Features:
- THÉOTIME LANGLOIS DE SWARTE The Baroque violinist’s career has taken off in the past year. Charlotte Gardner talks to him about his quest to popularise the works of long-lost composers
- VUILLAUME’S ‘ALARD’ BOWS Several examples from the maker’s Paris workshop have an unusual frog design. Michel Samson examines why this innovation has been disregarded until now
- PIERRE BAILLOT Martin Wulfhorst explores the career of the violinist and composer (1771–1842), explaining his importance and centrality to the French school of playing
- SESSION REPORT Julian Azkoul, artistic director of the United Strings of Europe, tells Toby Deller how its second album Renewal combines the themes of transformation and loss
- CREMONESE VIOLIN MOULDS André Theunis and Alexandre Wajnberg present a theory showing how 16th-century luthiers may have based their violin proportions on musical principles
- ARCO PROJECT The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s partnership with a Soweto music centre has seen astonishing success, as head of strings Louise Lansdown reveals
Plus:
- IN FOCUS A16th-century vihuela de arco
- TRADE SECRETS Robin Jousson presents his design for a device to measure string tension
- MY SPACE Paris-based luthier Florent Boyer
- MAKING MATTERS Would an 18th-century violinist have been able to afford a Stradivari?
- MASTERCLASS Violist Konstantin Boyarsky discusses playing Bruch’s Romance
- TECHNIQUE Double bassist David Allen Moore gives tips on how to build on bow curves
- LIFE LESSONS The memories and opinions of Argentinian cellist Sol GabettaThe Princess Astrid International Music Competition
- OPINION Why classical musicians should take inspiration from the world of stand-up comedy
- POSTCARD FROM TRONDHEIM The Princess Astrid International Music Competition
- FROM THE ARCHIVE From February 1942
- SENTIMENTAL WORK Philippe Graffin shares his love for the Elgar Violin Concerto
