Contents:
- JOHAN DALENE – The Swedish violinist is already releasing his sixth album at the age of 25. He talks to Jessica Duchen about his eclectic musical tastes and his 1725 Stradivari
- STRADIVARI’S EARLY VIOLIN PATTERNS – Philip Ihle presents an extensive study into the master luthier’s development, comparing the outlines of 46 violins to discover which patterns he favoured
- CREATIVE HEALTH FOR MUSICIANS – There’s more to keeping fit and healthy than just posture exercises and Alexander technique. Pedro de Alcantara offers some innovative suggestions
- SIMONE FERNANDO SACCONI – Peter Somerford speaks to friends, colleagues and students of the luthier, expert and author of The ‘Secrets’ of Stradivari, to mark the 130th anniversary of his birth
- SESSION REPORT – Cellist Gautier Capuçon’s new album Gaïa showcases 17 new pieces themed around climate change. He tells Charlotte Gardner about the concept behind it
- AMARYLLIS FLEMING – The British cellist and teacher was born 100 years ago this month. Oskar Falta looks back at her life and hears from her former pupil Raphael Wallfisch
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS – A c.1690 violin by the obscure Cremonese maker Giovanni Maria del Bussetto
- TRADE SECRETS – Pablo Alfaro explains the Mirecourt method of carving the f-hole
- MY SPACE – Glyn Jones from Bala, Wales
- MAKING MATTERS – A guide to looking after and storing bow hair correctly
- MASTERCLASS – Steffan Morris on the third movement of Brahms’s Cello Sonata in E minor
- TECHNIQUE – Cellist Hannah Roberts explores the expressive possibilities of the bow
- LIFE LESSONS – With violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved
- OPINION – Combining a performance career with teaching is not only possible but essential
- POSTCARD FROM CANADA – The 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition
- FROM THE ARCHIVE – From December 1915
- SENTIMENTAL WORK – Cellist Sol Gabetta on Souvenir de Spa by Adrien-François Servais
