Contents:
- TIMOTHY RIDOUT – The British violist talks to Toby Deller about his passion for exploring original repertoire, ensemble playing and his latest recording, a tribute to Lionel Tertis
- YSAŸE’S POÈME CONCERTANT – A long-forgotten piece by the Belgian violinist–composer has recently been recorded by Philippe Graffin. Jessica Duchen finds out how it came to light
- SCARAMPELLA AND GADDA – Philip Kass examines a hundred-year-old document that reveals how one of Mantua’s finest luthiers took over the workshop of his former mentor
- ALL-FEMALE QUARTETS – In the second of two articles, Tully Potter examines the huge growth in the number of quartets exclusively made up of women following World War I
- SESSION REPORT – Max Ruisi and Eloise-Fleur Thom of the 12 Ensemble tell David Kettle about its latest recording, Metamorphosis, combining Strauss with Finnis, Vivier and Leith
- ELIAS PLACHT – Christian Hoyer examines the evidence surrounding the life of the luthier who is credited with founding the violin making tradition of Schönbach
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS – John Dilworth examines possibly the last violin ever made by G.B. Guadagnini
- TRADE SECRETS – Katharina Neumüller on preparing the violin neck before scroll carving
- MY SPACE – Tallinn maker Victor Hugo Vélez
- MAKING MATTERS – Christian Bayon experiments to improve the stability of his violin plates
- MASTERCLASS – Daniel Kurganov on the first movement of Brahms’s Violin Sonata no.2 op.100
- TECHNIQUE – Tips on creating a ‘free’ sound
- LIFE LESSONS – The memories and opinions of German violinist Johannes Pramsohler
- OPINION – At what point does reminding a student about technique turn into nagging?
- POSTCARD FROM GENEVA – Report from the Geneva International Music Competition
- FROM THE ARCHIVE – From February 1934
- SENTIMENTAL WORK – Edward Dusinberre of the Takács Quartet selects Beethoven’s String Quartet no.8 in E minor op.59 no.2
