In this issue:
- Bruno Philippe: The young French cellist, releasing his first album as an official Harmonia Mundi artist, talks gut strings, competitions, and the pros and cons of old and new instruments
- Jacques-Pierre Thibout: His evolution through ten instruments
- Session Report: Leila Josefowicz on Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Violin Concerto
- Eugène Sartory: the story of a long court case over imitations
- Philippe Graffin on discovering a lost Ysaÿe Sonata
- What makes South Korean violinistsso successful in competitions?
- In Focus: Roland Baumgartner examines an 1893 violin by Gustave Bernardel
- Trade Secrets: Nicolas Gilles’s detailed and intricate method for making oil varnish
- My Space: Noémie Viaud, a French luthier now living and working in Denmarklatt
- Making Matters: Geerten Verberkmoes on the unusual techniques of the French maker Benoit Joseph Boussu
- Life Lessons: The thoughts, opinions and wisdom of double bassist François Rabbath
- Postcard from China: The Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s Viva la Viola festival
- Masterclass: Daniel Hopeon the second movement of the Franck Violin Sonata
- Technique: Double bassist Alex Henerygives tips on controlling left-hand finger pressure
- Sentimental Work: Gautier Capuçonon his love for Schumann’s cello and piano works
