin Dixon about how his former career as a violist informs his vision of the orchestra’s sound
LIFE LESSONS: Looking ahead with young British cellist Laura van der Heijden
OPINION: Giving a constructive conclusion for a pupil who wants to end their music lessons
POSTCARD FROM KRZYŻOWA: The fifth anniversary of the Polish chamber music festival
IN FOCUS: An 1819 violin by by David Stirrat
TRADE SECRETS: Yann Poulain’s rigorous method for flattening planes for use in the workshop
MY SPACE: Polish luthier Honorata Stalmierska
MAKING MATTERS: How a viola da gamba that endured a ghastly accident was restored
MASTERCLASS: The first of two articles on Berg’s Violin Concerto, with Leila Josefowicz
TECHNIQUE: Wendy Max on teaching bowing and rhythm to young beginners
FROM THE ARCHIVE: From December 1909
SENTIMENTAL WORK: Linus Roth explains how he discovered Weinberg’s Violin Concerto
